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This book highlights models for promoting interdisciplinary thinking and an appreciation for interdisciplinary understanding among students in STEM-related fields. Studentsmajoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics often perceivethat courses in their major are not related to the general education liberalarts courses required for their degrees. This separation prevents the transfer of skills between their generaleducation courses and their degree pursuits. The false dichotomy is particularlyimportant because solving the daunting challenges of the twenty-firstcentury-such as drug-resistant bacteria, scarcity of natural resources, andclimate change-requires global citizens armed with robust, complex abilitieswho can integrate interdisciplinary concepts with bold technologies.Contributors to this book explore ways in which this dichotomy can be overcome.
List of contents
1.Emerging Technologies and Potential Paradigmatic Shifts in the Community of Inquiry Framework Melissa Layne and Phil Ice.- 2.Designing Technology-Enhanced Active Learning Environments for the Undergraduate Geoscience Classroom Priya Sharma and Kevin P. Furlong.- 3.Educating Students for STEM Literacy: GlobalEd 2 Kimberly A. Lawless, Scott W. Brown, and Mark A. Boyer.- 4."Out of Order!" Exposure, Experience, E-Learning, and Evaluation: An Interdisciplinary Studies Approach @ Service Learning Elaine Correa.- 5.Promoting an Interdisciplinary Campus Culture Costanza Eggers-Piérola, Bonne August, Cinda P. Scott, Pamela Brown, and Reneta D. Lansiquot.
About the author
Reneta
D. Lansiquot is Associate Professor of English and Program Director of the
Bachelor of Science in Professional and Technical Writing at New York City
College of Technology of the City University of New York, USA. She has
published widely on interdisciplinary studies and educational technology.
Summary
This book highlights models for promoting interdisciplinary thinking and an appreciation for interdisciplinary understanding among students in STEM-related fields. Students
majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics often perceive
that courses in their major are not related to the general education liberal
arts courses required for their degrees.
This separation prevents the transfer of skills between their general
education courses and their degree pursuits. The false dichotomy is particularly
important because solving the daunting challenges of the twenty-first
century—such as drug-resistant bacteria, scarcity of natural resources, and
climate change—requires global citizens armed with robust, complex abilities
who can integrate interdisciplinary concepts with bold technologies.
Contributors to this book explore ways in which this dichotomy can be overcome.
