Tag: problem-based learning
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Fieldwork: Learning Outside the Classroom
What is Fieldwork? Fieldwork is undertaking study away from the classroom. It is a methodology which can be used by learners and researchers across many disciplines (Pole and Hillyard, 2016). There are several types of fieldwork: Why do Fieldwork? There are many benefits of using fieldwork for all levels of study. Different types of fieldwork…
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Working with External Partners – Industry/Community-based Projects
What are industry/community-based projects? External partners are organisations outside the university. These may be businesses or other organisations such as charities (service-based learning). Working on industry or community-based projects with these organisations give learners the experience of real-life projects in work environment. There are several types of activity involving an external partner: Why use external…
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Problem-based Learning
Problem Based Learning (PBL) is a method of teaching in which students are encouraged to think about a particular problem or scenario that is set within a real-world framework. Key to this is that the problem is complex and has no single solution. Through a staged sequence of problems or tasks backed up with resources, students acquire relevant…