Principles for PBL - 1 of 12 - Students must own the context for learning
Channel: Think Up
Date: 26/06/2018

In this video Oliver Broadbent (Think Up/Imperial College London) and Prof Søren Willert (University of Aalborg) discuss the 1st principle in our series on problem-based leanring (PBL). 

Working with problems is not the same as problem-based learning. Why should a student care about solving a problem in a textbook? PBL works in real world context, and relies on students having some curiosity about how real things work in order to drive the learning. The student has to have an interest or get an interest in reaching some enlightenment about something that seems unclear. This interest is more likely when the student has some ownership over the problem they are working on.

We created this video series to give academic staff interested in problem-based learning (PBL) some practical tips for implementation. PBL is part of a broader family of inductive learning styles that includes project-based learning investigative learning. This family of learning styles is learner led. That basic requirement has profound consequences for the learning journey is designed by the teacher. 

Clear here to watch the whole series
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXdvc710ImyIYjWLWYKBRURWoe58nkJte

These principles are intended to help guide teachers in their thinking when creating their own PBL. These resources have been created as part of the Enginite programme, an EU Erasmus+ funded initiative that gives recently graduated engineers extra training and experience to help them become more employable.