1st Edition

Problem-based Learning

By Peter Schwartz Copyright 2001
193 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

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