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Blom, Simone; Pentland, Peter; Woolcott, Geoff – Teaching Science, 2021
The implementation of student-centred learning programs can improve student outcomes in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) domains. The required approaches to teaching and learning in such programs, however, are only slowly being adopted in the Asia-Pacific region. This article focuses on a STEM module, 'Water in the 21st…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Implementation, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Students
Hill, Glen Andrew – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2017
This paper describes a pedagogical experiment in which a suite of novel blended learning strategies was used to replace the traditional role of design tutors in a first year architectural design studio. The pedagogical objectives, blended learning strategies and outcomes of the course are detailed. While the quality of the student design work…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Learning Strategies, Architecture, Design Crafts
van Mourik, Greg; Wilkin, Carla L. – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2019
Professional accrediting bodies and accounting education reviews have long expressed concerns about student capabilities and learning outcomes, including the ability to apply knowledge and make reasoned judgements. In response, we report on a new design that uses a web of threshold concepts to guide curriculum development. With an associated focus…
Descriptors: Accounting, Curriculum Design, Active Learning, Business Administration Education
Matthew, Anne; Butler, Des – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
In Australian law schools didactic pedagogies such as lectures devoted to the transmission of theory and knowledge to a largely passive audience still predominate. However, curriculum design embedding authentic learning pedagogies has been shown to be supportive of student learning. The challenge in adopting such curriculum design is how to offer…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Law Students, Curriculum Design, Case Studies
Li, Huichun – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2013
Currently, there are a large number of higher education institutions transforming their traditional educational approaches to PBL. In order to address the challenges for PBL implementation for a university, it is quite necessary to investigate how the managers and staff members interpret PBL in practice. Through the exploration of a university…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Problem Based Learning, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Norman, Heidi – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2012
This article critically examines the possibility of using Problem-Based Learning as an approach to teaching and learning and curriculum design in Indigenous studies. This approach emphasises the potential for Experience-Based Learning or Problem-Based Learning as a model that frames the curriculum and pedagogical activities to encourage student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Ethnic Studies, College Instruction
Shipton, Brett – Journal of Learning Design, 2009
Education programs for police recruits have often been criticised for their over-reliance on teacher-centred approaches that are less than ideal for promoting functional knowledge and critical thinking skills. Problem-Based Learning (PBL), which is suggested as an alternative, has been criticised for not providing novice learners with appropriate…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Foreign Countries, Thinking Skills, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Clarke, Rufus M. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1979
Traces development of the problem-based, five-year curriculum of the new medical school at the University of Newcastle (Australia), outlining the events of the three years before it opened and commenting on the experiences of its first year. A timetable of medical problems studied by the students is presented. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Medical Education, Medical Schools

Aldred, Susan E.; Aldred, Michael J.; Walsh, Laurence J.; Dick, Bob – Journal of Dental Education, 1998
Discusses issues associated with implementation of a new problem-based dental curriculum at the University of Queensland (Australia), focusing on costs and challenges of implementation based on a 1996 survey of staff involved. The origins and rationale of the new curriculum are examined, and both direct and indirect costs are explored, with…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Costs, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development

Townsend, Grant C.; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1997
Describes and assesses the University of Adelaide (Australia) dental school's problem-based learning approach and five-year curriculum, including program design, instructional modules based on clinical situations, use of student reflective journals, and course evaluation. Introduction of the new curriculum has resulted in student perceptions that…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum Design, Dental Schools, Educational Objectives

Aldred, Michael J.; Aldred, Susan E. – Journal of Dental Education, 1998
Discussion of issues in the implementation of a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum at the University of Queensland (Australia) dental school looks at the role of the faculty member in PBL, good problem design, group learning processes, appropriate assessment approaches and techniques, the role of evaluation in improving instruction, student…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Admission, College Faculty, Cooperative Learning

Forrest, Alex S.; Walsh, Laurence J.; Isaacs, Geoff; Williams, Lesley M. – Journal of Dental Education, 1998
Describes the conversion of a conventional didactic course in dental anatomy at the University of Queensland (Australia) into a course in problem-based learning and the resulting effects on learners' autonomy over the first three years of the new course, noting the extent of achievement of course goals, student achievement, and learning style…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Anatomy, Change Strategies
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