1st Edition
Interdisciplinary Learning Activities
170 Pages
by
Routledge
170 Pages
by
Routledge
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As the complex societal and technological challenges of the 21st century cannot be addressed by solutions from just one field of expertise, academics are increasingly expected to cross the disciplinary boundaries. 'Interdisciplinary Learning Activities' contains concrete suggestions in the form of examples of learning activities that university teachers can use to teach and foster... Read more
2 Acknowledgements, 2 Introduction, 3 Interdisciplinary understanding, 4 Interdisciplinary learning activities (ILAs), Workshops, 5 Issue tree, 6 CALQ discussion, 7 Breaking news, 8 Business model canvas, 9 Socratic-style questioning, 10 Concept map, 11 Elevator pitch, 12 Interdisciplinary debate, 13 Personal strengths matrix, 14 Shuffling teams, 15 Team charter, 16 Strengths game, 17 Walt Disney strategy, 18 A closer look at interdisciplinary texts, 19 Complex systems, 20 Designing an interdisciplinary research question, 21 Finding a shared topic, 22 The interdisciplinary shuttle, 23 Managing data, 24 Inter-professional team meeting, Courses, 25 Scenario analysis, 26 Managing teamwork in big groups, 27 Developing a campaign, 28 Stakeholder's view, 29 Movies & matter, 30 Panel discussion, 31 OEPS model, 32 Developing a collaborative E-book, 33 Instrumental sketchbook, 34 Writing a reflection essay, Curricula, 35 Reflection on (inter)disciplinarity, 36 Reflection from different perspectives, References, Appendix, Colophon.
Biography
Ger Post spent five years working at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, including as a lecturer in academic skills for the Bachelor’s programme in Natural and Social Sciences. He now works as an educational specialist at the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
