Ljubljana (Slovenia), 3–4 November 2011
With the Slovenian Biochemical Society
Programme:
First day:
09:00 -09:30 Registration
09:30-10:00 Opening
Session 1: “Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education in Slovenia”
10:00-10:40 “Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education in Slovenia” — A Plemenitaš, M Dolinar
10:40-11:00 Coffee
Session 2: “Problem-Based Learning”
(K Elliott, G Guner, K Burdett, P Ott, K Barišić)
11:00-12.30 Talks on Manchester and Izmir PBL experiences — K Elliott, G Guner
12.30- 14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.15 Introduction to Small Groups - Dividing into groups
14:15-15.15 First PBL session (Possibly with coffee at tables)
15.15-15:30 Change groups
15:30-16:30 Second PBL session
16:30-17.00 Coffee break
17:00-17:30 Designing the curriculum/Facilitation — K Elliott
17:30-18.00 General discussion on PBL
Second day:
Session 3: “Communication of Science to Non-scientific Audiences”
(M Claesson)
09:00- 09:45 Recent trends in science communication
09:45- 10:15 Case study: building a communication strategy for ITER
10:15- 10:40 Group discussion and exchanges
10:40-11:00 Dividing into Groups and coffee break
11:00-12:00 Small groups work on Communicating biochemistry and molecular biology
12:00-12:30 Group Discussion and Conclusions
12:30-14:00 Lunch
Session 4: “Writing a Scientific Article”
14:00-16:00 “Writing a Scientific Article” — F Goni
16:00-17.00 Closing with coffee