In a bid to enhance the quality of education and research at HITAM, Professor Xiangyun Du, Director of the UNESCO Centre for Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in engineering, science & sustainability (Aff.

Problem-based learning (PBL) has more than one historical root. Some credit its inception to medical educators in the 1980s but prior to the work of these educators, Paulo Freire coined problem posing ...

PBL provides opportunities for pre-service teachers to simultaneously develop skills and acquire knowledge. [iStockphoto] Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach which enables ...

Imagine you are a mountaineer. Nothing excites you more than testing your skill, strength and resilience against some of the most extreme environments on the planet, and now you've decided to take on ...

In today’s age of cut-throat competition and challenges, the old-school model of rote-learning and its negligible ability to implement knowledge is becoming inadequate to prepare students for a 21st ...

As educators, our charge is to impart knowledge onto our students, open new doors for them, and encourage them to stretch beyond their comfort zones. We try to show them every day that they are ...

According to an international team of educators, active learning methods, such as problem-based learning, project-based learning, and challenge-based learning are necessary to provide engineering ...

Parents often speak of their little children’s age in months, at least until they are 24 months old and start school. 24 months have passed since Covid-19 has restricted the outdoor activities of kids ...