NEW IDEAS Return to New Ideas A key element of CBL is identifying Guiding Questions – not just the ones given to us by an authoritative source but every question we can pull from the most diverse audience we can find. By asking lots of questions, we expand our...
NEW IDEAS Return to New Ideas The fusion of Challenge-Based Learning and MBE science provides educators with a powerful framework for learning how to learn. By capitalizing on the brain’s natural learning processes, CBL integrates real-world challenges,...
NEW IDEAS Return to New Ideas For a challenge to be a challenge, there needs to be a sense of adventure. When we set boundaries, there must be enough space to explore, get lost, struggle, and feel apprehensive. We also need to be aware of the participant’s...
NEW IDEAS Return to New Ideas To understand Essential Questioning, we need to start with a clear sense of the purpose of the Engage phase. The purpose of the Engage phase is to move from a Big Idea to an actionable Challenge. So, in the Engage phase, the questioning...
NEW IDEAS Return to New Ideas When we start with the hard work of fully understanding the context, stakeholders, goals, and language, the result will be a “we are all in this together” and a “we can figure it out” community that sees all challenges as learning...
NEW IDEAS Return to New Ideas The Investigation phase provides an exciting opportunity to ask questions, explore, hunt, dig, and connect. Using this data to represent the findings in beautiful visual summaries will lead to interesting revelations and opportunities....
