Full Description
This timely book addresses the increasing need for collaboration, innovation and solution-focussed skills by looking at examples of cutting-edge pedagogy that can inform future directions. Integrating STEM in Higher Education shows how applying digital innovations that can be generated through the implementation of deliberately designed STEM education can change the world for the better. References to over 45 higher education institutions from around the world are included, where integrated approaches are already occurring. A wide range of teaching strategies and assessment methods are discussed, promoting a transformative method in which students can generate new knowledge within coursework and simultaneously develop skills and attributes for their future careers, lives and the world's needs.
This book is essential reading for STEM educators, administrators and academic leaders, as well as learning designers in higher education.
Contents
1.Importance of STEM for Social, Economic and Environmental Futures 2. Role of Technology in STEM 3.Developing a Pedagogical Framework for STEM 4.Designing Integrated STEM Curriculum 5. Assessment 6. Challenges and Professional Learning for Integrating STEM 7. Future Directions for Integrating STEM in Higher Education
