1. Problem based Learning in Engineering and Science – Development of Facilitator
Mona Dahms
Department of Development and Planning
Vestre Havnepromenade 5: 1-204, DK Aalborg
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Lars Peter Jensen
Department of Control Engineering
Fredrik Bajers Vej 7C, DK Aalborg East
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Associated Professors at Aalborg University

2. Monday, October 29th 2012: PBL and The Aalborg model
       
9.00      Welcome by lecturer Mona Dahms and Lars Peter Jensen            Introduction and presentation of lecturer and participants.            Discussion of participants expectations (reflection-for-action).            Introduction to the program.
Why PBL?
Competence profile
10.20 Break
What is PBL?
Concept mapping
Video film about learning: “Teaching teaching and understanding understanding”
Learning theories and PBL principles
12.00      Lunch
13.00      Exercise in groups – make a project proposal across different engineering disciplines
Presentation of project proposals
14.30 Break
14.45      PBL as educational model and Practice at Aalborg University           
16.00      End of day one  

3. Thuesday, October 30th 2012: Facilitation
9.00       Unanswered questions from day one
9.15       Role play of a meeting between facilitator and students.
11.45       Lunch
12.30       Facilitation
Intercultural Communication in a PBL Environment
15.30       Forming Peer groups and planning experiment
16.00       End of day two

4. 9.00 Presentation and discussion of group excercises. 12.00 Lunch
? December 2012: Results from experiments with facilitation situations + Examination
Until the last day of the course the participants are helping each other/sharing experience in Peer Groups making an experiment with supervision.
9.00    Presentation and discussion of group excercises.
12.00    Lunch
13.00    Assessment/Examinations of projects: Why and How 
15.00    Unanswered questions and evaluation of the course.