Intersections of Problem-Based Learning
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 Generate Possible Solutions
How will you solve the problem you have met, analyzed, stated in your
own words and researched? At this stage of the process, you are ready
to generate possible solutions.
What Constitutes a Solution?
If t he problem you have been working on is a ill-structured as I hope
it is, then it could be met with more than one solution. If, for example,
your problem is Jesus
on the Breadcrumb Trail, you will be coming up with various ways
to dramatize Matthew 15:21-28. You may generate one solution in which
the disciples speak their line in v. 23 to Jesus in unison, and another
solution in which they speak in succession, with different voices repeating,
"Send her away." These are two ways of scripting a performance of the
text. When you generate possible solutions, you are coming up with alternative
ways of addressing the problem before you.
Tips for Generating Possible Solutions
List Discoveries from Exegesis | All
that Bible reading is certain to have led to some discoveries about the
text and about the problem associated with it. Begin by listing up to
four or five important discoveries you have noticed about the text that
you do not want to forget as you go forward.
Review Your Statement of the Problem |
What stakeholders connected to this problem did you identify? What
sub-topics did you divide the problem into? Review your problem statement
so that the possible solutions you generate are directly connected to
the agenda you set for yourself. Look from Different Angles | What if
you identified with another person in the scenario? How would your solution
be different? Put yourself in various places in the problem. What solutions
present themselves from those different angles?
Evaluating Happens Later |
Don't worry so much about evaluating the solutions you come up with at
this point. Here you generate possible solutions: it is a brainstorming
activity. You will refine and rank your solutions at the next stage of
the process.
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