On February 22 – 26, 2004, thirty-six participants who came in nine teams from high school academies, community colleges, universities, and business gathered learn how to design and implement Problem-based Case Studies.

The goals for the Institute were to:

• Produce a Problem-based Case Study for implementation in your local IT or ET program
• Assess and evaluate Problem-based Case Studies developed by faculty teams
• Examine implementation issues of using Problem-based Case Studies as innovative means to develop and deliver technical concepts and skills
  

• produced at least a first draft or a good portion of a first draft of a Problem-based Case Study.
• worked within your team to flesh out your initial ideas brought to the Institute in the "six-page template" and then converted that into a PBCS Designer Version PBCS Template.
• included media pieces in your PBCS - audio and video and digital photos.
• presented your PBCS to two other teams, heard their feedback, discussed the issues of development, and then turned right around and helped the other teams in your group.
• reported out on your PBCS from the perspective of "backward design" - Identify desired results; determine acceptable evidence; and plan learning experiences and instruction. 
• stuck with a very full schedule with great enthusiasm and energy, never stopped asking questions, laughed a lot, and worked hard.