I left the first meeting in my PBL group feeling less stressed and more reassured. I’m beginning to believe this course might actually be fun. Still, I have little or a vague idea what to expect and I’m convinced I’ll have to commit a lot of time but, somehow, I worry less. Things are taking slowly, which I’m not used to. This is so different from how I’m expected to work at my university and how I have worked for the last 25 years, which is all my professional life. That is why I am a bit suspicious and wonder how long this idyll is going to last. For the time being, I am enjoying … no pressure.
As I’m supposed to do my first international collaboration project this year, my major concern has been a common communication hub. With curiosity, I’m closely following how our facilitators are managing this aspect. So far, the tools are clear and surprisingly simple. All information for the participants is clearly collected in a commonly accessible space. I’m enjoying this clarity.
