Andrea Detmer

• Doctor of Philosophy
• University College London

Project-based Learning (PjBL) utilises a series of authentic projects which reflect the 'unit of work' as experienced in the engineering workplace; is understood to be closer to professional realities and involves the collaborative application of knowledge, understanding and skills. Moreover, it offers curriculum designers a pedagogical approach wh...

This paper presents a discussion of findings in relation to the pedagogy of Project Based Learning (PjBL) from a collaborative learning and teaching research project at UCL Engineering. It highlights the importance of adopting a) an understanding learning as a social practice in PjBL, and b) developing valid methodological approaches when capturing...

There is ever greater emphasis on the student experience in Higher Education; on the quality of the taught provision, and in Engineering Education the need, through the use of innovative curricula, of preparing the next generation of work ready engineers. However, within this, the preparation of future Engineering Educators to rise to the challenge...

In response to evolving work practices in engineering (Royal Academy of Engineering 2010) and the ever-changing nature of vocational and professional knowledge (Broad, 2016), attention has rightly turned to the development of innovative pedagogies to facilitate the entry of graduates to the employment market. Project-based Learning (PjBL) is an exa...

Despite a greater emphasis on the quality of the taught provision in HE; the nature of the student experience and in Engineering Education, the need to develop innovative curricula, preparing future Engineering Educators for their role is often overlooked. Where attention exists, it often focuses on individual activities such as reflection and port...

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