Articles

1. Pfizer Accelerates Organizational Learning Using Real-Life Problems, S. Mierson and K. Freiert, 2004, Corporate Universities International, Issue 2: 5-8. Click here to request a copy.

Would you like to know how to increase individual and organizational learning and develop more effective teams and leaders all at the same time? This example from a corporate environment shows how Problem-Based Learning can help you do that.

2. Problem-Based Learning, S. Mierson and K. Freiert, 2004, Training & Development (American Society for Training & Development), 58 (10): 15-17. Click here to request a copy.

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) helps participants develop leadership skills while they learn concepts and information. Those skills play a major role in affecting culture change and developing a learning organization. This article has tips for successful use of PBL.

3. The Dance of Educational Innovation, E.D.U. De Graaff and S. Mierson, 2005, Teaching in Higher Education, 10 (1): 117-121. Click here to request a copy.

4. Stories from the Field: Problem-Based Learning from a Teacher's and a Student's Perspective, Mierson, S., with A.A. Parikh, 2000, Change, January/February: 21-27. Click here to request a copy.

These personal stories of experiences in a Problem-Based Learning classroom bring the method to life, and show some of the range of skills students can gain. Lively, easy read.

5. A Problem-Based Learning Course in Physiology for Undergraduate and Graduate Basic Science Students, Mierson, S., 1998, American Journal of Physiology, 275 (Advances in Physiology Education, 20): S16-S27. Click here to view article online.

This article contains lots of practical ideas for making Problem-Based Learning in any discipline work. Includes student reactions to PBL.