| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 324-326 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Higher Education Pedagogies |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 17 Nov 2020 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Dec 2020 |
Bibliographical note
In Advance HE’s STEM 2019 conference held at Birmingham, one of the conference propositions was that inter-disciplinary approaches to learning and teaching in STEM are necessary to develop the graduate attributes demanded by students, employers and society. A number of presentations at this conference showcased some excellent innovative and inter-disciplinary approaches to learning and teaching in STEM. However, few raised the issue of pedagogical challenges in multi-disciplinary STEM courses and the research required in this area. The lead author of this opinion piece presented findings from a pilot case study at this conference, highlighting the challenge of teaching Computer Programming to students from a Biology background (Shukla, ). This work has now been further developed with funding support from Advance HE through its Small Development Project grant (Shukla, McClean & Hidson, ). We have made an attempt to address the stress and anxiety in students caused by the challenges of studying a cross-disciplinary subject (in this case Computer Programming) in a multi-disciplinary course environment (in this case BSc Hons in Personalised/Stratified Medicine). We have used the term ‘positive pedagogy’ in this respect and argued that pedagogic approaches which facilitate positivity in the classroom (O’Brien & Blue, ) are needed to support students’ wellbeing as much as their academic development.Funding Information: This work was supported by the Advance HE under grant (reference number: GEN 1271) awarded to Dr Priyank Shukla (Principal Investigator), Professor Stephen McClean (Co-Investigator) and Dr Elizabeth Hidson (Co-Investigator). Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Positive Pedagogy
- STEM; inter-disciplinary
- cross-disciplinary
- multi-disciplinary