Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The aim of this elective project module is to support participants in developing competences in implementing the redesigns of their courses based on PBL principles, whilst including elements of curriculum and staff development for educational change. The project focusses primarily in using PBL as pedagogical approach to foster change through, for example, establishment of activities and programmes for staff development (i.e., ‘train the trainers’).

Learning objectives

Skills

• Discuss and critically reflect the benefits of PBL in context of professional development and continuing education.
• Revise and implement a PBL design course, or activity, targeting staff as drivers and agents to foster educational change.
• Self-evaluate and document the implementation processes from the lenses of the participant learning and development goals.
• Discuss and reflect about transition from lecturer to facilitator and to what extent the implementation of the PBL design impacted your own teaching philosophy and values.
• Critically reflect and problematize the implementation process of PBL design for change making, using contemporary learning theories, namely adult learning, change readiness, professional agency.
• Propose improvements to the PBL design implemented.

Competences

• Being able to critically self-evaluate, reflect and communicate on one’s role as a facilitator of learning in a problem-oriented, collaborative and student-centred learning environment.

Type of instruction

Self-study, self-organized, team-based project work supported by facilitation, thematic workshops, online study group work and seminars. Please refer to paragraph 17 of the curriculum about the structure and content of the program.  

Exam

Exams