Pre-Conference workshops
August 15, 2021
PBL generic competences in the curriculum, Dr. Jette Holgaard (AAU, Denmark)
This workshop introduces a framework to integrate PBL competences in the curriculum. Based on a short introduction to the framework used at the engineering and science faculties at Aalborg University, we invite participants into sub-groups to construct learning outcomes. Participants will use a tool developed for this purpose, presenting a set of dialogue cards including four types of cards: thematic cards, qualification cards, activity cards and evaluation cards. After the workshop, participants will be able to discuss how staff can be supported in integrating PBL generic competences into the curricula.
CDIO and PBL, Dr. Kristina Edström (KTH, Sweden)
CDIO is an approach to curriculum and course development in engineering education, taking its starting point is a vision for the graduates’ competence. To realise this vision, project-based courses are prominent components in the curriculum. In this workshop, the CDIO approach is introduced through examples of its implementation beyond PBL. One example, on course level, focuses on improving the contribution of "traditional" subject courses. The other example, on the curriculum level, shows the power of a programme-driven approach. Participants are invited to jointly analyse the examples, and consider the usefulness of the underlying strategies to complement PBL.
The use of PBL in international collaborative projects on sustainability in Higher Education”, Dr. Simone Monteiro and Dr. Dianne Viana (University of Brasilia, Brazil)
The purpose of the workshop is to foster new partnerships and projects by presenting successful experiences based on PBL. With those experiences we intend to broaden the scope of internationalization in higher education. Those projects were focused on identifying problems and developing solutions within the themes of the 2030 Agenda SDGs, and took place during 2019 and 2020 involving undergraduate courses at the University of Brasilia in Brazil, SPRIT University in Tunisia, and Aalborg University. The result of the partnership will be presented in this workshop, specifically three projects.