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Direct linkOwen, Chris – Management Teaching Review, 2021
Increasingly, graduates of business schools will face business and organizational situations with a high degree of complexity and ambiguity. In this context, teaching and learning strategies need to develop students' abilities in problem structuring and complex problem solving. This article describes a team-based project set to teams of four or…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Cooperative Learning, Student Projects, Problem Based Learning
Aisyah Saad Abdul Rahim – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Educational escape rooms are immersive puzzle-based games that rely on teamwork skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication. This paper describes the development of desert island themed escape rooms in a blended learning environment using physical and online puzzles that were hosted on Genially. The blended escape rooms were…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Puzzles, Teamwork, Problem Solving
Miller, Keith E.; Hill, Craig; Miller, Antoinette R. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2019
The article describes a multi-phase, in-class simulation that employs problem-based learning to teach operations and process-improvement concepts as part of an undergraduate or graduate business course. The simulation is derived from a corporate Lean Six Sigma training activity and has been modified to introduce, demonstrate, and apply a wide…
Descriptors: Simulation, Problem Based Learning, Class Activities, Business Administration Education
Musgrove, Hannah B.; Ward, William M.; Hiatt, Leslie A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
A Quantitative Analysis Lab class was developed that began with 9 weeks of student preparation for the Quant Escape Game (QEG) where the students learned the fundamentals of quantitative analysis. The preparation was followed by the four-week QEG, an active-learning, cooperative-learning, and problem-based learning experience in which the students…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Motivation, Student Projects, Undergraduate Students
Download full textAparicio, Carlos Estuardo; Hinojosa, Karen; Casillas Zapata, Amanda Melissa – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Problem-based learning is one of the most useful resources in education with the potential to effect real world change. The evident benefits of PBL in the face of the challenges that Latin America presently encounters have led many institutions to consider the adoption of PBL curricula. However, PBL implementation has its own set of difficulties.…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Public Health, Industrial Arts
Caza, Arran; Nelson, Eric – Management Teaching Review, 2019
Choosing appropriate instructional methodologies when designing a course is challenging. The variety of options available magnify this difficulty. For good reasons, educators may be reluctant to implement new instructional methodologies, even when they are interested in doing so. We propose a potential solution based on the findings of a recent…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Design, Learning Activities, Problem Based Learning
Eagle-Malone, Rebecca S. – American Biology Teacher, 2021
Biomimicry, the process of using nature to guide innovative thinking and development, can be useful in helping students grasp scientific concepts. Teachers interested in incorporating biomimicry into lesson plans might find that experiential learning at informal science institutions (ISIs) with natural models and artifacts is a valuable tool to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning, Exhibits
Andrea Laser; Serra Acar; Karen Brown; Katherine B. Green; Lindsey A. Chapman; Chelsea T. Morris; Lauren Hart Rollins; Annie George-Puskar; Monica Gonzalez; Alesia Mickle Moldavan; Kathy R. Doody; Katrina Fulcher-Rood; Pamela Schuetze; Kaitlin Jackson; Bradley Mills; Lindsay R. Dennis; Tai Cole; Kelly Farquharson; Marisa Macy – Journal of Special Education Preparation, 2024
The personnel preparation of early intervention/early childhood special educator (EI/ECSE) candidates is a pivotal stage in supporting the development of professionals who can effectively work with young children with and at-risk of developmental disabilities, their families, and other service providers. This process encompasses a multifaceted…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, At Risk Students, Early Childhood Education, Special Education Teachers
Euefueno, William D. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2019
Project-/Problem-Based Learning (PBL) creates dynamic learning environments, incorporates various stimuli, allows learners to gain valuable experiences that extend to real-world applicability, and should be considered as a primary delivery method in STEM classes. The application and benefits of PBL in STEM classes are limitless. Students learn…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, STEM Education, Active Learning, Student Projects
Quinn, Andrea – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2020
This paper provides insights into an initiative that offers graduate and professional students from across the University of Michigan the opportunity to participate in multi-disciplinary, problem-based classes that foster creative thinking, teamwork, and development of transferrable skills. The paper describes how, in order to improve student…
Descriptors: Universities, Problem Based Learning, Teamwork, Creative Thinking
Burrow, Lauren; Cross, Chrissy – Science and Children, 2019
Created by Tufts University through a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project, the Novel Engineering website explains that "Novel Engineering is an integrated approach to teaching engineering and literacy" (2018) that asks teachers to support students' engagement in a project-based endeavor of problem-and-solution processes and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Engineering Education, Student Projects, Problem Based Learning
Strohfeldt, Katja – Higher Education Pedagogies, 2019
This paper describes the design of a new practical class in pharmaceutical chemistry, which creatively guides the students through the subject area of physical and analytical sciences with the help of a 'virtual client'. The design focuses on the active integration of knowledge and professional skills in an area which has been seen to be typically…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Pharmaceutical Education, Chemistry, Computer Simulation
Latimer, Devin R.; Ata, Athar; Forfar, Christopher P.; Kadhim, Mustafa; McElrea, April; Sales, Ramon – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
This guided-inquiry, upper-division undergraduate organic lab experiment, a hybrid of problem-based learning (PBL); process-oriented, guided-inquiry learning (POGIL); and peer-led team learning (PLTL) has been developed to ease the transition from the undergraduate lab to a research lab environment. The characterization of a mixture of camphor and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Organic Chemistry, Problem Based Learning
Krzic, Maja; Brown, Sandra; Bomke, Arthur A. – Natural Sciences Education, 2020
Professional natural resource managers require a solid understanding of sustainable soil practices. Postsecondary institutions are increasingly integrating innovative approaches such as hybrid problem-based learning (PBL) and team-based learning (TBL) to train future professional land managers to tackle complex problems. This article describes the…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teamwork, Sustainable Development, Natural Resources
Sanghoon Park; Howard Kaplan; Rudy Schlaf; Eric Tridas – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2018
The Makecourse-Art is a makerspace designed to promote undergraduate students' aesthetic design skills as well as functional design skills using an interdisciplinary team approach at the University of South Florida. To overcome the unique challenges of the Makecourse (earlier version) and to maximize students' design efforts working on an…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Aesthetics, Design, Interdisciplinary Approach
