We started this week with a new module about Innovative Pedagogical Approach with Dr. Twana who came from university of komar in sulaymaneyah. At the beginning he gave us some topics and asked us to give him a brief definition about each of them the topics were (PBL, critical thinking, lecturing, lifelong learning, and outcome-based learning), at the same day he gave us basic information about project base learning (PBL), and project orientated problem based learning (POPBL).
After that the learner were divided into some groups according to their specialization and they gave us a group activity, in which each group must choose a topic from their own discipline and prepare a PBL and we should include “title, main and sub- questions, methodology, timeline, result and findings, conclusion, and references” and present it for next day. We also had another assignment for that day in which we had to choose a topic from the following (Problem-based learning vs skill-based learning, simulation-based learning, flipped classroom, drama-based learning, and case-based learning), and prepare a poster about it and present it for next day.
In next day, we had a new lecturer Dr. Admed omar balli who came from university of human development – sulaymaneyah, he redivided us based on our specialties to 5 groups, and he asked each group to design a module and include specific information about it such as learning outcomes, ECTS, and assessment tolls that used to achieve that learning outcomes and presented it.
The last day in this week the different groups presented their presentations about a general topic of their specialization. Finally, Dr. Ahmed asked each of the groups to prepare a presentation by choosing a topic, and make a scenario and record it as a film, then present it in next class.