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Graduate Students Want to Solve ‘Wicked Problems.’ Are Universities Delivering?

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Graduate education—with its specialization, close access to faculty members, and opportunities for deep learning—ought to help with this kind of interdisciplinary training. Do graduate students themselves want to pursue interdisciplinary aims and become “wicked”? Those who have enrolled in intentionally interdisciplinary Ph.D.

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Journeying Back to Joy in the Classroom

Faculty Focus

In a white paper published by Claire Liu and colleagues, sponsored by the LEGO Foundation, the authors identify five key characteristics of playful learning which facilitate cognitive development: joy, meaning; active engagement; iteration; and social interaction. References Forbes, Lisa K.

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Journeying Back to Joy in the Classroom

Faculty Focus

In a white paper published by Claire Liu and colleagues, sponsored by the LEGO Foundation, the authors identify five key characteristics of playful learning which facilitate cognitive development: joy, meaning; active engagement; iteration; and social interaction. References Forbes, Lisa K.

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