Activity #1 – Intro Discussion
What is your impression of PBA based on your experiences in MET?
My experiences in MET has shown me the relevance of PBA for learners as I have been able to:
- Engage with learning.
- Learn through collaboration (I have always feel that we are a learning online community), problem solving and construction of knowledge.
- Own my learning process (autonomous learning).
- Develop critical thinking skills.
I think that PBA allows students to engage, attend, and interact with content. It also allows to think critically about content and develop an own perspective about learning.
Angela.
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hall 1:51 am on November 9, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Angela,
I agree with you the MET program has shed some light on the benefits of PBA. Thus it allows us to clearly see the effectiveness of implementing of PBA in the courses or subject we teach at our respective educational institutions.
I think the use of PBA in educational institutions across our globe will definitely foster critically among students and will create a better society. In accordance with your view that” PBA also allows to think critically about content and develop an own perspective about learning”, I think it should be implemented in all educational institutions across our globe.
Angela Novoa 4:59 pm on November 9, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Conroy,
Thanks for your comments. Particularly I agree with your statement “I think the use of PBA in educational institutions across our globe will definitely foster critically among students and will create a better society”.
Cheers,
Angela.
Kristopher 6:09 am on November 9, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Angela,
You mentioned that PBA encourages us to own our learning– you are completely right! Inevitably we apply and build our projects around what is meaningful to us and I think that in addition to building engagement in the assignments, it also helps us to create a sense of ownership in that this is OUR work that is on topics that I am the master of. I like that addition to the benefits of PBA.
Angela Novoa 4:57 pm on November 9, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Thanks Kristopher. I liked the term that you used: master. It resumes it very clear.
Cheers,
Angela.
themusicwoman 1:00 pm on November 9, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Angela,
I really like the succinctness of your answer. May I borrow? 🙂
The part that I like the best is the “own my learning process”. I think that sometimes we too often forget that students must have some sort of impetus on their own parts. Isn’t that one of the main rules of learning? In the constraints of curriculum and the mandate of provincial exams, i think sometimes that the focus of learning becomes the test results. And of course, there’s always the Fraser Report on the state of learning in the education system.
Just adding my two cents, Thanks.
Angela Novoa 4:55 pm on November 9, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Of course you can borrow! The idea of sharing our opinions through MET courses is exactly “sharing”. Thanks for your comments 🙂
Angela.