[Music] welcome to Mast University are you ready wait a minute that's what you expecting but that's not how we do it small tutorial groups that's better MRI university is known for problem-based learning pbl we solve complex problems ourselves using real life cases each group has 12 to 15 students and we divide the different tasks between ourselves dozing in lecture Halls is not an option we all participate actively in the discussion one student leads the discussion ensuring that it stays on track to make sure we don't forget anything the secretary takes notes of what we say the other students too play an active part together we ensure that the group process runs as smoothly as possible so what does the tutor do he or she is specially trained to monitor the whole process making sure we don't miss anything but we often make good progress by ourselves and so the tutor stays in the background let's get back to the case a case is a problem from everyday professional practice we each receive a text describing the case and we read it carefully the case is complicated we'll need strategy and teamwork to solve the problem the tutorials provide a safe environment where we learn to communicate effectively discuss and cooperate with one another we start by examining the case through active brainstorming we try to get a picture of the puzzle and its individual pieces we're often amazed at how much we already know the next step is to Cluster the pieces of information theories are separated from experience causes from consequences in this way we get a good idea of the structure of the problem finally for each category we search for the missing pieces of the puzzle based on what we need to find out we formulate learning goals these are concrete questions that help us to identify the required information the tutorial is over it's time to go and do some research working independently and using the research skills we've learned we each look for answers to the learning goals set during the tutorial the University Library is home to the learning and Resource Centers and all sorts of other resources after a few days we meet again in this session we each present our findings based on what we have found out we try to arrive at a solution usually this goes fine but sometimes it can be hard to bring all the information together as not everyone has come up with the same findings fortunately the tutor is there to help us reach a consensus the knowledge and experience of the tutor come in handy we repeat this process in every tutorial in addition we also have lectures this helps us get prepared for the exams now you know how pbl works but do you also know why we use it the reason is clear with pbl we learn more than just facts we learn to conduct our own research to think and work in a solution focused way we learn to collaborate with others and deal with feedback and we are always actively involved in the tutorials in this way we remember more not least because the tutorials always alternate with practicals and skills training sessions the skills vary per program from analyzing statistical data to pleading a court case or examining a patient once more we work in teams this experience will come in handy in our future careers we learn to understand and respect other people's points of view and our students come from all over the world this makes our learning environment highly International Dynamic and Innovative problem-based learning at MRI University giving you a solid foundation for your career [Music] yeah