Jones, Dianne (2005) Problem-based learning and critical analysis of practice in online news media. Australian Studies in Journalism (14). pp. 97-113. ISSN 1038-6130
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Abstract
Continuing assertions that undergraduate education must improve, in order to meet the
needs of today's news media, challenge journalism teachers on two fronts: deciding
what students need to know so they can serve as the next generation of journalists; and
working out how to help students transfer their learning to real world situations. This
paper examines the power of problem-based learning (PBL) as a teaching strategy. It
demonstrates how PBL was applied to present students with a challenging problem,
rooted in the real world of online news reporting, for which they did not have all the
information needed to develop a solution. A positive outcome of this PBL episode was
the depth of student reflection on their role (as future journalists) in responding to
issues such as gender representative reporting.
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Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Item Status: | Live Archive |
Additional Information: | Awaiting copyright advice. |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Arts - Department of Mass Communication (Up to 31 Mar 2011) |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Arts - Department of Mass Communication (Up to 31 Mar 2011) |
Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2007 00:25 |
Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2013 22:33 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | problem-based learning (PBL), news reporting, journalism, journalism training |
Fields of Research (2008): | 19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing > 1903 Journalism and Professional Writing > 190301 Journalism Studies |
URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/607 |
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