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PBLE – Project Based Learning in Engineering FDTL project 43/99 An Overview

PBLE – Project Based Learning in Engineering FDTL project 43/99 An Overview. to the LTSN Resource Day 6th September 2002. PBLE - Mission Statement.

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PBLE – Project Based Learning in Engineering FDTL project 43/99 An Overview

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  1. PBLE – Project Based Learning in Engineering FDTL project 43/99 An Overview to the LTSN Resource Day 6th September 2002

  2. PBLE - Mission Statement To enhance engineering education by promoting and facilitating Project Based Learning, thereby improving students’ key transferable skills, their grasp of subject matter and their subsequent employability.

  3. PBLE - Aims To improve quality of Project Based Learning in engineering in UK HEIs

  4. PBLE - Objectives Survey current use of Project Based Learning in engineering Develop good practice frameworks (GUIDE) Trial and evaluate frameworks Produce case studies of their use Disseminate and promote use of frameworks (GUIDE)

  5. Consortium Membership University of Nottingham Lead organisation Director: Dr Ban Seng Choo Project Officer: Dr Adam Moore Loughborough University Nottingham Trent University DeMontfort University

  6. Instruments of Co-operation Co-ordination through Exec & Steering Committees Mail lists & web as depository

  7. What is a project? NOT ‘chalk and talk’ Experiential Open-ended No ‘right’ answer 3 engineering project types Final year research based individual Group design For the understanding of concepts

  8. Collaboration with other FDTL-3 projects Project Squared Good practice frameworks Electronic engineering Virtual project vs multidisciplinary

  9. Evaluation A requirement Internal & External Monitor/guide project progress objective compliance

  10. Internal Evaluation Formative Involves: Feedback Quantitative questionnaires Reports Project goals Sharing good practice Feed external evaluation Kathy Carter (TEO Nottingham)

  11. External Evaluation Summative Management consultant Assess acceptance of deliverables Annual review Report to stakeholders Sally Fincher (University of Kent)

  12. Confucious (Kung Fu Tze 551 – 479 BC, he says I hear and I forget I see and I remember I do and I understand

  13. Definition • Problem Based Learning versus • Project based Learning

  14. Aims of Project based learning • learning through extended investigation • self-led study • investigation of open-ended projects leading to multiple solutions • direct engagement with problem solving

  15. Ideal Outcomes • What do Students get out of project based learning? • increased subject knowledge and understanding • Self-motivating skills • increased social skills • leadership • communication skills • team work • improved problem solving skills • appraisal and analysis skills

  16. Advantages • Greater onus on students efforts and ideas • Greater variety of solutions • different for each student • Better solutions? • Greater depth of analysis • more opinions in groups • encourages sharing of ideas and appraisal of these • Not spoon-fed education • students must research for themselves • Encourages students to think laterally

  17. Disadvantages • Assessment • Final assessment? • On-going assessment throughout? • Self assessment? • Individual contributions in group work? • Organisation • groups • feedback to teachers/feedback • Require time for quality outcome by students

  18. Required Organisation • Issues • Group sizes • Group selection • Friendship • Teacher choice • Seeding • Topics

  19. Typical Classroom experience • Majority of time spent reading, writing & listening • Beginnings and ends of class are often wasted • Key learning point is often in the middle of the lesson • Students are often bored • Most lessons are forgotten within 24 hours

  20. PBLE Guide • Prepared by Staff Dev from materials by Engineering academics • For lecturers • ‘How to’ • Guidance on key issues • Real world examples • large case studies • small exemplars

  21. PBLE Competition • To find good examples of Projects within UK Engineering education • Winners present to conference and are included in output • More info at: http://www.pble.ac.uk/competition

  22. PBLE Conference • Aalborg • 1-5 September 2003 • Training • Workshops • Papers

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