Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies Volume 26 (2008)
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Developing an Integrated Arts and Media Studies Curriculum: One Model
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2008)The arts and media studies have received less attention than other disciplines by advocates of integrative pedagogy and learning. This paper examines one attempt to correct this oversight--the development of an integrated ... -
Comments on Interdisciplinarity, Higher Education and Public Policy on the 30th Anniversary of the Association for Integrative Studies. Delivered in Springfield, Illinois, October 24, 2008.
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2008)After giving recognition to the key contributors to the success of the Association for Integrative Studies over the last 30 years, the speaker applies the three perspectives of his field, international political economy, ... -
Collaboration: How Japanese Poetry Can Help Tech Writers
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2008)Collaborative writing is often important for interdisciplinary teaching, interdisciplinary research, and technical communication. Interdisciplinarians can thus benefit from recognizing several key problems that plague ... -
Using Systems Thinking to Improve Interdisciplinary Learning Outcomes: Reflections on a Pilot Study in Land Economics
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2008)Systems thinking is an inquiry-based method of learning that uses the technique of perspective-taking, fosters holistic thinking, and engages in belief-testing. This paper describes a pilot study in an undergraduate Land ... -
The Intertwined History of Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Education and the Association for Integrative Studies: An Insider's View
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2008)This article separately chronicles the history of the Association for Integrative Studies and the history of interdisciplinary undergraduate education in the United States from the 1960s through the first decade of the ...