Innovation Labs: A Professional Approach to Honors

Autor/in	Bormans, Ron
Titel	Innovation Labs: A Professional Approach to Honors
Quelle	In: Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 16 (2015) 2, S.113-119 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-0151
Schlagwörter	Honors Curriculum; Educational Practices; Innovation; Competency Based Education; Student Experience; Student Development; Relevance (Education); Educational Environment; Interdisciplinary Approach; Intervention; College Programs; Foreign Countries; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungspraxis; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Studienerfahrung; Relevance; Relevanz; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Studienprogramm; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	Honors education at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (RUAS) focuses on students who are willing to invest more in their study than the average student. Selection criteria are the students' willingness to develop beyond what is offered in the regular curriculum and are not based on previous accomplishments. The additional challenge of the honors program lies in its multidisciplinary teamwork. Students say that the program teaches them to appreciate different perspectives on issues and to integrate these with their own perspectives (Lappia, Weerheijm, Pilot, and Van Eijl). Honors students are stimulated to get the best out of themselves and to develop themselves as junior innovative professionals. The desired learning outcomes of the RUAS honors programs are five competencies included in their profile, "Learning to Innovate," which describe an excellent professional as one who can: (1) focus on innovation (innovation-driven); (2) focus on the context in which (s)he works (demand-driven); (3) work closely with important disciplines in this context (cooperatively multidisciplinary); (4) arrive jointly at a solution to an issue, provide arguments in favor of the solution, and share ideas (co-creative in knowledge generation); and (5) manage his or her own development (capable of interactive learning). These competencies focus on the student's individual development as an innovative professional and provide emphasis on the student's intended profession. This article provides a first-hand perspective from Boo Van Der Vlist, offering one student's views on her honors experience and demonstrating how the RUAS program is on the right path. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Collegiate Honors Council. 1100 Neihardt Residence Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 540 North 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588. Tel: 402-472-9150; Fax: 402-472-9152; e-mail: nchc@unl.edu; Web site: http://nchchonors.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01