PBL and IBL: Advantages and Uses in the classroom

There are two effective types of teaching that all teachers should incorporate into their classroom. To encourage students to be more interactive with the material and responsible for their learning, a teacher should incorporate inquiry-based learning and problem-based learning into the classroom.

Inquiry-based learning is learning based on posing open, structured, and guided questions that make students critically think about a topic and find the answers on their own. The image below shows the process that students go through when completing inquiry-based learning. Inquiry Based Learning sets students up to seek resolutions to questions and issues.  Students who are successful in completing an inquiry-based learning assignment will successfully have posed questions, investigated ideas, discussed and reflected on the material. Infographics can be used to enhance inquiry based learning through websites like Wordle or Tagxedo.

Buffalo County University of Wisconsin-Extension. n.d. STEM Inquiry-Based Learning. Retrieved from: http://buffalo.uwex.edu/stem-inquiry-based-learning/ 

Project Based Learning is an interactive, hands-on way for students to learn information that puts them into real-world situations and allows them to learn by doing rather than listening. This can be done through simulations and hands-on activities. Below is an image showing the process that students go through when learning using a problem-based learning process. Problem-based learning is effective because it is interactive, hands-on, and it gets the children directly involved in the topic. It also promotes social and critical thinking skills.  For project based assignments, the smartboard can be utilized along with websites like socrative that actively engage students. For more information on on project based learning, please visit the following website. Project Based Learning

Integrating instructional technology. (2010). Problem Based Learning. Retrieved from http://integratingtech301.pbworks.com/w/page/20021598/Problem%20Based%20Learning