Sounds great. I've not set up such an initiative myself, but would say from experience that one existing area worth examining for existing models is the Classics community, which is inherently multi-disciplinary (including scholars studying art, literature, history, geography, science, film and other popular culture, architecture etc etc).
I look forward to hearing how this project progresses.
Best,
Kim
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From: learning development in higher education network on behalf of Cash, Caroline
Sent: Thu 07/08/2008 12:23
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Subject: Transdiciplinary discussion forum
Hello,
Does anyone have any experience or theoretical underpinning to setting up a transdiciplinary discussion forum for students to extend critical and analytical thinking and debate?
A colleague has been awarded a learning & teaching fellowship to set up such a discussion forum, initially face-to-face. The aim is to provide space for students to interact with peers who are studying other disciplines and facilitate socio-educational opportunities for cross-discipline discourse ... breaking down the silo ways of thinking. The forum is intended to provide a space for students and staff to share thoughts, debate issues, generate and explore ideas which extendes academic understand from different disciplinary perspectives, e.g. stimulated by a particular work of art, text, music, current issues etc. Although this happens within courses, this is not intended to be an extension of existing seminars, but to engender lively cross-disciplinary debate.
The project is called "border crossings" and builds on existing instances of students having such discussion e.g. with house-mates etc, but we want to extend this and encourage a return to the heady days of political/education/social discourse.
Is this unrealistic?!
Best wishes,
Caroline
Caroline Cash
Course Leader PGCHE
Research Fellow Learning & Teaching
University College Falmouth
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