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Blocker, Christopher P. – Marketing Education Review, 2023
This generation of students enters a workforce that increasingly demands interdisciplinary thinking to solve complex problems and create sustainable value. The global pandemic, climate crisis, and state of social inequality call for future business leaders to practice a broader intellectual vision to "see" across domains and apply…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Thinking Skills, Design, Sustainability
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Shi, Yinghui; Yang, Huiyun; MacLeod, Jason; Zhang, Jingman; Yang, Harrison Hao – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2020
Technology-enabled active learning environments (TE-ALEs) have attracted considerable research interest, particularly in higher education. However, research shows inconsistent results describing the influence of TE-ALEs toward students' cognitive learning outcomes. This study was designed to identify high-quality empirical research examining…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Objectives, Active Learning, Technology Uses in Education
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Alm, Karin; Melén, Maria; Aggestam-Pontoppidan, Caroline – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This study aims to explore an interdisciplinary pedagogical approach for advancing knowledge and understanding of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) at higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative study conducted an explorative experiment to elaborate on forms to advance a pedagogical approach…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Sustainable Development
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Šablis, Aivars; Gonzalez-Huerta, Javier; Zabardast, Ehsan; Šmite, Darja – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2019
Global software engineering has changed the way software is developed today. To address the new challenges, many universities have launched specially tailored courses to train young professionals to work in globally distributed projects. However, a mere acknowledgment of the geographic, temporal, and cultural differences does not necessarily lead…
Descriptors: Toys, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Global Approach
Jalinus, Nizwardi; Syahril; Nabawi, Rahmat Azis – Online Submission, 2019
Each learning model has different pattern and approach that will affect the learning outcomes. Thus, a study is required focused on the effect of implementing the learning model so that it can become a reference for teachers. The study aimed to compare the students' problem-solving skills using Project Based Learning (PjBL) model and…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Qadir, Junaid; Al-Fuqaha, Ala – Education Sciences, 2020
In this paper, we strive to provide a primer for students on how to thrive and learn effectively in engineering education in the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) times following the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which has disrupted the educational enterprise massively with universities physically closing in many parts of…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students
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Ito, Hiroshi – Cogent Education, 2017
This paper reconsiders active learning (AL) in the context of Japanese higher education. AL encourages students to actively engage with learning, enhancing their generic and employability skills. In Japan, AL has become increasingly popular but lacks a clear definition. AL proponents suggest that it is the use of instructional methods that…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Student Projects
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Caro, Cary A.; Lirette, Kolby; Yest, Myke – American Journal of Business Education, 2013
As business organizations face more and more scrutiny for poor leadership practices, American business schools have come under more pressure to prepare students to enter organizations with an understanding of and an appreciation for quality leadership. This manuscript focuses on the introduction of a service-learning project to a Senior Leadership…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Leadership Training, Service Learning, Active Learning
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Wilson, LeVon E.; Sipe, Stephanie R. – Journal of Legal Studies Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine whether an active learning classroom environment is more effective in teaching university students certain concepts of business law than the traditional lecture environment. To generate data to answer this question, over a seven-semester period beginning in fall semester 2005, six classes of Legal…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Active Learning, Cognitive Style, Conventional Instruction
McLoughlin, M. Padraig M. M. – Online Submission, 2010
The author of this paper suggests several neoteric, unconventional, idiosyncratic, or unique approaches to beginning Set Theory that he found seems to work well in building students' introductory understanding of the Foundations of Mathematics. This paper offers some ideas on how the author uses certain "unconventional" definitions and…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Mathematics Education, Definitions, Inquiry