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Challenges Background
Problem Based Learning (PBL) is an educational method used extensively
in medical education since the early 1970s. The PHOTON PBL project’s
goal is to create teaching materials using this student-centered
problem-solving method in teaching photonics and optics. Our goal is creating a body of teaching
materials instructors can use at their own institutions.
The PHOTON PBL multimedia problem-based Challenges are developed in
collaboration with industry and research university partners. The
Challenges will actively engage students in a “real-world” problem
solving process. The Challenges, designed for completion in 3-4 weeks,
are directly linked to the highly successful PHOTON curriculum and
laboratory materials, which have already been used by more than 60
secondary and postsecondary institutions across the U.S.
Click here for more information about the pedagogy behind Problem Based Learning.
Click here for more information about how the multi-media Challenges were created.
Click here for more information about the PHOTON PBL Project.
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List of Challenges
Laser Wire Stripping
Photomachining, Inc. needs to develop a process for stripping the coating from 50 micron wire.
DNA Microarray Fabrication
Boston University graduate students need to determine the best starting exposure time for a DNA microarry fabricator.
High Power Laser Burn-In Test
IPG Photonics needs a way to run 100 hour unattended burn-in tests on a 2 kwatt laser.
For more information on PHOTON PBL and how you can become involved, contact Fenna Hanes, fhanes@nebhe.org.
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