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Scenario-Based Learning in Technical Education 21st Century Skills for Tomorrow's Workforce
What is Scenario-Based Learning?
Scenario-based learning is problem-based learning. SBL scenarios
consist of tasks, requirements, resources, and reflection questions
in an online intranet site for a virtual company. It can be part of
a course or the entire course can be SBL. See Scenarios for
a list of our scenarios-based tasks. Instructor guides, support material,
and principled assessments items are available in Faculty
Resources and our online community of practice (Scenario-Based
Learning Group) in Tapped
In.
AERA Symposium Session: Teaching and Assessing 21st
Century Skills: Preparing Students to Succeed in Postsecondary Education,
the Workplace, and the Global Community..."A growing national
consensus demands that students go beyond mastering discrete content
areas. Students must be able to" ...more