Critical thinking, collaboration and cooperation, and problem based learning can all be combined using a real-world scenario to create a great learning experience. It requires clever guidance, encouragement and adaptation. This means doing a lot of preparatory work. But the desired outcome makes all the work by the teacher and students worthwhile. Students learn all the skills they need for a career, college or military future. My goal will be to tweak the way I've been doing my PBLs with the ideas provided in this course.
