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| Latest News | | Is PBL Suitable for all Contexts and Learners?
In March 2010, a group of Business School lecturers deliberated on whether PBL was a learning-teaching approach suitable for all learners. They started by looking at the tools and platforms they used for PBL in their own teaching contexts. They then considered how PBL implementation in Asian schools might be affected by aspects of the culture and styles in Asian ( particularly Chinese) learners, for example: the idea of a teacher’s role; the behavioral traits and habits of students such as expressiveness and conformity. | | Temasek Polytechnic's International Conference on Learning and Teaching, Singapore (9-11 June 2010)
Temasek Polytechnic's International Conference on Learning and Teaching was held in Singapore from 9-11 June 2010 in conjunction with Temasek Polytechnic's 20th anniversary. The keynote speakers included Professor David Boud (University of Technology, Sydney), Professor Stephen Brookfield (University of St.Thomas, Minneapolis), Professor Diana Laurillard (Institute of Education, London) and Associate Professor Gary Poole (University of British Columbia, Vancouver). Materials from the speakers’ addresses may be viewed at the conference site. | | Discussion: Facilitating Skills in PBL
A group of lecturers from TP’s Informatics & IT School met in September 2009 to consider the types of facilitation skills needed in Problem-based Learning. In particular, they discussed the possible ways that facilitators can perceive their roles, the importance of questioning skills, the need to align learning objectives and the curriculum in using PBL, and the difference between expert and non-expert PBL facilitators. | | Institute of Maritime Operations & Systems explore Problem-based Learning in workshops at TP
Temasek Polytechnic welcomed 17 trainers from Institute of Maritime Operations & Systems (IMOS) on 23-25 November 2009. The group attended TP’s Problem-based Learning Foundation Programme and discussed how PBL might be implemented in their own context. Some of their learning points from the training included: the importance of crafting learning outcomes to guide teaching and assessment; using a FILA chart to scaffold students’ thinking processes and planning good questions in PBL faciltiation to manage students’ learning. The participants also tried their hand at crafting PBL problems for their own subjects, and reflected on the different curriculum implementation models that might be useful for their trainees. | | PBL for MOE Home Economics Teachers (7th Intake: Oct 2009)
The Learning Academy welcomes the 7th intake of MOE Home Economics Teachers to Temasek Polytechnic for the PBL Foundation Programme. LA is pleased to continue its ongoing partnership with MOE Home Economics teachers who are interested in using PBL for their classes. |
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