What is CBL?
It’s a pedagogical approach through which learners are actively involved in identifying, analyzing and designing a solution that solves a challenge on current problems and real issues.
Propose challenges that are relevant to their organizations.
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Define the problems, manage their teamwork and acquire the knowledge and skills needed to solve the challenge.
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Are guides rather than experts and facilitate the learning process.
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The learning experience is multidisciplinary and engages teams composed different stakeholders and their perspectives.
In the CBL perspective, all these stakeholders are equally learners, in the sense that they build a knowledge community and are aligned in the quadruple helix approach where university, industry, institutions and civil society collaborate for the innovation.
Student-centered approach
Challenges are co-designed with learners (students and challenge providers) considering:
- The learning process for all
- The learning outcomes for students
- The challenge providers’ needs
- Innovative methods and tools
- Formats (hackathons, competitions, design projects, formal course, etc.)
- Number of credits
3 sizes of challenges
Challenges offered by ECIU University and School of Innovation, can be Nano, Mini or Standard and differ in four key dimensions:
Duration and workload
Level of engagement that is the starting when student teams enter challenge
Level of action that is the way to open the findings for society
Level of investigation that is the level of research and variety of activities to find a solution
NANO Specific content, area or skill
Duration and workload
1 ECTS
1-2 days
Level of engagement
part of a) Challenge
Level of action
Solution
Idea for further Steps
Level of investigation
Guiding questions
Guiding activities and resources
Analisys
MINI + gain in depth subject area knowledge
Duration and workload
3 ECTS
1-4 weeks
Level of engagement
Essential questions
(part of a) Challenge
Level of action
Solution
Implementation
Level of investigation
Guiding questions
Guiding activities and resources
Analisys
STANDARD + collaboration in all phases
Duration and workload
6 ECTS
3-6 months
Level of engagement
Big idea
Essential questions
Challenge
Level of action
Solution
Implementation
Evaluation and Publishing
Level of investigation
Guiding questions
Guiding activities and resources
Analisys