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Clara Bender; Simon Lebech Cichosz; Patrik Kjaersdam Telléus; Ole Kristian Hejlesen – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2023
Problem-based learning (PBL) is the through-going didactics at Aalborg University, but literature shows how integrating PBL into project work is challenging for students. Studies indicate that students especially struggle with the problem analysis section, i.e., what it consists of, how the structure of the analysis should be, etc. Moreover,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Universities, Group Dynamics
Bowen, Cheryl Marie – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2020
This case study explores how a problem-based learning (PBL), graduate education course could be organized in ways that utilize the current knowledge of how people learn within diverse, real world community settings. Students were asked to identify an educational enterprise and a social problem within a culturally diverse, high-need community.…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Based Learning, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Coscia, Cristina; De Filippi, Francesca – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2020
The CrowdMapping Mirafiori Sud (CMMS) pilot project, carried out by the Polytechnic of Turin (Italy), involved the academic world (students and professors), the Mirafiori Onlus Foundation, the local administration and the community in a participatory and inclusive process. The district is a large area of Turin characterized by a high average age…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, School Community Relationship, 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
Liso, Vincenzo – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2020
The organization of knowledge influences how effectively students learn, so that if the information is well structured and the knowledge acquisition process is carried out in a systemic way, one can more effectively retrieve pieces of knowledge. To tackle this problem a common document format used in academia, IMRaD (Introduction, Method, Results,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Undergraduate Students
Awacorach, Judith; Jensen, Iben; Lassen, Inger; Olanya, David Ross; Zakaria, Hanan Lassen; Tabo, Geoffrey Olok – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2021
The overall purpose of this study is to prefigure the feasibility of Problem Based Learning (PBL) for building research and employability capacity of MA-students in the context of Gulu University. Following a description of the basic tenets of PBL, we explain how PBL was used in experimental community outreach workshops for MA-students between…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Higher Education, Sustainability
Foged, Isak Worre – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2018
This paper proposes, exemplifies and discusses a new design method that includes both artistic and scientific modes of working. It is based on the idea of integrated design processes driven by strategic implementation of what is termed sequential primary generators. The paper begins by discussing design and creative process research and then…
Descriptors: Design, Creativity, Architecture, Architectural Education
Engen, Mie; Fallov, Mia Arp; Jensen, Rune Hagel Skaarup; Jensen, Julie Borup; Ravn, Ole – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2018
This article presents the main findings of an applied research project, which studied student experiences of the challenges and opportunities of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in two master programmes (MPs) at Aalborg University (AAU) characterised by diverse student groups, who bring different educational backgrounds, skills and experiences to the…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Problem Based Learning, Foreign Countries, Educational Experience
Rillero, Peter; Chen, Ying-Chih – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Teacher education in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is requisite for improving and increasing K-12 PBL implementations. A free, online PBL module entitled "Design a Problem-Based Learning Experience" was developed for preservice and inservice teachers. This article describes how the module is used in preserve teacher science methods…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Learning Modules, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education
Camacho, Heilyn; Christiansen, Ellen – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2018
This paper reviews the design of a 'Professional Inquiry' course taught for four years to Information Studies students at Aalborg University, Denmark, within the pedagogical paradigm of Problem Based Learning (PBL). The course teaches students how to formulate research questions and scientific problems, and determine what is worthwhile knowing…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
Arantes do Amaral, Joao Alberto; Petroni, Liége Mariel; Hess, Aurélio – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2016
The ability to raise funds is a skill that most modern project managers need. While a good deal of literature exists on the strategies NGOs employ to raise funds for their operations, less attention has been paid to the strategies used by students involved in Project-Based Learning courses that often partner with NGOs. Fundraising is an important…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning
Arantes do Amaral, Joao Alberto; Gonçalves, Paulo; Hess, Aurélio – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2015
This article describes the project-based learning environment created to support project management graduate courses. The paper will focus on the learning context and procedures followed for 13 years, in 47 project-based learning MBA courses, involving approximately 1,400 students and 34 community partners.
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Student Projects, Program Administration
Stegeager, Nikolaj; Thomassen, Anja Overgaard; Laursen, Erik – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2013
This article presents the PBL model applied at Aalborg University in order to discuss research findings with regard to the educational effectiveness of the PBL model in securing an efficient transfer of learning from university driven continuing education to the context of the workplace. In recent years Aalborg University has seen a progressive…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Continuing Education, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness
Williams, Joseph; Rice, Rich; Lauren, Ben; Morrison, Steve; Van Winkle, Kevin; Elliott, Tim – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2013
It is crucial for Tech Comm instructors to address challenges of audience within the artificial environment of classroom instruction. Without a distinct and specific audience, course content often remains theoretical and abstract, and students struggle both to connect the unknown to the known, and to generate meaningful and effective…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Technical Writing, Audience Awareness, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)