General Information

 

Dates and location

Previous conferences

Promotion and organization

Registration fees

Official Languages

Organizing Committees Sponsors and co-organizers  

 

 

Dates and locations

São Paulo (Brazil) February, 8-11, 2010.

University of São Paulo

School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities

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Official Languages

English, Portuguese and Spanish

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Previous conferences

PBL2000

Birmingham, USA

Samford University

PBL2002

Baltimore, USA

University of Delaware

PBL2004

Cancún, México   

Tecnológico de Monterrey

PBL2006

Lima, Perú

Universidad Católica del Perú

PBL2008

Colima, México 

Universidad de Colima

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Organizing Committees

International Committee - Pan-American Network for Problem-Based Learning

Peter Bouhuijs
Maaastricht University (Netherlands)
Luis Bretel
Consorcio Ignaciano de Educación del Perú
David Chapman
Samford University (USA)
Glen O'Grady
Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)
Patricia Marsteller
Emory University (USA)
George Watson
University of Delaware (USA)

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Planning Committee

Maria Isabel Almeida (FE-USP)
Valéria Amorim Arantes (FE-USP)
Ulisses F. Araujo (EACH-USP)
Dante De Rose Junior (EACH-USP - Dean of School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities)
Myriam Krasilchik (Emeritus FE-USP)
Oswaldo Massambani (IAG-USP - Director USP's Innovation Agency)
Sonia Penin (FE-USP - Dean School of Education)
Ricardo Ricci Uvinha (EACH-USP)

 

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Executive Committee

Prof. Dr. Ulisses F. Araújo (President of the Organizing Committee)
Prof. Dr. Ricardo Ricci Uvinha (Vice-President of the Organizing Committee)
Profa. Dra. Valéria Amorim Arantes
Profa. Dra. Júlia Baruque
Profa. Dra. Maria Eliza Mattosinho Bernardes
Prof. Dr. Homero Fonseca Filho
Prof. Dr. Marcelo Ventura Freire
Profa. Dra. Verônica Marcela Guridi
Profa. Ms. Ana Maria Klein
Profa. Dra. Célia Regina Maganha e Melo
Prof. Dr. Diamantino Pereira (President of the Scientific Committee)
Profa. Dra. Sarajane Marques Peres
Profa. Dra. Maristela Urasaki

Scientific Committee

Adriana Michelone
Ana Klein (Coordination – Área: Teaching Education)
Anna Cristina Barbosa
Antoni Font
Antonio Carlos Siqueira Junior
Beatriz Gutierrez
Célia Regina Maganha e Melo (Coordination – Area: Health and Medicine)
Clodis Boscarioli
Cristiano Luis Lenzi
David Chapman
Diamantino Alves Correia Pereira (President)
Dib Karam Junior
Dora Mariela Salcedo Barrientos
Douglas Santos
Edson Leite
Egon Moesby
Elie Ghanen
Elisabete Franco Cruz
Esteban Tuesta
Eunice Almeida
Evando C. Moreira
Evandro Mateus Moretto
Fernando Auil
Fernando Menezes
Gerardo Kuntschik
Guilherme Lohmann
Helena Ribeiro
Heloisa Cristina. Q. C. P. Guimarães
Homero Fonseca Filho (Coordination – Area: Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Ines Signorini
Jacqueline I. M. Brigadão
Jeferson Meneguin Ortega
Joan Rué
João Campos
Jorge Luiz Barcellos da Silva
José de Jesus Perez Alcazar
Júlia Baruque (Coordination – Area: Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Leonardo Lemos
Luís César Schiesari
Luis Roberto de Camargo Ribeiro
Manoel Oriosvaldo de Moura
Mara Sordi
Marcelo Arno Nerling
Marcelo Giordan
Marcelo Morandini
Marcelo Ventura Freire (Coordination – Area: Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Marcos Bernardino de Carvalho
Marcos da Cunha L. Virmond
Marcos Neira
Margareth Anderáos
Maria Aparecida de Jesus Belli
Maria Célia de Santi
Maria Eliza Mattosinho Bernardes (Coordination – Area: Teaching Education)
Maria Helena B. Capobianco
Maria Isabel Almeida
Maria Isabel Batista Serrão
Maria Silvia Barros de Held
Marisa Dias
Marísia Margarida Santiago Buitoni
Maristela Urasaki (Coordination – Area: Health and Medicine)
Marta Marandino
Mauricio Pietrocola P. de Oliveira
Mauro Luiz Peron
Miguel Garay
Monica Sanches Yassuda
Myriam Krasilchik
Nadia Zanon Narchi
Núria Hanglei Cacete
Osvaldo Shigueru Nakao
Patricia Junqueira Grandino
Patricia Morales
Patricia Targon Campana
Paula Vicentini
Paulo Marcondes
Paulo Rogério Miranda Correia
Paulo Santos de Almeida
Peter Bouhuys
Reginaldo Zara
Ricardo Uvinha (Coordination – Área: Social Sciences and Humanities)
Rita Gallego
Roberto A. Martins
Roselane Gonçalves
Rosely Aparecida Liguori Imbernon
Rosemeire Sartori de Albuquerque
Sarajane Peres (Coordination – Area: Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Silvia Colello
Silvia Helena Zanirato
Silvio Cesar Silva
Sônia Regina Paulino
Stewart Mennin
Thomá A. S. Haddad
Ulisses Araujo
Valeria Arantes
Valeria Vernaschi
Vanessa Martins Valente Guimarães
Vanessa Moretti
Verônica Marcela Guridi (Coordination – Area: Teaching Education)
Victoria Ramirez
Vinicio Santos
Wanderley Souza
Welington Cedro

