Among the most difficult aspects of getting started in problem-based learning (PBL) is figuring out what problems to use. These are some websites that provide sample problems for PBL:
• PBL Clearinghouse – University of Delaware – Problems for English, Education and various Science courses.
• Problem Samples from Republic Polytechnic in Singapore
• PBL problems developed by University of California (Irvine) faculty
• P.K. Rangachari – A Personal Casebook – Problems for biomedical science and liberal arts courses.
Case studies can be modified to use in PBL:
• National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Case Collection
• The Engineering Case Library – Over 200 cases in multiple engineering disciplines.
The University of Delware also has video vignettes of common PBL group dynamics and how to bring out the best of those groups:
• PBL Groups In Action Video Vignettes
Other sample problems are included in academic papers on PBL but are too numerous to include here.