1st Edition

Problem-based Learning

By Peter Schwartz Copyright 2001
    193 Pages
    by Routledge

    193 Pages
    by Routledge

    Problem-based learning (PBL) is becoming widely used in higher education. Popular in the medical sciences, PBL is now finding applications beyond - in engineering, sciences and architecture - and is widely applicable in many fields. It is a powerful teaching technique that appeals to students and educators alike. This book will be of great value to those who want to improve their use of PBL and for those who want to learn more and implement it. It provides compelling accounts of experiences with PBL from eight countries including the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and gives readers the opportunity to understand PBL and to develop strategies for their own curriculum, in any subject and at many levels.

    Contributors

    Introduction

    1. Come and See the Real Thing
    2. David Prideaux, Bren Gannon, Elizabeth Farmer, Sue Runciman and Isobel Rolfe

    3. No Money Where Your Mouth Is
    4. Nina Felice Schor

    5. Into the Lion’s Den
    6. Amy Blue

    7. Lost in the Mêlée
    8. D Christopher Clark

    9. But What if They Leave with Misinformation?
    10. Gwendie Camp

    11. Mixed Models and Mixed Messages
    12. Marilyn S Lantz and John F Chaves

    13. Overcoming Obstacles
    14. Ann Sefton

    15. Forward from the Retreat
    16. Peter Schwartz

    17. Too Little, Too Late? Carol-Ann Courneya
    18. Not More PBL
    19. Elizabeth Farmer

    20. Why Do They Ignore It?
    21. Marlene Lindberg and Gordon Greene

    22. Redesigning PBL
    23. Barry Maitland and Rob Cowdroy

    24. Why Does the Department Have Professors if They Don’t Teach?
    25. Barbara Miflin and David Price

      Faculty Development Workshops

      Deborah E Allen, Barbara J Duch and Susan E Groh

    26. The Students Did That?
    27. David Taylor

    28. Mature Students?
    29. Emyr W Benbow and Ray F T McMahon

    30. To Admit or Not to Admit? That is the Question…
    31. Chuck Schuler and Alan Fincham

    32. Why Aren’t They Working?
    33. Diana Dolmans, Ineke Wolfhagen and Cees van der Vleuten

    34. I Don’t Want to Be a Groupie
    35. David M Kaufman and Karen V Mann

    36. Reflecting on Assessment
    37. Jan Lovie-Kitchin

    38. Assessable Damage
    39. Alex Forrest and Laurie Walsh

    40. They Just Don’t Pull Their Weight

    Don Woods

    Conclusion

    Further Reading

    Biography

    Peter Schwartz