Innovating Interdisciplinarity in Higher Education: Exploring the Impact of a Grassroots Community of Practice
Maria Azucena Gutierrez Gonzalez,
Caitlin Mandeville,
Ferne Edwards
et al.
Abstract:Skills in interdisciplinary collaboration are required to address many complex problems facing society. As such, interdisciplinarity is a critical competency for students to develop. However, teachers’ effectiveness in teaching interdisciplinarity is often hindered by silo structures within university faculties. To address this in the Experts in Teamwork (EiT) programme, a MSc in a Norwegian university that develops students’ interdisciplinary teamwork skills through projects that address real-world challenges… Show more
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