PBL
To those who don't know, PBL = Problem Based Learning. Most people don't like it. Well, I have mixed feelings about it. I guess how a PBL session goes depends a lot on your facilitator (I know some uni calls the person the tutor, but in IMU, we refer to him/her as the faci) and your PBL group. Just like the name does, he/she facilitates! I'm a lucky kid, I think. All the facis I've gotten so far were great. Right now, my faci is Dr T and he's good, IMHO.
Well, after Monday's session, Dr T asked us what we felt about PBL and like A said, maybe it's time to do some bootlicking. Haha. Well well.. PBL PBL... The idea is good, I guess. I don't believe in spoonfeeding because, well, let's just admit it, you don't appreciate stuff that you get easily. In this context, because you're given the information, you'll most probably shove it aside and it stays in its little corner. With PBL however, we have to find our own information and share it with the rest of the group.
This brings me to another point... this time, about the PBL group. My current group's pretty good, I guess. Everyone does their work (despite what a certain other member has to say about it) and can voice out their opinions during the discussions. Just wonderful, don't you think???
So... in conclusion, apart from the times when I can't find the info I'm looking for.. the times when I'm being a lazy pig.. the times when I'm PMS-ing, I like PBL. :)
Links update: Just added Olivia and Hanyi to my list of links. They are people I got to know from drliew's forum. Nice people, I must say. :) I'll talk about the forum one of these days, only thing preventing me from doing so is that I have not figured out of a way to do it without making doc kembang and hence breaking his chair (again!). :P