Project Based Learning is a teaching approach that utilizes multifaceted projects as a central strategy for teaching students (in the academia). In a PBL based course the students have to plan a project about an authentic, engaging question, problem or challenge. It combines key knowledge with essential skills like problem solving, communication and collaboration with others, and self-management.
The module describes the concept and the goals/ benefits of this approach, demonstrates a model of a course based on PBL and enables the participants to adapt this model and design a course in their own field using suitable activities they have learned during the module.
The participants
- get to know the concept of Project Based Learning and the essential Project Design elements
- become acquainted with the framework of PBL and different PBL activities
- are able to design a course/ teaching unit based on PBL
data show, computer lab if possible