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The Pedagogical foundations of PBL

Monday 27 August 2018, by JMC

Is PBL a new method of learning? The principles of PBL are by no means new. In most societies, before and even after the advent of formal schooling systems, people typically learnt through apprenticeship, a method of learning-by-doing where learners are given tasks to do and then guided by an experienced teacher, who gives specific instruction (...)

What is PBL?

Monday 27 August 2018, by JMC

Introduction
Although Project-based learning (PBL) may sound modern, it is one of the oldest forms of learning, with its roots not only in many traditional tribal and non-European societies, but also classical teaching methods developed by the Greeks, such as the Socratic method. It therefore far pre-dates today’s conventional ‘industrial’ (...)

Change needed!

Monday 27 August 2018, by JMC

WHY WE NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM AN INDUSTRIAL MODEL OF EDUCATION
“the mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting” Plutarch (from the Essay ‘On Listening’ in Moralia)
Introduction
Today most schools still follow an old-fashioned model of learning designed in the 19th century. In nearly every respect education (...)

  • What is PBL?

    Introduction Although Project-based learning (PBL) may sound modern, it is one of the oldest (...)

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