ERIC Number: EJ879844
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
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ISSN: ISSN-0737-7363
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Reflections on an Interdisciplinary, Community-Based, Team-Taught Adventure
Fauvel, Anne Marie; Miller, Lisa K.; Lane, Paul; Farris, John
Journal of Continuing Higher Education, v58 n1 p40-46 2010
A new team-taught course focused on interdisciplinary teaching and integrative learning was offered at Grand Valley State University during the Summer of 2008 at a regional campus in Holland, Michigan. Faculty from Engineering and Business developed this community-based, alternative-format course to engage students in the question: "What will the community look like in 10 years?" A unique, four-week-long course emerged: Socially Conscious Innovation. Given the nontraditional nature of the course, the faculty engaged a fellow faculty member and a campus administrator to solicit feedback in the following areas: course architecture, interdisciplinary team teaching, and community involvement. This article outlines the educational philosophies and guiding principles used in developing Socially Conscious Innovation, and provides a summary of faculty, administrator, and student feedback used to improve the course for the upcoming year. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Interdisciplinary Approach, Engineering Education, Business Administration Education, Nontraditional Education, Nontraditional Students, Reflection, Futures (of Society), Feedback (Response), Community Involvement, Innovation, Administrators, College Administration, Educational Principles
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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