Professor of Teaching (tenure)
Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED)
Dr. Filipenko has developed and refined problem-based learning (PBL) as an approach to teacher education. She is interested in how PBL can challenge students to use problem solving techniques, self-directed learning strategies, team participation skills and disciplinary knowledge to develop solutions to real world educational quandaries. The PBL curricular design framework developed under her leadership has engendered interest from other universities engaged in the curriculum renewal process.
Contributions:
Member of the Faculty of Education’s Community to Re-imagine Educational Alternatives for Teacher Education (CREATE) Program Development Committee (2006 – 2010)
In response to the new Post-BaccalaureateIn response to the new baccalaureate degree program in teacher education, developed and wrote new problems (cases) that address the requirements of the new program (discipline knowledge) while systematically and sequentially developing students’ dispositions for inquiry (critical thinking/problem solving).
Keywords:
Teacher education; Problem-based learning in education; Children's literature.
margot.filipenko@ubc.ca
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