Abstract
Universities are embracing ‘challenge-based learning’ (CBL) to engage students in contributing to real-life societal challenges. In CBL learning takes places through identification, analysis and collaborative design of sustainable and responsive solutions to these challenges. One aspect of CBL is working in interdisciplinary student-teams. Hence, implementation of Interdisciplinary Engineering Education (IEE) is sought, with the aim to train students to bring together expertise from different disciplines in a single context. To support this implementation of IEE, this paper presents a review that synthesizes IEE research with a focus on characterizing vision, teaching practices, and support. We aim to show how IEE is conceptualized, implemented and facilitated in higher engineering education at the levels of curricula and courses. Ninety-nine studies were included for analysis. Results indicate challenges in identifying clear learning goals and assessments (Vision). Furthermore, developing interdisciplinary skills, knowledge, and values needs sound pedagogy and teaming experiences that provide students with authentic ways of engaging in interdisciplinary practice (Teaching). Finally, a limited understanding exists of barriers that hinder the development of engineering programs designed to support interdisciplinarity (Support). This review contributes a level of awareness that allows teachers and educational leadership to take the next step towards interdisciplinarity in CBL.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Engaging, Engineering, Education |
Subtitle of host publication | Book of Abstracts, SEFI 48th Annual Conference University of Twente (online), 20-24 September, 2020 |
Editors | Jan van der Veen, Natascha van Hattum-Janssen, Hannu-Matti Järvinen, Tinne de Laet, Ineke ten Dam |
Place of Publication | Enschede |
Publisher | University of Twente |
Pages | 61-74 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-2-87352-020-5 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Event | 48th SEFI Annual Conference on Engineering Education, SEFI 2020 - Online, Enschede, Netherlands Duration: 20 Sept 2020 → 24 Sept 2020 Conference number: 48 https://www.sefi2020.eu |
Conference
Conference | 48th SEFI Annual Conference on Engineering Education, SEFI 2020 |
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Abbreviated title | SEFI 2020 |
Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Enschede |
Period | 20/09/20 → 24/09/20 |
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Keywords
- Higher education
- Engineering curriculum
- Interdisciplinary teaching and learning
- Challenge-based learning