Tag: problem based learning
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Proposal abstract: Case-based learning in undergraduate physiotherapy education
Abstract for a project I submitted earlier this week for ethics clearance. During 2012 – 2014 we converted one of our modules that runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year levels from a lecture-based format to a case-based learning format. We are now hoping to have a closer look at whether or not the…
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Case-based learning
Introduction It is useful to think of case-based learning (CBL) as a teaching method that uses a set of events unfolding over time to stimulate an activity (Shulman, 1992). In clinical education cases make use of clinical narratives to create an authentic learning activity. CBL represents an approach to unstructured learning that can nonetheless be…
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Theoretical underpinnings of PBL
Schmidt, H.G. (1993). Foundations of problem-based learning: Some explanatory notes. Medical Education, 27: 422-432. This paper presents the theoretical premises that underlie decisions to use PBL as part of an approach to develop critical thinking. A key premise is that knowledge cannot be transferred, as in a lecture. The learner has to “master it”. An…
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Problem based learning: transitioning to an online / hybrid learning environment
A few weeks ago I attended a short presentation by Prof. Meena Iyer from Missouri University. Prof. Iyer spoke about how she moved her PBL module from using a traditional, mainly face-to-face approach, to an online / hybrid approach. Here are my notes. —————————- “All life is problem solving” – Karl Popper How do we…
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Developing cases for Problem-Based Learning
Workshop on the development of case-based studies Facilitators: Dr. Ethel Stanley, Dr. Margaret Waterman Part of my PhD will be to look at alternative approaches to clinical education, including uses cases in problem-based learning (PBL). My specific interest is in the use of emerging technology to design and teach with those cases in small groups.…