Guides
The guides section contains documentation of interest to those involved in the design and development of Enquiry-Based Learning courses and students wishing to gain a deeper understanding of this way of learning.
- How to Write an Academic Essay, Alex Baratta (PDF 396K)
This guide gives an introduction to the process of academic essay writing including advice on constructing an essay's argument, building the structure and completing the finished document. - Designing an Enquiry-Based Learning Course, Dr Bill Hutchings (PDF 4Mb)
This Resource Pack introduces key factors in designing an Enquiry-Based Learning course and provides a range of problem scenarios for final-year undergraduate Literature students studying Samuel Johnson and/or eighteenth-century poetry, along with a 12-week schedule. - Problems: Defining Learning Outcomes, Dr Bill Hutchings (PDF, 174Kb)
The desired learning outcomes of an Enquiry-Based Learning course will be realised through the individual enquiry tasks. As an aid to this process, this paper analyses the potential learning outcomes of one of the problems presented in 'Designing an Enquiry-Based Learning Course' Problem 7 (‘Publishing a Booklet’) from the course in Eighteenth-Century Poetry. - Kahn, P and O'Rourke, K (2004) Guide to Enquiry-Based Learning, University of Manchester (PDF, 81Kb)
This guide focusses on curricula designed around processes of enquiry and is informed by reports from a programme of staff development that supported lecturers as they carried out a small-scale project designed to impact on the learning of their students. - Facilitating Small Group & Enquiry-Based Learning, Louise Goldring & Dr Frank Manista (PDF, 5040 KB)
A postgraduate workshop delivered at CEEBL. - GTA Training Triggers, Dr Frank Manista (PDF, 849 KB)
A guide to designing tutorial exercises ("Triggers") . - Online Groupwork Guidelines, Kate Jones (PDF, 258 KB)
A user-friendly guide for students doing online groupwork. - A Guide to Online Facilitation, Kate Jones (PDF 1MB) A user-friendly guide for staff supporting online groupwork
- A Guide to the Facilitation of Enquiry-Based Learning for Graduate Students, Louise Goldring & Jamie Wood (PDF, 3630 KB)
2nd edition, 2009. A user-friendly resource for people interested in leading small groups of students. - A Student Guide to Enquiry-Based Learning, Mary Whowell (PDF, 108Kb)
Version Date: July 2006 - School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Resource Supplement Guides (ZIP, 735Kb - contains 7 PDFs)
Supplementary support materials for second year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students studying via Problem-Based Learning. Some material is specific to the particular second year tutorials at The University of Manchester while others can be used as generic guides to issues such as working in small groups, searching for information and project planning. - A Whole System Approach to Problem-Based Learning in Dental, Medical and Veterinary Sciences - A Guide to Important Variables, Charles Engel et al. (PDF, 426Kb)
The Guide aims to provide a set of principles and models for the implementation of a whole programme of PBL in the Medical, Dental and Veterinary Services. It addresses key issues that are often overlooked in writing on PBL, in particular variables, such as those related to students’ and tutors’ levels of familiarity with the application of PBL, and the need for a systematic incorporation of the transferable generic skills that PBL seek to foster. - A Questioning Toolkit, From Now On Journal
A framework for developing essential questions for student research. - The Students On-Line in Nursing Integrated Curricula project (SONIC)
A partnership of four universities developing web-based resources for Problem Based Learning scenarios. - Learning Activity Design planner - JISC e-Learning and Pedagogy strand (PDF, 38Kb)
A Learning Activity Design model proposed by JISC as part of their 'Planning and Evaluating Effective Practice with E-Learning' toolkits.
