Lessons learned from the rapid shift to remote learning during the pandemic. The future of the "Aalborg Model" in a hybrid setting.
Traditionally, PBL at AAU required physical co-location. Students needed to be in the same room to brainstorm. The hybrid transformation utilizes advanced collaborative platforms (such as Miro, Mural, and Teams) to enable asynchronous and synchronous co-creation. Now, a group can work on a project 24/7. A student in Denmark can brainstorm on a digital whiteboard while their groupmate in Brazil adds comments hours later. This "anytime, anywhere" approach deepens the reflective process, allowing students to contribute when they are most productive, rather than being bound by a specific meeting time. Aalborg Universitet Transforming PBL Through Hybrid Learning
Today, is no longer a future promise; it is the operational reality for over 20,000 students across its campuses in Aalborg, Copenhagen, and Esbjerg. Lessons learned from the rapid shift to remote
If your institution wants to emulate AAU’s success, do not start with technology. Start with these three actions: Students needed to be in the same room to brainstorm
They stopped trying to replicate the 3-hour physical meeting. Instead, they designed a 5-day hybrid workflow.