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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

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Working in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies has shown me firsthand that our students face a world full of messy, tangled problems. True interdisciplinary teaching goes beyond just putting different topics side by side. 2024) studied adding interdisciplinary learning in nursing classes using games. Yang et al.

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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

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Working in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies has shown me firsthand that our students face a world full of messy, tangled problems. True interdisciplinary teaching goes beyond just putting different topics side by side. 2024) studied adding interdisciplinary learning in nursing classes using games. Yang et al.

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How to Bring to Life the Science of Reading

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Like, if someone's talking to me and I'm reading a book, I wouldn't hear them,” says Aylynn, an eighth grader in Pendergast Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona. Her words describe the transformative power of reading — a skill that, unlike spoken language, humans are not naturally hardwired to master.

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Creative Approaches for Developing Essay Writing Skills

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Embracing the Art of Reading One of the most effective and time-honored methods for honing one’s writing skills is to immerse oneself in the works of accomplished authors and essayists. By exploring the interplay between text and visual or auditory components, writers can develop a more holistic and immersive approach to their craft.

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The Censored and the Curious: Using Banned Books to Foster Connections and Critical Thinking in Freshmen

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Choose an interdisciplinary topic for broader appeal Freshmen often have not yet decided what their major would be, nor should they! Students chose a book that had been recently banned and read it with a small group of classmates who were also interested in the same book.

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

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Instead of dedicating class time solely to lectures, we provided pre-class materials such as videos, readings, or podcasts that covered foundational concepts (Ochs, Gahrmann & Sonderegger, 2024). The Flipped Classroom Model To further enhance engagement, we adopted a flipped classroom approach. Miner, Ed.). References Beatty, B.

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

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Instead of dedicating class time solely to lectures, we provided pre-class materials such as videos, readings, or podcasts that covered foundational concepts (Ochs, Gahrmann & Sonderegger, 2024). The Flipped Classroom Model To further enhance engagement, we adopted a flipped classroom approach. Miner, Ed.). References Beatty, B.