Problem Based Learning
aka a mountain of faeces that poor UK med students are subjected to. The aim of the task is to pretend to understand (supposedly for the sake of their future career under the NHS... ahem) each medical scenario using "oh-so-clever" patient names to give "ever-so-subtle" hints to the true diagnosis, e.g. Mr. Art Attak...
...Oh for fucks sake.
student A: I never understand what we're meant to get from this. Fuck it, I'll just sit here quietly and nod.
student B: so read the fucking 6 lines of pbl scenario and lets sit here for 2 hours BRAINSTORMING and going through the SEVEN STAGES of a PERFECT fucking pbl. And we do this every topic, every term for how many years of medskool?
student C: I'm off peeps I've got the tutor's notes
10 years later in the hospital..
Patient rushed into A&E with a knife stabbed into his skull, bleeding and unconscious.
A: I'm still confused, what's wrong with him? Is that blood? I'll just sit here quietly and nod.
B: I need to brainstorm quick someone I need a whiteboard!
C: Shit, I didn't photocopy the notes for this!
by Dr. Shipman he he he May 18, 2007
by SamWiseWoahZay June 12, 2011
Professional Bullshiting Learning (Problem Based Learning)
A university subject students are forced to take which has no actual practical nor theoretical applications. Somebody managed to write textbooks about PBL containing nothing but pure bullshit rephrased in million different ways about group work. You could probably learn more from watching paint dry than to take this course.
Example 1:
Student A: Hey, have you read the pages for PBL today?
Student B: Yes, I did look into wall.
Example 2:
Student A: What did you guys learn about last PBL lecture?
Student B: How to bullshit my way into a passing grade.
by Wedielie November 03, 2022
PBL
Passed By Launch
Term used in the sport of rowing (a.k.a. Crew) for a boat moving so slow relative to the rest of the boats in the race that the Launch carrying the Race Officials passes the slow boat to keep up with the pack of competitive boats.
Boats that PBL usually finish DFL (Dead Fucking Last).
Damn Dude, our Varsity 8 was PBL. WTF went wrong!!??
by mtnmeister June 25, 2009
by Kaleo Bella November 26, 2009
by phdncunnilingus March 11, 2012