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Trine Lindvig Thomsen; Nikolaj Stegeager; Jacob Gorm Davidsen – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2024
The rapidly evolving landscape of higher education demands not only changes in teaching approaches but also organizational transformation. This paper explores the potential of problem-based learning (PBL) as a lever for organizational change, particularly within higher education institutions. Based on a comprehensive organizational development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Personnel, Problem Based Learning
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Bettina Dahl; Hans Hüttel; Jakob Gulddahl Rasmussen; Morten Grud Rasmussen – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2023
Many universities throughout the world apply student-centered approaches. Common to these is that projects, problems, challenges etc. stem from "real life". Mathematics is an effective tool to solve problems, but in this paper, we discuss how we reconcile the fact that mathematics is both a pure and an applied discipline with…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Student Centered Learning, Universities, Problem Solving
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Jespersen, Line Marie Bruun – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Art and Technology is an interdisciplinary art program at AAU that involves knowledge and methods ranging from the humanities, to engineering sciences. Art and Technology is a hybrid program that combines science and technology with the artistic imagination, and thus combines both artistic and academic methodologies. The main question this paper…
Descriptors: Art Education, Science Education, Technology Education, Teaching Methods
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Heinrich, Falk – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2018
The article presents a theoretical elaboration of the potential relationship between the academic and artistic approaches within a problem-based educational setting. The investigation is based on Koestler's idea of the "bisociation" (blending) of dissimilar thinking and action matrices as the foundational mechanism of human creation in…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Bachelors Degrees
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Dahl, Bettina – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
Problem and Project-Based Learning (PBL) emphasise collaborate work on problems relevant to society and emphases the relation between theory and practice. PBL fits engineering students as preparation for their future professions but what about mathematics? Mathematics is not just applied mathematics, but it is also a body of abstract knowledge…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction
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Jensen, Annie Aarup; Lund, Birthe – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2016
Introduction of a pedagogical concept, Kubus, in a problem oriented learning context--analysed within the framework of an activity system--indicates what might happen when offering tools tempting to influence and regulate students' learning approach and hereby neglecting the importance of existing habits and values. Introduction of this new…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Entrepreneurship, Transformative Learning, Foreign Countries
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Monrad, Merete; Mølholt, Anne-Kirstine – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2017
Problem-based learning (PBL) constitutes a promising way of integrating academia and social work practice because PBL fosters engagement with real-life problems and enhances important skills needed in social work practice. However, little attention has been given to social work students' experiences of PBL. In this article we address this gap by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Social Work, Student Experience
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Hernandez, Carola; Ravn, Ole; Valero, Paola – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2015
Since the 1970s, Aalborg University has been developing a new pedagogical model in higher education: The Project Oriented-Problem Based Learning (PO-PBL). In particular, the Faculty of Engineering and Science has developed a pedagogical proposal that introduces students to a different type of learning. One of the theoretical frameworks…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning
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Thorsted, Ann Charlotte; Bing, Rie Grønbeck; Kristensen, Michael – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2015
This article recounts reflections by a small group of students and their supervisor on play utilized at their meetings as part of a Problem Based Learning (PBL) process. The students experienced how a less traditional professor-student relationship arose, which transformed their interaction and relationship into a more holistic, trustful,…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Play, Teacher Student Relationship, Holistic Approach
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Mpofu, D. J. S.; Das, M.; Stewart, T.; Dunn, E.; Schmidt, H. – Medical Teacher, 1998
Reports on student and faculty perceptions of group dynamics in problem-based learning situations. Gender differences were demonstrated in interpretation of over 50% of the questionnaire items. Contains 18 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers