Tag: problem based learning

Proposal abstract: Case-based learning in undergraduate physiotherapy education

Jun 22, 2015

in Curriculum, Research

authentic learning, case-based learning, cbl, clinical reasoning, critical thinking, inquiry-based learning, pbl, physiotherapy education, problem based learning, situated cognition

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…
Case-based learning

Dec 9, 2013

in Curriculum, Learning

case-based learning, cbl, pbl, problem 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…
Theoretical underpinnings of PBL

Oct 22, 2013

in Curriculum, Learning, Physiotherapy

knowledge, pbl, problem based learning, semantic networks

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…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-16

Apr 16, 2012

in Digest

anatomy, badges, deep learning, flipped classroom, flipped learning, gamification, gaming in education, Google, google plus, grading, pbl, problem based learning, small group learning, small group teaching, small groups

I just finished writing the first draft of the “Small Group Learning” article, and sent it to the designer for… http://t.co/YX4kX8AE # Badges Go To Graduate School http://t.co/MONZHIPt # Picking fresh oreganum https://t.co/U5y3Oded # A Digital Revolution for Studying Human Anatomy | Wired Science | http://t.co/qlXkciBT http://t.co/c2AXNpoh # How to lecture in a PBL classroom…
Posted to Diigo 03/23/2012

Mar 23, 2012

in Note

case-based learning, cbl, learning, pbl, problem based learning, solving problems, teaching

More PBL Learnings – Crazy Teaching I also told students why we were doing this (something that isn’t done often enough in classrooms, in my opinion–why do some still insist on keeping what they want students to learn a big secret, making students stumble around trying to figure it out all in the name of…
HELTASA conference, 2011 – day 2

Dec 1, 2011

in Conference, Education, Learning, Research, Technology

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, case-based learning, cbl, collaborative groupwork, community of inquiry, conceptual threshold crossing, conflict management, control, conversational framework, cput, discourse, disruption, disruptive technology, emotional resilience, epistemology, garrison, gilly salmon, groupwork, hard technology, heltasa, heltasa11, heltasa2011, higher education learning and teaching association of south africa, interpretive boundaries, laurillard, learning events, learning management system, liberalism, lms, nelson mandela metropolitan university, online learning, online presence, Ontology, pbl, piet naude, port elizabeth, postgraduate supervision, power, problem based learning, public good, scientism, small group learning, social presence, soft technology, student wellbeing, teaching presence, transformative change, troublesome encounters, utilitarianism

Explaining, naming and crossing border in Southern African higher education Prof Piet Naude This was one of the most challenging presentations I’ve ever listened to. I didn’t agree with a lot of what Prof Naude said, but he made me question my own beliefs and biases. Ontology: language is the house of reality (language…
Problem based learning: transitioning to an online / hybrid learning environment

Sep 15, 2011

in Assessment, Assignments, Curriculum, Learning, Research, Students, Teaching, Workshop

assessment of pbl, blended learning, content, critical thinking, face to face, hybrid, karl popper, meena iyer, missouri university, online, pbl, problem based learning, problem solving, scaffolding

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…
Posted to Diigo 08/21/2011

Aug 21, 2011

in Note

active learning, assessment, assignments, classroom activities, collaborative learning, concept mapping, concept maps, drafting, exams, group work, peer feedback, problem based learning, small groups, thunks

OllieBray.com: Is a broken down car parked? “ ‘Thunks’ are deceptively tricky little questions that ‘make your brain go ouch!’ Ian’s examples of ‘Thunks’ include: ‘Is a broken down car parked?’ ‘If you read a newspaper in the newsagents without paying for it, is it stealing?’ ‘Do all polo’s taste the same?’ ‘Can you be…
Developing cases for Problem-Based Learning

Mar 14, 2011

in Education, Health, PhD, Teaching, Workshop

case-based studies, cases, data representation, Ethel Stanley, founder, gapminder, hans rosling, Margaret Waterman, pbl, phd, problem based learning, research, statistics, student products, teacher, TED, workshop

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.…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-15

Feb 15, 2010

in Digest

accreditation, android, backchannel, buddypress, cape town, clifton, community of practice, copyright, crap detection, curriculum, degree, educational reform, engagement, free content, freedom, george siemens, goats, higher education, howard rheingold, iphone, jisc, learning technology, lessig, managing information, microblogging, microecop, mobile learning, network, nexus one, ocw, oer, open courseware consortium, open educational resources, p2pu, pbl, peer to peer university, personal learning environments, ple, pop quizz, presentations, problem based learning, twitter, university of the western cape, uwc, web 3.0, wordpress mu

@ryantracey Agreed. The process, rather than the certificate, should be emphasised # RT @wesleylynch: Video comparing iphone and nexus – http://ow.ly/17iBb. Can’t imagine how the iPhone will survive, Android is already better # RT @psychemedia: Are Higher Degrees a waste of time for most people? http://bit.ly/buKpOW. IT professionals are hardly “most people” # University finds…
Post to Diigo (weekly)

Feb 15, 2010

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e-books, e-learning context, educause, higher education, pbl, problem based learning

Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education The e-textbooks typically cost at least 80 percent of the print price. “They tend to read backward and forward. It’s characteristic of the learning process.” The Future of Higher Education: Beyond the Campus | EDUCAUSE tags: no_tag Higher education’s purpose is to equip students for success in…