Making virtual project-based learning work during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: KUSNADI, Yuanto, PAN, Gary, SHANKARARAMAN, Venky
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Virtual Project-based Learning; Digital Literacy; COVID-19 Pandemic; Higher Education; Accounting; Public Health
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1983; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soa_research/article/3010/viewcontent/10222ije01.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Project-based learning is an increasingly popular pedagogical approach in university education shown to be effective in fostering problem-solving, analytical, design thinking and teamwork skills. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to universities pivoting from project-based learning (PBL) in the classroom to a virtual learning environment. By examining local student consulting courses conducted virtually in a Singapore University (UNIS) during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study aims to address the knowledge gap in the PBL literature by identifying the roles played by digital literacy - in utilising the digital tools that support virtual learning, in a virtual learning environment. The study also serves to highlight students’ major takeaways in virtual PBL setting.