Problem and Project-Based Learning in the fields of Health Informatics and Digital Health
Problem-based and Project-Based Learning approaches are used for teaching students in an active and inquiry-based learning way. Therefore, they are gaining knowledge and developing skills in the field. Informatics and digitalization are at the crossroads of Science, Technology, Engineering, Management, and Innovation studies, as well as at least one application field. Health Informatics, or more globally, Digital Health, are dynamic and stimulating fields of practice for developing a large range of capabilities dealing with creativity and leadership. Nonetheless, the specificities of both Health Informatics (standards, methodologies, human- or animal-focused information) and Digital Health (tools and systems) require additional student involvement to deliver projects that meet real-world needs and constraints. In this chapter, we will explain how to run Problem-Based and Project-Based Learning in these challenging areas. This requires some awareness of health and medicine concepts and their specific constraints. This active, inquiry-based learning journey in the fields of Health Informatics and Digital Health must provide day-to-day tools for cultivating new scientific, technological, engineering, and managerial know-how. It is essential to point out that Health Informatics and Digital Health are used herein as application fields. The methods and examples presented in this chapter can be applied and replicated in any other field, particularly in bioengineering and biomedical engineering.
