The following are the basic elements of workshops that the Department of Medical Education has carried out to meet the needs of many schools, universities, professional schools, K-16 schools, and other institutions wishing to know more about PBL, to interest teachers and administrators in PBL, and to provide teacher training in tutorial skills, problem development, curriculum development and assessment. These elements are often combined or presented serially in workshops to meet the particular needs of participants.
All workshops involve active participation by the learners.
PBL Demonstration with teachers as learners Teachers interested in learning about PBL are put into a PBL working group with a master PBL tutor. They are carried through the complete PBL process including self-directed learning in between. This allows faculty to appreciate the role of the tutor, the power of PBL to motivate learning, and the depth of learning possible. PBL Demonstration using students Following a brief introduction to PBL, the PBL process is demonstrated using a master tutor with students. This is characteristically two 90 minute sessions with a time for student self-directed learning between sessions.