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What is Project LeAP?

Project LeAP (Problem-Based Learning in Astronomy and Physics) is a three-year project funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) under the Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning (FDTL). It is one of thirty-eight projects funded under FDTL Phase Four.

Project LeAP aims to increase the profile of problem-based learning (PBL) in university Physics and Astronomy courses. The University of Leicester heads the project consortium, with the Universities of Hertfordshire, Reading, and Sheffield as partners.

One of the project’s output is "A Practice Guide to Problem-Based Learning in Physics and Astronomy" (published by the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Physical Sciences) which includes comparative analysis of PBL within physics, case studies, exemplar support materials for students and tutors, and original PBL problems. The report has been distributed free to all UK Physics Departments.

WHAT IS PBL?

PBL benefits

benefits to students..	benefits to teaching staff..
l deep learning	l teaching satisfaction
l engagement with subject	l community atmosphere
l transferable skills	l enhanced student recruitment & retention
l personal development	l smoother transition to post-graduate research

Summer Workshop 2009

This year's Summer Workshop will be held on 13th-15th July 2009 at Dundalk DIT. More details at the piCETL web page.

Practice Guide to PBL

Read the Project LeAP Practice Guide to PBL in Physics and Astronomy

The Project

Project LeAP ran from 2002 to 2006. The Project has now finished.