Designing Transdisciplinarity: Exploring Institutional Barriers and Drivers of Collaborative Transdisciplinary Teaching

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dc.contributor.authorVelez, Anne-Lise K.en
dc.contributor.authorHall, Ralph P.en
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Stephanie N.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-04T19:34:30Zen
dc.date.available2022-04-04T19:34:30Zen
dc.date.issued2021-01-01en
dc.date.updated2022-04-04T18:41:00Zen
dc.description.abstractEmployers increasingly desire new graduates to work across boundaries, in teams, and with developed soft skills, especially in public affairs. Likewise, students increasingly seek academic experiences for learning, practicing, and honing transferable, competency-based skills. This suggests instructors should explore alternative pedagogy engaging problem definition and transdisciplinary teamwork. We describe institutional drivers and barriers to collaborative transdisciplinarity in undergraduate teaching and the structure and processes involved in developing a co-taught studio-based capstone involving public affairs students and varied other unrelated majors. We describe the structure through which the “SuperStudio” (1) combines topic concentrations with a shared policy context allowing students to apply disciplinary knowledge to define transdisciplinary problems and (2) fosters collaborative teaching and strategic exploration of overarching issues like problem framing, equity, and effective communication. We then offer lessons learned regarding the drivers and barriers to such efforts, and advice from institutional decision-makers on designing such courses at other institutions.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2021.1992196en
dc.identifier.eissn2328-9643en
dc.identifier.issn1523-6803en
dc.identifier.orcidVelez, Anne-Lise [0000-0002-9396-7063]en
dc.identifier.orcidHall, Ralph [0000-0003-4788-0976]en
dc.identifier.orcidLewis, Stephanie [0000-0001-8724-2069]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/109535en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInformaen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.titleDesigning Transdisciplinarity: Exploring Institutional Barriers and Drivers of Collaborative Transdisciplinary Teachingen
dc.title.serialJournal of Public Affairs Educationen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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dc.type.otherArticleen
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-10-08en
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pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Architecture and Urban Studies/Architecture Dean's Officeen
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pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost/Honors Collegeen

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