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Direct linkJubien, Peggy – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 2008
This article provides an overview of problem-based learning (PBL) in Canadian undergraduate medical education and continuing medical education (CME) programs. The CME field in Canada is described, and the major professional associations that require physicians to take annual courses and programs are noted. A brief history of PBL in undergraduate…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Physicians, Problem Based Learning, Professional Associations
Peer reviewedRangachari, P. K. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Use of problem-based learning in a large upper-division general education class at McMaster University (Canada) provides opportunities for students to identify and practice skills for inquiry into societal problems and solutions. Classroom techniques and processes preserve the essence of problem-based learning despite the fact that the class is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies
Tight, Malcolm, Ed.; Mok, Ka Ho, Ed.; Huisman, Jeroen, Ed.; Morphew, Christopher, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
This volume is a detailed and up-to-date reference work providing an authoritative overview of the main issues in higher education around the world today. Consisting of newly commissioned chapters and impressive journal articles, it surveys the state of the discipline and includes the examination and discussion of emerging, controversial and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Progress, Higher Education, Political Science
Peer reviewedWoods, Donald R. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Two McMaster University (Canada) chemical engineering courses enrolling 30-50 students incorporate problem-based learning (PBL). Issues addressed in implementation included overcoming faculty and student resistance, integrating PBL methods within a predominantly conventional curriculum, developing PBL problems and objectives, and using tutorless…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Alumni, Chemical Engineering, Classroom Techniques
