Student workshop as a successful method of project-based learning in higher education study

programmes

dr. Alma Zavodnik Lamovšek Ljubljana, 6. 12. 2018

Purpose of the presentation• to show how we use PBL in teaching process

• an analysis of the implementation of project learning at UL FGG in the field of spatial planning in the last 18 years

• highlight the strengths and weaknesses of PBL for both, teachers and students

• to show that the PBL method can be successfully introduced into the implementation of higher education programs regardless of whether it is or not formally included in the curriculum of study program

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How do student workshops actually take place?

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• We define the starting points of the task / problem

• Content frame and time milestones (phases)

• Working process (fieldwork, work at college, work at home, use of data and ICT, etc.)

• Cooperation: municipality-faculty, mentors-students

• Final product (publication, posters, exhibition and presentation, etc.)

Workshops from 2000 to 2018 at the Chair of Spatial Planning

Year Location /Main partner

2000/01 - Podčetrtek / Municipality

2003/04 - Tolmin / Municipality

2004/05 - Trebnje / Municipality- Bloke / Municipality

2005/06 - Domžale / Municipality

2007/08 - Radovljica / Municipality

2008/09 - Bovec / Local tourist organisation- Murska Sobota / Municipality

2010/11 - Straža / Municipality

2011/12 - Sevnica / Municipality- Muta / Municipality

2012/13 - Brezovica / Municipality- Ljubljana urban region / Regionaldevelopment Agency, coop. withTUV (Austria)

2014/15 - Slovenska Istra / Regionaldevelopment Ageny, coop. withFaculty of architecture (Zagreb, Croatia)

2015/16 - Koprivnik nad Bohinjem / Triglav Nationa Park, Bohinj municipality, coop. with Faculty of architecture(Croatia)

2016/17 - Zagreb, coop. with Faculty ofarchitecture (Zagreb, Croatia)

2017/18 - Gorjanci, Novo mesto Municipality

UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering

Spatial Planning students

UL Biotechnical Faculty students of Landscape Architecture

UL Faculty of Artstudents of Geography

University of ZagrebFaculty of Architecture

students of Architecture

TU ViennaDepartment of Regional Planning

students of Spatial Planning

UL Faculty of Architecturestudents of Architecture and / or Urbanism

INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUPS OF STUDENTS AND MENTORS

Field work is to everyone's satisfaction

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Public presentations and exhibitions

Posters and publications as a form of presentation of the results of the work

Strengths or weaknesses of PBL formentors (teachers) and students?

• Greater mentor‘s input of work (time)

• Examining the theoretical starting points in practice

• Interdisciplinary cooperation

• Visible results of work

• Better study results

• Facing students with real problems and working in the local environment

• Higher student‘s input

• Publications, posters, public speaking, ...

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PBL as part of the curriculum of masterstudy programs

On the basis of good PBL experience, UL FGG project work was also introduced

in the curricula of master study programs of spatial planning, geodesy and geoinformatics and construction.

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FROM IDEAS TO REALIZATIONExample of good practice: Implemented project of the

UL FGG Hall using PBL

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Mentors (teachers)

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students

Participants/steakholders

Thank you for your attention

alma.zavodnik@fgg.uni-lj.si

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Foški, M., Mrak, G., Zavodnik Lamovšek, A. Interdisciplinary approach to project based learning : experiencethrough student workshops. V: Cakir Ilhan, A. (ur.). Selected paper of 5th World Conference on Design and Arts (WCDA-2016), Skopje, Macedonia, ( https://sproc.org/ojs/index.php/pntsbs/article/view/2009.

Zavodnik Lamovšek, A., Mrak, G., Foški, M. Student workshop as a successful method of projectbasedlearning in higher education study programmes. V: Aškerc Veniger, K. (ur.), et al. Improving the qualityof teaching and learning in higher education : from theory to practice, from practice to theory. Ljubljana: Center RS za mobilnost in evropske programe izobraževanja in usposabljanja. 2016

Foški, M., Mrak G., Zavodnik Lamovšek A. 2014. Student Workshops as an example of project based learning(PBL). Igra ustvarjalnosti.66-72. http://iu-cg.org/paper/2014/IU_CG_02-2014_foski.pdf

Zavodnik Lamovšek A., Foški M. 2013. The role of the interdisciplinary learning for the urban design andspatial planning workshops. Igra ustvarjalnosti.70-82. http://iu-cg.org/index.html