The hybrid environment provides an opportunity to engage students in cross-curricular assignments. Through various apps and devices, students can collaborate across disciplines to achieve competencies in course content and technology literacy. This session presents examples of successful collaboration aided by technology while considering difficulties in cross discipline and collaborative processes.
Collaborative learning across disciplines potentiates student engagement and the development of well-rounded students. Traditional brick and mortar course delivery limits the ability of students from different courses to collaborate on projects due to scheduling and time restrictions. Asynchronous platforms remove these barriers by allowing students the opportunity to jointly complete projects without the need to meet face to face. The use of cloud-based collaborative tools allow students to effectively view, add, and edit each other’s work. Grading becomes efficient and “social loafing” is eliminated as professors are able to track student contributions and interactions.
Cross-curricular assignments enable the student to demonstrate various competencies. Students meet course goals and improve their information and digital literacy skills while practicing the social skills inherent to successful collaboration. When students are exposed to other discipline content they are able to see connections “outside the course.”
In this session, participants will have the opportunity to discuss the logistical process of cross-curricular projects. We will share how the workflow was developed, and how we managed unforeseen challenges. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a “mock” cross- curricular assignment.