HOW IT WORKS

WHY IS PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING SO IMPORTANT?

In traditional education, students learn through lectures and reading, and are assessed on their ability to recall and communicate what they have learned. A problem-based learning approach assesses students’ abilities to solve problems.

WHY DO WE NEED PBL?

It has been shown that PBL is more beneficial to a learner in the long run than traditional instruction, and many successful and progressive universities around the world use this method. Those who graduate from PBL courses advance in their careers faster and further.

Additional Benefits of PBL:

• Develops critical and creative thinking;
• Creates effective problem-solvers;
• Increases motivation;
• Encourages lateral thinking;
• Improves communication and networking skills;
• Is based on real-life situations.

Each PBL project is carefully constructed by experts to provide you with the information and skills you need to be successful. As part of your project assignment, you are given the following information:

• An explanation of the problem (e.g. diseased animal, failing business, anorexia case study);
• Problem – solving questions;
• The amount of time and effort you should devote to the project;
• There is support from ADL and your Tutor as you progress through this project;
• Your course will include problems that relate to what you learn. In other words, they are problems you are likely to encounter when working in that field adapted to your level of study.

COURSES  CONTAINING  PBL  – Projects include:
Motivation
Playleadership
Wildlife Management
Biochemistry 1
Cacti and Succulent
Growing Ferns
Geraniums and Pelargoniums
Palms and Cycads
Acacias
Eucalypts
Enzymes  – Biochemistry 1 – Animals & Humans