Implementation of PBL in Engineering Education: Conceptualization and Management of Tensions

Barneveld, Angela van

doi:10.24908/pceea.v0i0.5790

Cited by 2 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 20 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…7 However, PBL, related to providing facilitation, poses some challenges. Specifically, the greater time investment, 12 faculty buy-in for this time investment, 12 and the amount of staffing needed 9 pose as barriers for implementation of PBL at larger universities with higher enrollments. To address these challenges, a rotating facilitator model of PBL within an introductory BME course was implemented with preliminary findings indicating the model to be beneficial to both students and facilitators.…”

Section: Challenge Statementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Web Conferencing Facilitation Within Problem-Based Learning Biomedical Engineering Courses

Arena

Lee

Verbridge

et al. 2020

Biomed Eng Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Problem-based learning (PBL) has been effectively used within BME education, though there are several challenges in its implementation within courses with larger enrollments. Furthermore, the sudden transition to online learning from the COVID-19 pandemic introduced additional challenges in creating a similar PBL experience in an online environment. Online constrained PBL was implemented through asynchronous modules and synchronous web conferencing with rotating facilitators. Overall, facilitators perceived web conferencing facilitation to be similar to in-person, but noted that students were more easily ''hidden'' or distracted. Students did not comment on web conferencing facilitation specifically, but indicated the transition to online PBL was smooth. Course instructors identified that a fully synchronous delivery as well as modifications of Group Meeting Minutes assignments as potential modifications for future offerings. Future work will aim to address the perceptions and effectiveness of web conferencing facilitation for PBL courses within an undergraduate BME curriculum, as web conferencing could prove to be another significant breakthrough in addressing challenges of problem-based learning courses.

show abstract

Section: Challenge Statementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Web Conferencing Facilitation Within Problem-Based Learning Biomedical Engineering Courses

Arena

Lee

Verbridge

et al. 2020

Biomed Eng Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In contrast, PBL utilizes a constructivist model in which the learner is actively working to construct knowledge [1]. This shift in roles and learning environments can be a source of tension and discomfort for both faculty and students [6]. PBL requires a greater time investment, and faculty buy-in for this time investment is mitigated by the institutional value of teaching and acknowledgement of effort [6], particularly at R1 institutions.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This shift in roles and learning environments can be a source of tension and discomfort for both faculty and students [6]. PBL requires a greater time investment, and faculty buy-in for this time investment is mitigated by the institutional value of teaching and acknowledgement of effort [6], particularly at R1 institutions. Another significant challenge is staffing.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

WIP: Student and Faculty Perceptions of Rotating Faculty Facilitators for Introductory Biomedical Engineering Problem-based Learning

Arena

Kenny

Muelenaer

et al.

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

in the Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics Department. He teaches senior design and quantitative physiology. Additionally, he is co-founder of VoltMed, a company dedicated to treating brain tumors with pulsed electric fields. Chris received his B.S. degree from the University of Virginia and Ph.D. degree from Virginia Tech, both in Biomedical Engineering. His research interests consist of therapeutic and diagnostic applications of directed energy, including electric fields and ultrasound.

show abstract

Implementation of PBL in Engineering Education: Conceptualization and Management of Tensions

Abstract: -

Cited by 2 publications

References 20 publications

Web Conferencing Facilitation Within Problem-Based Learning Biomedical Engineering Courses

Web Conferencing Facilitation Within Problem-Based Learning Biomedical Engineering Courses

WIP: Student and Faculty Perceptions of Rotating Faculty Facilitators for Introductory Biomedical Engineering Problem-based Learning

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About