Environmental problems of the Anthropocene require politically-orientated solutions, and a new generation of complex problem-solvers. Problem-Based Learning is a natural fit for teaching political ecology, and in this blog post Nick Kirsop-Taylor and Dan Appiah report on an experiment at the University of Exeter on this.
Whilst many of the perennial issues of PBL were evident, they found it offered many advantages, and should be considered an important tool in the box of political ecology lecturers.
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