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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
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Calonge, David Santandreu; Grando, Danilla – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: To develop a totally online reality-based course that engages students and enables the development of enhanced teamwork and report-writing skills. Setting: Outbreaks of infectious diseases impacts upon commerce, trade and tourism as well as placing strains on healthcare systems. A general course introducing university students to…
Descriptors: Public Health, Epidemiology, Introductory Courses, College Students
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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)
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Peterson, J. Fiona – London Review of Education, 2009
The inherent opportunities for communication, collaboration and experiential learning in an online and global network create the impetus for the new network paradigm in higher education. A strategic knowledge network in education was designed and developed to build "Mode 2" knowledge capabilities; create new knowledge for innovative…
Descriptors: Global Education, Masters Programs, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
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Williams, Anthony; Williams, P. John – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1997
Describes an innovative teaching project that was implemented for training technology teachers in Australia. Presents a rationale for using a problem-based learning collaborative methodology in technology teacher training. Also includes the program evaluation results. Contains 17 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Curriculum, Cooperation, Educational Innovation
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Models, Vocational Education, Outcomes of 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