Annette Grunwald

Annette Grunwald is a Part-Time Lecturer at the Department of Sustainability and Planning within The Technical Faculty of IT and Design at Aalborg University. She is affiliated with the Aalborg Centre for Problem Based Learning in Engineering Science and Sustainability. Her work focuses on educational methodologies, particularly Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in STEM education, sustainability, and teacher training.

Education:

• Master of Learning Processes, Aalborg University
• M.Sc., Technische Universität Dresden

Research Interests:

• Adapting PBL for secondary and higher education
• STEM education innovation
• Sustainability integration in curricula
• Teacher professional development
• Climate education outreach

Key Projects:

• "Learning in reality" (2014-2016): Strengthened students' interest in climate and science through practice-oriented teaching networks
• "PBL in lifelong learning" (2015-2018): Explored PBL across educational levels
• "Kandidatuddannelsen i naturfags-/matematikundervisning" (2018-2023): Teacher education development

Awards: None explicitly listed.

Grants/Advising:

• Managed EU-funded projects like "Energisparepuljen" (2009) and "Skub i energibesparelser" (2010-2013)
• Supervised initiatives attracting students to technical education

Labs/Teams: Active in the Aalborg Centre for Problem Based Learning, collaborating with institutions on educational innovation.