How to support teachers professional development in the context of Problembased Learning

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How to support teachers professional
development in the context of Problem-based
Learning

• POIKELA, Sari, Ph.D., Professor (acting)
• Faculty of Education, University of Lapland,
  Finland
• LAAKSO, Matleena M. Ed., Project Manager
• Eduta Institute, Faculty of Education, University
  of Tampere, Finland

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Eduta Institute
Eduta Institute is an educational consultation
and training unit of the Faculty of Education at
the University of Tampere, Finland. Eduta
Institute educates, researches and develops
processes of learning, counselling and evaluation
in work communities. We implement the third
task of the University of Tampere, which means we
are acting as a bridge between the University and
working life. The majority of our training is
valid for postgraduate studies in our faculty.
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Problem-based Learning (PBL)
Experiential Learning
Context
Social Constructionism
Collaboration between University and Working
Life
Dialogue
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Problem-based Learning (PBL)
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The most common goals of the students for the
studies

• Theoretical knowledge about PBL
• Confidence and support for the teachership and
  for the guidance of the students

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C u r r i c u l u m

• I Basis of PBL (5 study credits)
• II Tutoring and facilitating (5)
• III PBL curriculum and assessment (5)
• IV PBL and leading the change of the
  organization (5)
• V Applications of PBL in Finland and abroad (5)
• VI Development project at own work (10-15)
• VII Optional studies (5)
• 40 study credits ( 60 ECTS study credits)

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How the goals were achieved? Questionnaire
January 2004

• The way the modules have been done has supported
  my development as a tutor and as a whole the
  programme has strengthened my previous thinking
  and taught basics and through that has helped me
  to be strong in my very heterogenic work
  community and in the curriculum work.
• I have been able to deepen my educational
  competence. I am about to have a lot of knowledge
  and skills to apply.

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How the goals were achieved? Questionnaire
January 2004

• Especially important was the study module about
  leading the change of the organization. From the
  beginning I have had the feeling that I am in the
  right place at the right time. I have never had
  the feeling that I had not learned anything new.
• Additional merit was the involvement of my work
  community. I could not understand its meaning at
  the beginning.

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Group Interviews February 2005

• The theory just begins to live in you. It just
  somehow comes forth, wells up, when someone just
  asks something.
• when something didnt succeed or something did
  succeed, and then you will get the similar kind
  of situation and you know, well, that it belongs
  here. And it is not a catastrophe, and you know
  that it belonged for example to the group
  process. That this was supposed to happen.

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• Pedagogue has arisen in us.