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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

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Ways to boost cross-field talk include structured debates on complex issues, small group work with students from different fields, or case studies that need multiple viewpoints. In our college, old testing methods, like exams on facts from one field, do not work well. 2024) offer valuable guidance.

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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

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Ways to boost cross-field talk include structured debates on complex issues, small group work with students from different fields, or case studies that need multiple viewpoints. In our college, old testing methods, like exams on facts from one field, do not work well. 2024) offer valuable guidance.

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

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Mind maps were originally designed to improve creativity, organization, and critical thinking, allowing free association and loose connections (Buzan). Over time, they have also become learning tools in educational contexts–especially for note-taking, brainstorming, and studying for exams (Erdem, Farrand, Bandera, Mugnai).

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

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Mind maps were originally designed to improve creativity, organization, and critical thinking, allowing free association and loose connections (Buzan). Over time, they have also become learning tools in educational contexts–especially for note-taking, brainstorming, and studying for exams (Erdem, Farrand, Bandera, Mugnai).

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9 Ways to Use AI-Powered Quillionz to Assess Student Understanding

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The SAMR Model (click link for more information) organizes technology as Substitution and Augmentation at a beginning level and Modification and Redefinition at the critical thinking and creativity level. Students can screenshare the Quillionz questions and as a group, work through the answers. More about assessments.

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Using Collaborative Learning to Elevate Students’ Educational Experiences

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Essential skills like critical thinking, communication, problem-solving, and teamwork can be developed through collaborative learning (Wagino, Maksum, Purwanto, Krismadinata, Suhendar, & Koto 2023). Lack of planning, preparation, and support can lead to chaos, unproductive, and disorganized group work.

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Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

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In fact, the National Association of Colleges and Employers lists communication, critical thinking, equity and inclusion, and teamwork as four of the eight career readiness competencies. Students could form small groups to review material, create a study guide, and/or work on solving a set of problems to help prepare for the exam.