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PBL Uncovered The Hi’s and the Low’s

PBL Uncovered The Hi’s and the Low’s. GEOLEARN Dr. Audrey Martin, Dr. Eugene McGovern & Kevin Mooney Dept. of Spatial Information Sciences, School of Spatial Planning,. School of Spatial Planning. KNOWLEDGE. SURVEYING. GEODETIC. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 0. YEARS OF STUDY.

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PBL Uncovered The Hi’s and the Low’s

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  1. PBL UncoveredThe Hi’s and the Low’s GEOLEARN Dr. Audrey Martin, Dr. Eugene McGovern & Kevin Mooney Dept. of Spatial Information Sciences, School of Spatial Planning, School of Spatial Planning

  2. KNOWLEDGE SURVEYING GEODETIC 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 YEARS OF STUDY B.Sc. in Geomatics – why PBL? • Subject granularity • Students need to “learn to learn” • Students should be better prepared for the “real world”

  3. Time Frame – Semester 1 – Final Year Students The Open Ended Problems • Post war Iraq – 2004! • European Disaster Management Strategy - 2005 • Irish National Disaster Management Strategy - 2006

  4. Learner + Facilitator + cerebral people- oriented action- oriented Implementing PBL – Team Formation

  5. Implementing PBL – Induction • Induction seminars (x3) • Defined the PBL approach to learning • Explained the integration of knowledge • Explained the assessment methodologies

  6. Implementing PBL – Communication • Team meetings • Weekly sessions • email/mobile • WebCT • Learner to Learner • Learner to Facilitator • Facilitator to Facilitator

  7. Implementing PBL – Use of WebCT Learner + Facilitator +

  8. Assessing PBL – Methods Learner + Facilitator - • Team • Per weekly session • Interim Presentation • Final Presentation • Final written Report • Individual • Peer and self assessment • Reflective report

  9. Assessing PBL – Methods • Monitoring Assessment

  10. Assessing PBL – Results Assessing PBL – Results Learner +

  11. Facilitators DT112-3 Francis O’Brien Learning Technology Team Dr. Brian Bowe Learning and Teaching Centre Geodetic Surveying PBL John Molloy Real Estate & Construction Economics Carmel McDonald Career Services Faculty of the Built Environment Peter Cahalane Head Librarian, Bolton Street Learner + Facilitator + Integration of Resources

  12. Learner + Facilitator + Effectiveness • Average 10% improvement in grades • Three 1st class honours in first Year of PBL • External examiners, Q6 & other comments • Quality of presentations and reports • Depth of reflective reports • Considered peer-marking

  13. Worth the effort The Final Story • Low’s - • Time consuming • Less “new stuff” learned • Difficult to assess • Created tensions in class • Facilitators  Lecturer • Iterative Process • Resource implications • Staff time • Space • Hi’s + • Invigorating • Reduced granularity • New knowledge acquired • Increased Grades • Skills developed: • Group working • Research • Presentation

  14. PBL UncoveredThe Hi’s and the Low’s GEOLEARN Dr. Audrey Martin, Dr. Eugene McGovern & Kevin Mooney Dept. of Spatial Information Sciences, School of Spatial Planning, School of Spatial Planning

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