In the discussion about Project-Based Learning (Inquiry-Based Learning) on Monday, one thing I wanted to note was the difference between "dessert style" projects and "main course" projects.
Dessert Style Projects are projects that comes after the learning of a concept. The students would gain the skills through rudimentary instruction such as lecture, tests, homework, etc. Then the instructors would do a project as almost an afterthought to the experience.
Main Course Style Projects are driven by an essential (driving) question. The essential question drives the entire project which provides and overall learning experience for students. The project is introduced at the beginning of the unit and uses an over-arching project as the culmination of a student's overall learning experience. Along the way, they discover tools that help them in synthesizing solutions to the problem posed by the essential question.
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