Fostering Student Engagement through a Real-World, Collaborative Project across Disciplines and Institutions

Autor/inn/en	Mebert, Laura; Barnes, Roy; Dalley, Jacqueline; Gawarecki, Leszek; Ghazi-Nezami, Farnaz; Shafer, Gregory; Slater, Jill; Yezbick, Erin
Titel	Fostering Student Engagement through a Real-World, Collaborative Project across Disciplines and Institutions
Quelle	In: Higher Education Pedagogies, 5 (2020) 1, S.30-51 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mebert, Laura)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2375-2696
DOI	10.1080/23752696.2020.1750306
Schlagwörter	Learner Engagement; Cooperative Learning; Active Learning; Student Projects; Institutional Cooperation; Problem Based Learning; Instructional Effectiveness; College Students; Authentic Learning; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kooperatives Lernen; Aktives Lernen; Schulprojekt; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Unterrichtserfolg; Collegestudent
Abstract	Ample research has identified several features of a learning experience likely to enhance student learning, including collaboration, open-ended exploration, and problem-based learning in real-life scenarios. Missing is a model of how instructors might combine these elements into a single project that works flexibly across disciplines and institutions. This article fills this gap by offering such a model and reporting on its effectiveness in fostering student engagement. It describes a project that instructors at four colleges and universities in Flint, Michigan (USA) piloted during the height of the Flint water crisis. The project asked students to apply class content to the real-world problem unfolding around them, and offered students an opportunity to collaborate with peers. We collected qualitative and quantitative data on students' reactions to the project, and found that the project succeeded in engaging students. We offer recommendations for how instructors can create similar projects in their own classrooms. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01