Quest-Based learning


We all have problems, of all kinds. Problems are meant to be solve in the majority of cases, if you solve them you learn something, that is what PBL (Problem-Based learning) is about.


You have problem A, to solve problem A in the process you learn something towards it. In the process you are learning what you need and solving some problem.


I know it is better, because it is fun.

Is a challenge, is like doing a mission in a game. You have to kill a Boss or something. The boss is the “problem”, you learn new powerful skills in the middle. Finally you defeat the boss and now have a new set of skills. That is so cool.


So we can also call this Quest-based learning if we think this as the action of complete a “quest” in order to learn somethings, in my opinion that makes it more joyful.


Example, you want to learn how to make medialunas (Man I love medialunas), so you put yourself a quest and you say to your friends, next party I will bring my own medialunas but you do not nothing about medialunas making.

Now you have a quest, satisfy you hungry gluttons friends, to complete this you are learning how to make medialunas, when the day arrives you solved the quest and became The Medialunas Wizard.


So you solve and learn, that is what this is about. Create or find those "Problems", "Quest" and learn in the process of solving them. Those are real word cases, you will have more fun.

References

  • Rapid skill acquisition - Chapter 3 - Practice