Faculty Resources

Sample Syllabi

Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND)
Campus Compact

Campus Compact
Corporation for National and Community Service
National Service-Learning Clearing House
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning

Readings for Problem Solving Learning

Barrows, H. (1996). The Problem in Problem-Based Learning. Consortium Update. Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 1-7.

Coleman, W. (1999). Self-Directed Problem-Based Learning in Mainstream Undergraduate Courses. PBL Insight (Newsletter for Undergraduate Problem-Based Learning from Samford University) Vol. 2, No. 3.

Gallagher, S. A. (1997). Problem-Based Learning: Where Did it Come From, What Does it Do, And Where is it Going? Journal for the Education of the Gifted, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp.332-362.

Gamson, Z. (1994). Collaborative Learning Comes of Age. Change. pp. 44-49.

Heckman, P. (1994).Planting Seeds: Understanding Through Investigation. Educational Leadership. pp. 36-39.

Heckman, P., Confer C. & Peacock, J. (1994) “Democracy in a Multicultural School and Community.” Educational Leadership.

Mierson, S. (2000). Stories From the Field: Problem-Based Learning From a Teacher’s and a Student’s Perspective. Change. pp. 21-27.

Schon, D. (1995) “The New Scholarship Requires a New Epistemology” Change November/December.

Torp & Sage (2002). Problems as Possibilities: Problem-Based Learning for K-16 Education, 2^nd Edition.

Chapter 1: What Does Problem-Based Learning Look Like in Classrooms? pp. 5-13.
Chapter 2: What is Problem-Based Learning? pp. 14-28.
Chapter 3: What are the Foundations of Problem-Based Learning? pp 29-34.