pbl uncovered the hi’s and the low’s
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
GeoLearn learning and teaching innovations DIT 2007
PBL UncoveredPBL UncoveredThe Hi’s and the Low’sThe Hi’s and the Low’s
GEOLEARNDr. Audrey Martin, Dr. Eugene McGovern & Kevin Mooney
Dept. of Spatial Information Sciences,School of Spatial Planning,
School of Spatial Planning
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• Subject granularity
• Students need to “learn to learn”
• Students should be better prepared for the “real world”
B.Sc. in Geomatics – why PBL?B.Sc. in Geomatics – why PBL?
YEARS OF STUDY
1 2 3 4 5 60
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GEODETIC SURVEYING
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The Open Ended Problems The Open Ended Problems
1. Post war Iraq – 2004!
2. European Disaster Management Strategy - 2005
3. Irish National Disaster Management Strategy - 2006
Time Frame – Semester 1 – Final Year Students
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Implementing PBL – Implementing PBL – Team FormationTeam Formation
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Learner +
Facilitator +
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• Induction seminars (x3)
– Defined the PBL approach to learning
– Explained the integration of knowledge
– Explained the assessment methodologies
Implementing PBL – Implementing PBL – InductionInduction
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• Learner to Learner
• Learner to Facilitator
• Facilitator to Facilitator
• Team meetings
• Weekly sessions
• email/mobile
• WebCT
Implementing PBL – Implementing PBL – CommunicationCommunication
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Implementing PBL – Implementing PBL – Use of WebCTUse of WebCT
Learner +
Facilitator +
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• Team– Per weekly session – Interim Presentation – Final Presentation– Final written Report
• Individual– Peer and self assessment– Reflective report
Assessing PBL – Assessing PBL – MethodsMethods
Learner +
Facilitator -
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• Monitoring Assessment
Interim presentation 22/10/04
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Assessing PBL – Assessing PBL – MethodsMethods
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Assessing PBL – Assessing PBL – ResultsResults
Learner +
Team
08/10/04 15/10/04 22/10/04 29/10/04 05/11/04 03/12/04 03/12/04 10/12/04 Final
WM1 WM2Int.
Pres. WM3 WM4 Gr. Pres. Gr. Rpt. Refl. Grade
P.Rev. P.Rev. Rep.
A
8 9.5 69 9.5 9 81 83 78 81
8 9.5 69 9.5 9 81 83 70 78
8 9.5 69 9.5 9 81 83 65 76
8 9.5 69 9.5 9 81 83 67 76
8 9.5 69 9.5 9 81 83 58 73
B
6 7 59 6 8 73 70 90 77
6 7 59 6 8 73 70 75 71
6 7 59 6 8 61 70 60 64
6 7 59 6 8 64 70 65 66
6 7 59 6 8 59 70 60 63
5% 5% 10% 5% 5% 10% 20% 40%
Assessing PBL – Assessing PBL – ResultsResults
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Integration of ResourcesIntegration of Resources
Geodetic SurveyingPBL
Francis O’Brien
Learning Technology
Team
Facilitators
DT112-3Dr. Brian Bowe
Learning and Teaching Centre
Peter Cahalane
Head Librarian, Bolton Street
Carmel McDonald
Career Services
Faculty of the Built Environment
John Molloy
Real Estate & Construction Economics
Learner +
Facilitator +
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EffectivenessEffectiveness
• 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 Learner +
Facilitator +
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The Final StoryThe Final Story
Hi’s +
• Invigorating
• Reduced granularity
• New knowledge acquired
• Increased Grades
• Skills developed:– Group working
– Research
– Presentation
Low’s -• Time consuming
• Less “new stuff” learned
• Difficult to assess
• Created tensions in class
• Facilitators Lecturer
• Iterative Process
• Resource implications
– Staff time
– Space
Worth the effort
GeoLearn learning and teaching innovations DIT 2007
PBL UncoveredPBL UncoveredThe Hi’s and the Low’sThe Hi’s and the Low’s
GEOLEARNDr. Audrey Martin, Dr. Eugene McGovern & Kevin Mooney
Dept. of Spatial Information Sciences,School of Spatial Planning,
School of Spatial Planning