NordForsk Network on Teaching problem based learning in virtual environments

Participant and steering committee member (2010-2011)

The Network on “Teaching problem-based learning in virtual environments” – ScandLE, led by Ellen Christiansen, Aalborg University and funded by Nordforsk, focuses on teachers' work conditions and self-management in relation to two promising directions in the teaching of the future, namely self-regulated learning in Problem-Based Learning (PBL), and Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs). Both PBL and VLEs are instruments that are most likely to significantly influence the teacher's professional role in the classrooms of the 21st century and in informal learning and teaching contexts empowered by social computing. Hence, the network has a dual focus: empowering teachers and integrating PBL practices in VLEs. The research will focus on the critical issues in, aspects of, and problems with teaching in these formal and informal technology-enhanced learning settings.