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Hi Betty, My understanding that in it's purest form PBL is very resource intensive. I have had some experience of working with small groups using this type of approach and with 40 students this increased my class contact time from 1hr per week for tutorials to 4hrs/week (in addition to keynote lectures which were timetabled for 1hr/week). I was however very encouraged by my experiences and student feedback and I am therefore just about to start a 2 year project to adapt the technique for use with larger groups. My intent is to experiment with the use of a number of tutorless groups within a classroom environment of 25-30 students at a time. There are some case studies in the literature and some experience within our University to make me believe that this is feasible provided the learning environment is approptiately structured and supported. Regards, Helen On 30 Nov 2003, at 22:32, HARRIS Betty wrote: > HI Mark do you or other colleagues know of any work undertaken > regarding PBL and resource issues - particularly in terms of financial > costs staff and rooms. > > Betty Harris > Senior Lecturer > Mrs Helen Crabtree, School of Management, University of Salford. Salford M5 4WT 0161-295-2126 0161-295-2126