Connected Science

Strategies for Integrative Learning in College

AvTricia A. Ferrett,David R. Geelan

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Informed by the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL), Connected Science presents a new approach to college science education for the 21st century. This interdisciplinary approach stresses integrative learning and pedagogies that engage students through open-ended inquiry, compelling real-world questions, and data-rich experiences. Faculty from a variety of disciplines and institutions present case studies based on research in the classroom, offering insights into student learning goals and best practices in curriculum design. Synthetic chapters bring together themes from the case studies, present an overview of the connected science approach, and identify strategies and future challenges to help move this work forward.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-07-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt:295 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Indiana University Press
ISBN:9780253009395

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Mer om författaren

Tricia A. Ferrett is Professor of Chemistry at Carleton College and founder and former director of the Carleton Interdisciplinary Science and Math Initiative.David R. Geelan is Senior Lecturer in Science Education at Griffith University, Australia.Whitney M. Schlegel is Associate Professor of Biology and Founding Director of the Human Biology Program at Indiana University.Joanne L. Stewart is Professor of Chemistry at Hope College.

Recensioner i media

"A significant contribution to science pedagogy and to the scholarship of teaching and learning. . . . [W]ill be of interest to researchers in the area of science education and to college and university faculty members who seek to improve their teaching."—David W. Oxtoby, Pomona College"The educational philosophy presented in Connected Science draws upon existing reform movements in higher education but goes further by providing a more coherent and intentional integration of pedagogy, assessment, faculty scholarship, and student learning. This type of integration is sorely needed in educational reform initiatives."—Trace Jordan, New York University

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword: The Scholarship of Integrative Teaching and LearningMary Taylor Huber and Pat HutchingsPart I. Connected Science: Why Integrative Learning is Vital1. Fostering Integrative Capacities for the 21st CenturyTricia Ferrett2. From Student Learning to Teaching FoundationsTricia FerrettPart II. Courses that Foster Integrative Learning3. Public Health and Biochemistry:Connecting Content, Issues, and Values for MajorsMatt Fisher4. Designing to Make A Difference: Authentic Integration of Professional Skills in an Engineering Capstone Design CourseGregory Kremer5. Integrative Learning in a Data-Rich Mathematics ClassroomMike Burke6. Navigating Wormholes: Integrative Learning in a First-Year Field CourseBettie HiggsPart III. Structures that Support Integrative Learning7. Linking Integrated Middle-School Science with Literacy in Australian Teacher EducationDavid R. Geelan8. SCALE-UP in a Large Introductory Biology CourseRobert Brooker, David Matthes, Robin Wright, Deena Wassenberg, Susan Wick, and Brett Couch9. Reuniting the Arts and Sciences via Interdisciplinary Learning CommunitiesXian Liu, Kate Maiolatesi, and Jack Mino10. Pedagogies of IntegrationRichard GalePart IV. Broader Contexts for Integrative Learning11. Integrative Moves by Novices: Crossing Institutional, Course, and Student ContextsTricia Ferrett and Joanne Stewart12. Facilitating and Sustaining Interdisciplinary Curricula: From Theory to PracticeWhitney M. Schlegel