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Two-Year Community: Life in the Universe: An Interdisciplinary Seminar Course
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This article describes highlights of a community college's 15-week interdisciplinary seminar course, Life in the Universe, including students' perceptions of the course elements.
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Water in Society: An Interdisciplinary Course to Support Undergraduate Students’ Water Literacy
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The authors developed and taught an introductory undergraduate course—Water in Society—grounded in contemporary, real-world, “socio-hydrological” issues. The course, designed to serve the needs of both STEM majors and…
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Case Study: Skinny Genes? An Interdisciplinary Look at a Complex Behavioral Disorder
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This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This directed case study uses a progressive disclosure model to expose…
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An Interdisciplinary Study of the SARS Virus: A One-Semester First-Year Seminar
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An interdisciplinary study of the SARS virus provides opportunities for students in different disciplines to discuss the origin; spread; and global, economic, chemical, and biological aspects of disease. Students…
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See Less Sea-Less Seagulls: Planning for an Interdisciplinary STEM Unit
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Use place-based learning to design a yearlong STEM project.
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This article discusses a semester-long interdisciplinary science course using recently developed optogenetic technique as a main context. This technique provides an engaging modern context for studying and connecting…
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To form and orchestrate intelligent groups is a real challenge for 21st-century education and research. In this paper the authors show how a regional state university was able to facilitate interdisciplinary research…