Interdisciplinary Pedagogy for STEM

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Introduction: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Problem Solving

   • Reneta D. Lansiquot

   Pages 1-18

3. A Study of Integration: The Role of Sensus Communis in Integrating Disciplinary Knowledge

   • Laureen Park

   Pages 19-36

4. Insatiability and Crisis: Using Interdisciplinarity to Understand (And Denaturalize) Contemporary Humans

   • Sean P. MacDonald, Costas Panayotakis

   Pages 37-55

5. Inducing Application of Interdisciplinary Frameworks: Experiences from the Domains of Information Literacy and Responsible Conduct of Research

   • Anne E. Leonard, Jean E. Hillstrom

   Pages 57-83

6. Making Connections: Writing Stories and Writing Code

   • Reneta D. Lansiquot, Candido Cabo

   Pages 85-103

7. Authenticating Interdisciplinary Learning through a Geoscience Undergraduate Research Experience

   • Reginald A. Blake, Janet Liou-Mark

   Pages 105-125

8. Conclusion: Integrating Interdisciplinary Pedagogies

   • Reneta D. Lansiquot, Tamrah D. Cunningham

   Pages 127-139

9. Back Matter

   Pages 141-143

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This book focuses on constructivist theory and collaborative interdisciplinary studies, showing how constructivist theory complements interdisciplinary studies. Constructivist theory stresses how learners construct new ideas and concepts, while the interdisciplinary method requires that learners approach complex problems from multiple perspectives.  The author uses the New York City College of Technology as a model to demonstrate how learning can be embedded in complex, realistic, and relevant environments. As a result, students learn to consider significant issues from a variety of viewpoints and thus negotiate their social landscape. In approaching problems that they recognize as meaningful, they take ownership of their learning and become increasingly self-aware. This scholarly book makes a theoretical contribution to its field while also offering a practical, real world example of how to successfully integrate a curriculum. 

• college governance
• interdisciplinary studies
• pedagogical case studies
• team-teaching
• Gadamer
• interdisciplinarity
• sensus communis
• human subject research
• computational thinking
• geosciences

• City University of New York, New York City College of Technology, BROOKLYN, USA

  Reneta D. Lansiquot

Reneta D. Lansiquot is Associate Professor of English and Program Director of the Bachelor of Science in Professional and Technical Writing at New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York, USA.  She has published widely on interdisciplinary studies and educational technology.

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