Kris Wobbe, director of the Center for Project-Based Learning, was the featured guest on a recent episode of the TechEd Podcast, which explores innovative STEM education approaches to prepare students for the modern workforce.
During the episode, Wobbe highlighted some of the many ways that project-based learning helps students become more actively engaged in their education. “It’s one thing to be told, ‘I need to know something,’” she says. “It’s another thing to be confronted with ‘I need to find something out to be able to do the thing I need to do.’ That’s immediately more motivating.”
Listen to the full episode here.