Why lectures suck

People learn by:
1. listening
2. doing
3. reading
4. talking to other about what they know
5. watching others do something
6. making mistakes and correcting those mistakes

Lectures only utilize (1) listening which is usually tied with (3) reading. That is the way education used to be and still is in many places.

Project-based learning (also called case-based or problem- based) can employ all six of the above ways of learning for students. The problem is that it requires a teacher who is knowledgeable, flexible, creative, and committed to student learning. It also requires much more time from the professor. These things are not always available in pharmacy educational settings.

Watch this video. It clearly illustrates the value of project based learning. But to really understand, you need to apply the method on sayyyy.....a PROJECT!