Third Reflection For Problem-Based Learning (PBL)

For PBL, I have learnt that all problems can be resolved much faster and easier if we employ the FILA (facts, ideas, learning issues, action plan) chart. The FILA chart allows us to systematically analyse a problem by breaking it down according to the four steps towards resolving a problem. For facts, it is rather easy to come up with it although we should be careful not to assume things and treat them like established facts when they are not. For ideas, it would depend on our imagination, based on facts, to think of all the various situations that may arise as a result of the facts. Then, we would base our learning issues on ideas and ask questions to ourselves to broaden all the possibilities. Finally, we would come up with an action plan on what we need to do in order to answer all the questions raised at 'learning issues'. I have realised that each step depends on the previous step of the process. For instance, we come up with ideas based on the facts, and learning issues based on the ideas. 


I have used the PBL process in Internet Journalism and Advanced Journalism class and learnt one important thing throughout the course. If we do not use the FILA chart to approach a problem, we would tend to miss out certain considerations and ideas that are crucial for us to resolve the problem.