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Idea #16 Developing student characters for PBL

Are you looking for innovative ways to support your students transition in Higher Education? Explore how a course has introduced ‘student characters’ to help students explore student support issues and personal development, through a Problem Based Learning approach. Find out more in the chapter “Student characters for a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach to university life” (Hancock, 2022) in 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022).

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Hancock, J.C. (2022). Student characters for a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach to university life.  In T. Betts & P. Oprandi (eds) 100 Ideas for Active Learning.  OpenPress @ University of Sussex. https://doi.org/10.20919/OPXR1032

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