Tag: problem-based learning
It is my role as Chair of Hazel Hill Trust to be the ‘vision holder’ for the project. There are lots of ways you can interpret what this…
As I wrote in my last post, this summer I have been thinking about regenerative design, and what it means for engineers. In the context of climate breakdown,…
This week’s Weekend Engineering Works post is about Ticket to Ride winning strategies. The game involves racing against other players to build a network of railway lines across…
It is the moment I look for on my training courses. It is when participants switch from general interest in the topic or material to a moment of…
How do you make sure you get the most out of the investment you are making in your professional development? First you have to commit to doing the…
So many things that I am working on at the moment lead me to the conclusion that there is power in the gaps. But I feel like for…
I met with a friend earlier in the week to talk about setting some life goals. It’s a conversation we had had five years ago and then did…
I spend most of my time designing creativity training for engineers. In this episode we flip the format. Alexie Sommer, Independent Design and Communication Director and collaborator on…
This week I have had the feeling that I have been struggling recently to find focus on my creative work. I have lots of projects on at the…
In November 2019 I was booked to deliver the keynote address for the University of Edinburgh Engineering Faculty’s away day. It was an opportunity to explore how the…
A key part of problem-based learning is reflection. But how do you get people not interested in reflection to start thinking critically about the decisions they take over…
[The following text is adapted from the after-dinner speech I gave at the University of Edinburgh Engineering Faculty’s away day. It was originally titled ‘How problem-based learning can…
There was great energy at today’s IStructE Academics’ Conference, the theme of which was Creativity and Conceptual Design. If you are visiting this site for the first time,…
I am just back from taking part in a Design Thread workshop at Imperial College, the aim of which was to co-ordinate activity between the various design-relevant courses…
When you get into it, PBL is a fundamental philosophical shift in the role of the instructor, and it is that realisation that has had such a personal impac...