Problem-based Learning [Hardcover]

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.

1. Come and See the Real Thing: Convincing faculty members to accept a proposal to adopt Problem-based learning (PBL) within a curriculum 2. No Money Where Your Mouth Is: Resource intensity of PBL; obtaining faculty tutors in the face of competing demands 3. Into the Lions Den: Introducing PBL into a combined clinical teaching attachment; dealing with organizational difficulties 4. Lost in the M?l?e: Converting a traditional curriculum to a hybrid PBL curriculum; reducing overload in the curriculum 5. But What if They Leave with Misinformation?: Convincing skeptical faculty about self correction mechanisms in PBL groups 6. Mixed Models and Mixed Messages: Implementing PBL during periods of administrative transition; dealing with the challenges facing students in a new curriculum which only some courses use PBL 7. Overcoming Obstacles: Achieving virtually integrated PBL curriculum in a traditional, departmentally organized medical school 8. Forward from the Retreat: Acting on a proposal to introduce PBL into a long-established, traditional medical curriculum 9. Too Little, Too Late?: The importance of group- and self-evaluation and timely feedback in PBL tutorials 10. Not More PBL: Responding to clinical students boredom with paper-ló*