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Scaffolding Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning: A Case Study
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MacLeod, Miles; van der Veen, Jan T. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
Can you ask students from three different bachelor programmes to help solve planning and routeing problems for hospitals? In the presented case an interdisciplinary approach was shown to be successful after some redesign. Students from Applied Mathematics, Civil Engineering and Industrial & Engineering Management jointly designed solutions for…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Student Projects, Engineering Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Constructively Aligned Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Engineering: What Do Students Perceive as Contributing to the Learning of Interdisciplinary Thinking?
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Spelt, E. J. H.; Luning, P. A.; van Boekel, M. A. J. S.; Mulder, M. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Increased attention to the need for constructively aligned teaching and learning in interdisciplinary higher education in engineering is observed. By contrast, little research has been conducted on the implementation of the outcome-based pedagogical approach to interdisciplinary higher education in engineering. Therefore, the present design-based…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education
A Course on Applied Superconductivity Shared by Four Departments
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Jensen, Bogi B.; Abrahamsen, Asger B.; Sorensen, Mads P.; Hansen, Jorn B. – Online Submission, 2013
In this paper, a course on applied superconductivity is described. The course structure is outlined and the learning objectives and the learning activities are described. The teaching was multidisciplinary given by four departments each contributing with their expertise. Being applied superconductivity, the focus was on an application, which could…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development, Class Activities
A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Introduction of an Interprofessional Problem-Based Learning Module
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Cusack, Tara; O'Donoghue, Grainne; Butler, Marie-Louise; Blake, Catherine; O'Sullivan, Cliona; Smith, Kathryn; Sheridan, Ann; O'Neill, Geraldine – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2012
Patient care is complex and demands that health professionals work together effectively. Interprofessional education (IPE) encourages collaboration by educating students from different professions together. This study examined the effectiveness of IPE in terms of changing students' perceptions of teamwork, professional identity, role, competency…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Based Learning, Learning Modules
Proceedings of the International Conference e-Learning 2014. Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (Lisbon, Portugal, July 15-19, 2014)
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Baptista Nunes, Miguel, Ed.; McPherson, Maggie, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2014, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (Lisbon, Portugal July 15-19, 2014). The e-Learning 2014 conference aims to address the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education