Collaborative project-based learning. An experience with students of the Degree in Geography and Land Management

Abstract

Collaborative project-based learning (CPBL) is an innovative educational methodology that facilitates meaningful learning and a greater relationship between theory and practice. This paper presents an educational experience developed in the Qualitative Techniques subject of the Degree in Geography and Land Management. It is concluded that CPBL is a methodology that facilitates attainment of competences and contextualized learning, gives thematic coherence and structure to an apparently unstructured subject, increases motivation, makes students be the main architects of their learning, stimulates vocation for research and generates a feeling of participation and relevance. The practice developed highlights the importance of tutoring, continuous evaluation, teaching coordination and the timing of tasks as crucial elements for success.