WORKSHOP SERIES
Under the Auspices of the EDINEB Network
Design Your Problem-Based Learning Course:
A Hands On Experience
* Assemble a PBL Curriculum
* Select and Construct Problems
* Train Your Tutor Skills
* Teachers as Learners
May 09-11, 2001
At
Maastricht University
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Maastricht, the Netherlands
Information and Registration
HTTP://WWW.EDINEB.NET
Experience the Innovation Experience...
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is learner centered. Students work in small
groups, engaged in the analysis of problems, getting more and more
responsible for their own education. PBL curricula are driven by real
problems as encountered in practice. Business practice serves as stimulus to
select problems, to organize information, and to integrate disciplinary
knowledge. PBL fosters critical thinking skills, independent learning,
reflection and responsibility. PBL is team-oriented. Working on problems is
not an individual enterprise. It requires team efforts to handle problems.
PBL is real academic education, the problem-solving process is managed by
trained teachers. Since 1974, Maastricht University has pioneered this
method and since 1984 the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
has developed and implemented PBL in Business and Economics.
Workshop Program: A Hands On Experience
The central theme of the workshop is "Innovation in Economics and Business
Administration Education: Design Your Problem-Based Learning Course". The
workshop is designed to bring together faculty members, policy-makers, and
any other person involved or interested in educational innovation;
especially problem-based learning. The focus of this workshop is on the
acquisition of technical skills related to designing, implementing,
organizing and evaluating problem-based courses in economics or business
education. It is the fourth time in a row that the EDINEB Workshop Series is
designated to PBL.
The workshop, accessible to a maximum of 25 persons, is meeting with an
increasing demand from leading innovational institutions worldwide. The
three day program knows a very intensive, dynamic and interactive format.
Participants are offered a great opportunity to meet with leading innovative
speakers and presenters and bring back home inspiring and "hands on"
experiences and course materials.
Outline of the Program -
More Information:
http://www.edineb.net
OR E-mail:
EDINEB@FacburFdEW.unimaas.nl
Wednesday, May 9, 2001:
Introduction to Problem-Based Learning
* Philosophy and rationale of problem-based learning
* Observing a tutorial group in action
* Discussion with staff members and students about their experiences
with problem-based learning
* Choice of Curriculum Contents and Design of Course Materials
* Approaches to curriculum policy and decision-making
* Methods for designing and construction of problem-based courses,
participants learn to design tasks, problems and course books
* Choice of additional learning packages in problem-based courses
(e.g. skills training, computer-assisted instruction)
* Effective and efficient use of problems and assignments in
problem-based courses
* Multidisciplinary perspectives on course and program design
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* Thursday, May 10, 2001
* Teaching and Learning in Problem-Based Tutorials
* Teaching in small-group tutorials
* Methods for effective group work
* Leadership styles in small group tutorials
* Group dynamics in small group tutorials
* Teaching in small group tutorials
* Assessment of Learning Outcomes
* Assessment of learning outcomes
* Assessment of problem-solving skills
* Methods for self-assessment in problem-based learning
* Management of assessment systems in problem-based curricula
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* Friday, May 11, 2001
* Management of Problem-Based Programs
* Management of change in established schools
* Management of faculty development
* How to organize a problem-based school
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Wim Gijselaers
W.Gijselaers@EDUC.UNIMAAS.NL
Department of Educational Development and Educational Research
University of Maastricht
PO BOX 616
6200 MD Maastricht
the Netherlands
Tel: ++31 43 3883729
Fax: ++31 43 3884801