Varieties of PBL: the components of success

1. Varieties of PBL: the components of success • Tell me and I will forget • Show me and I will remember • Involve me and I will understand Erik de Graaff, Aalborg University UNESCO Chair in Problem-Based Learning • Step back and I will act • PBL addition Confucius

2. Characteristics of PBL • Self directed learning • Experiential learning • Situated learning • Collaborative learning • Active learning • Transferable skills • Cognitive apprenticeship • The student in control • focusing on experiences • in an environment designed • as a social context • to involve students in learning for a lifetime • of learning from each other.

3. Problem Based Learning Based Learning Organized Learning Practice Oriented Learning Different versions of PBL P B L Phenomenon Project

4. Learning inthe workplace I love working I can watch it for hours

5. Pedagogues have known for ages that learning is an activity: Maria Montessori: my playing is my learning Jerôme Bruner: learning by discovery William Killpatrick: whole hearted learning Carl Rogers:student centered learning The Harvard method: case based learning

6. Active Learning Pedagogic models Organization Experiental / DiscoveryLearning Project Organized Learning Small group Collaboration Case Based Learning Self-directed Learning Thematic curriculum Problem Based Learning Project Organized Learning Aalborg PBOL

7. Active Learning Pedagogic models Organization Experiental / DiscoveryLearning Project Organized Learning Small group Collaboration Case Based Learning Self-directed Learning Thematic curriculum Problem Based Learning Project Organized Learning Aalborg PBOL

8. Active Learning Pedagogic models Organization Experiental / DiscoveryLearning Project Organized Learning Small group Collaboration Case Based Learning Self-directed Learning Thematic curriculum Problem Based Learning Project Organized Learning Aalborg PBOL

9. Active Learning Pedagogic models Organization Experiental / DiscoveryLearning Project Organized Learning Small group Collaboration Case Based Learning Self-directed Learning Thematic curriculum Problem Based Learning Project Organized Learning Aalborg PBOL

10. Focus on PO-PBL in Engineering Education Think List up to three Characteristics 2 minthat are crucial to PO-PBL in EE Pair Compare your lists with 2-35 min neighbors and compile a joint list (max 3 characteristics) Share In the plenary

11. Key Features in the Success of PBL • Students responsible for their own learning process • A clear purpose of all learning activities • Sufficient attention for Communication Skills • Balanced support from Technical experts to overcome knowledge barriers

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