1. www.bournemouth.ac.uk Enhancing Group Learning Christopher Benjamin Programme Coordinator MEng Engineering Senior Lecturer Electronic Engineering PBL Summer Workshop University of Leicester 7-9 July 2014

2. www.bournemouth.ac.uk 2 The Problem Individual LearningGroup Learning http://www.snuglies.com/2011/08/living-independently-when-studying-at-college/http://onlinelearningtips.com/2013/09/12/the-collaborative-learning-environment-of-online-discussion-posts/

3. www.bournemouth.ac.uk 3 The Context Final year Design Engineering Typically ~ 20 students 4 groups of 5 Over 10 weeks 3 problems

4. www.bournemouth.ac.uk 4 The Context – Process Structure Process StagesExpected Stage Outcome 1 Analysis of ProblemGroup meeting1Knowledge Requirement 2 Knowledge Requirement Appraisal Knowledge Deficit 3 LearningIndividuallyIndividual Knowledge 4 Sharing of LearningGroup meeting 2Group Knowledge 5 Evaluation of Group KnowledgeProblem-relevant Group Knowledge 6 Solution GenerationProposed Solution 7 Solution SynthesisAppropriate Solution Repeat stages 1 to 7 as required, to produce an appropriate solution 8 Generate Output (e.g. report)Group membersRequired Output

5. www.bournemouth.ac.uk 5 The Context – Process Structure Process StagesExpected Stage Outcome 1 Analysis of ProblemGroup meeting1Knowledge Requirement 2 Knowledge Requirement Appraisal Knowledge Deficit 3 LearningIndividuallyIndividual Knowledge 4 Sharing of LearningGroup meeting 2Group Knowledge 5 Evaluation of Group KnowledgeProblem-relevant Group Knowledge 6 Solution GenerationProposed Solution 7 Solution SynthesisAppropriate Solution Repeat stages 1 to 7 as required, to produce an appropriate solution 8 Generate Output (e.g. report)Group membersRequired Output

6. www.bournemouth.ac.uk 6 Tools and Techniques Group Presentations to whole classPeer assessment of presentations Content and style 2 good things 2 things to improve 5 minutes group discussion Then immediate feedback given http://www.theinfluencebusiness.com/news/13/48/What-s-your-point

7. www.bournemouth.ac.uk 7 On-line Blog Each posting should develop the previous one This is done by successive posts asking questions, making comments, adding suggestions, introducing more content etc An asynchronous reflective discussion between members It should mirror the flow of a river http://in.socialdaily.com/articles/2014/02/05/do-companies-need-to-blog

8. www.bournemouth.ac.uk 8 On-line Wiki It offers the user the means of rapid and guided access to related content A Wiki is designed to facilitate the appropriation of information It provides a way of arranging information in a hierarchical structure, to aid its collation, presentation and exploration http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue69/robinson-et-al

9. www.bournemouth.ac.uk 9 Critiques Each group critiques another group’s blog and wiki https://thelavisshow.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/critic-does-it-pay-well/comment-page-1/

10. www.bournemouth.ac.uk 10 Tools and Techniques Presentations Blogs Wikis Peer assessment of presentations Critiques of Blogs and Wikis

11. www.bournemouth.ac.uk 11 Enhancing Group Learning Thank you for listening