Visual creation and implemantation of the PBL2010 Webpage

Profa. Dra. Sarajane Marques Peres
Keith Seixas de Souza
Mônica Araújo de Andrade Rafael
Jacqueline Silvana Correia da Silva

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Promotion and organization

c Provost of Undergraduate Studies and Provost of Culture and University Extension

c USP's Innovation Agency

c School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities

c School of Education

c Pan-American Network for Problem-Based Learning

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Sponsors

sponsor

Co-organizers

organização

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Conference Activities

Preconference workshops

Guided workshop activities will be offered to develop the teaching skills needed for the planning and implementation of PBL and active learning methods, focusing on environmental, health, business, leisure and social issues. An invited facilitator will conduct each workshop. The preconference session will be held on February 8th in the city of São Paulo and will be delivered in Portuguese, Spanish or English. There will be no simultaneous translation service and the registration fee will be added to the cost of the conference.

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Lectures

Invited keynote speakers will present lectures on broad issues of the conference theme, addressing topics in PBL or active learning methods in higher or basic education. Simultaneous translation service (Portuguese, Spanish, English) will be offered.

Symposia

Symposium presentations, organized by 3-5 individuals who address a common theme or topic in PBL or active learning method, for higher or basic education, considering the specific tracks of the Conference: Health and Medicine; Social Sciences and Humanities; Engineering and Applied Sciences; and Teaching Education and Professional Development. There will be simultaneous translation service in some symposia.

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Conference Workshops

Conference Workshops will be submitted proposals designed to develop the teaching skills needed for the planning and the implementation of PBL and active learning methods, emphasizing the demonstration and application of technique, skills, etc. They will help to focus the specific tracks of the Conference (Health and Medicine; Social Sciences and Humanities; Engineering and Applied Sciences; and Teaching Education and Professional Development) and/or address specific topics, such as PBL in resource-restricted environments; peer-to-peer interaction; distance learning; PBL and technology; tutor's role in a tutorial session; assessment in PBL; PBL and preparation of teachers in specific disciplines (e.g. science, math). The workshops will be delivered in Portuguese, Spanish or English, with no simultaneous translation service.

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Discussion and thematic network sessions

Discussion panels will focus on specific topics concerning PBL or active learning methods, defined by the organizing committee. Each session will last 30/60 minutes, and will be held over the lunch breaks and other times in the conference program. There will be no simultaneous translation service, and will function in a multilingual basis. Following the discussion sessions, the last day will be organized as a thematic network session, designed to foster the construction of international research networks on specific topics such as PBL in resource-restricted environments; PBL and Paulo Freire's work; PBL and distance learning; teaching and learning in PBL and Active Learning Methodologies; PBL and technology; assessment in PBL; PBL and preparation of teachers in specific disciplines; theoretical studies on PBL and active learning methodologies; PBL and engineering or medical or business education; etc.

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Research and Experiences Paper presentations

Individual paper presentations will report research and/or the implementation and application of PBL or Active Learning Methods in higher or basic education, considering the specific tracks of the Conference: Health and Medicine; Social Sciences and Humanities; Engineering and Applied Sciences; and Teaching Education and Professional Development.

Interactive Poster presentations

Poster sessions will be organized in an interactive format to consider research and/or the implementation and application of PBL or Active Learning Method in higher or basic education, with 6 posters in each session, 60-minutes long. Each presenter will have 5 minutes to explain his/her work to the audience. Thirty minutes will be reserved for questions and discussion.

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Post conference Authentic PBL Experiences

Offered in different Brazilian cities, specific institutions will propose Authentic PBL workshops. Guided activities will be designed to develop the knowledge about Brazilian society, culture and reality and the connection with environmental, health, business, leisure and social issues. They will be held on February 12th in cities including Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Marilia, Manaus, and will be presented in Spanish or English. Each of these PBL experiences will require a minimum of 10 people to be registered. The cost of these experiences will be added to the registration fee of the conference and will vary in terms of transportation, lodgings and food.

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Registration fees

 

 

Attention

 

Including:

  • attendance to every activity during the Conference;
  • an opening ceremony cocktail;
  • 3 lunches and 6 coffee-breaks;
  • Conference proceedings.

 

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Early BIRD Before 16th of October/2009

Advanced Before 16th of January/2010

On-site
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Tier 1*

High-income economies

US$300

R$750

US$350

R$875

US$400

R$1.000

Tier 2*

Middle-income economies

US$150

R$350

US$200

R$450

US$250

R$550

Tier 3*

Low-income economies

US$100

R$250

US$150

R$375

US$200

R$500

Undergraduate Students and Basic Education teachers

US$65

R$150

US$80

R$200

US$130

R$300

See World Bank Classifications (High / Middle / Low-income economies)

Not including attendance to "Pre and Post-conference workshops".

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University of São Paulo - School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities