The Economics Network held a departmental workshop at the University of Greenwich on 13 May 2010 on the topic of Problem-Based Learning in Economics.
The speakers were Frank Forsythe (University of Ulster) and Guglielmo Volpe (Queen Mary, University of London)
Files from the event
What is Problem-Based Learning? (Powerpoint)
Frank Forsythe
Problem-Based Learning in an Economic Growth module (Powerpoint)
Guglielmo Volpe
PBL tasks from the course are available to download.
The evolution of PBL in 'Economics for Business' from 2004 to 2009 (PDF)
Denis McGrath, University of Westminster
Where next? (Word)
Frank Forsythe
Links recommended by Guglielmo Volpe:
- CILASS (centre for Inquiry Based Learning in Arts and Social Sciences)
- Learn Higher Group Work: helps students and staff dealing with the problematics of groupwork
