About An Agile Classroom: An Experiment in Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development to Better Prepare College Undergraduate Students for the Modern Cross-Functional Work Environment
| Authors | Agee, Kyle; Goehner, Todd; Heinrich, Sam; Song, Ted |
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| Date | 2019 |
| Proceedings | Proceedings of the 2019 Christian Engineering Conference |
| Place | Dordt University, Sioux Center, Iowa |
| Vol / Pages | pp. 197u2013209 |
| URL | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pIXDMo7HD3g34FlSWsw9WDUXRi5TSOcE/view |
Type: Conference Paper
Tags: Christian Engineering
Abstract
For higher education to better prepare graduates for the changing modern work environment, it must begin exploring methods to escape the discipline silos that perpetuate the deficiencies often associated with recent college graduates. Also, with a Christ-centered mission, Christian institutions are committed to equipping students to show Christ’s characters as they go out and serve God in a variety of vocations. In the Spring 2018 and 2019 semesters, three courses from different disciplines at John Brown University collaborated to provide undergraduate students with a new classroom experience. This experiment sought (1) to prepare students with an analog for the modern workforce and (2) to provide an opportunity for them to assess how their biblical faith and worldview impact their relationship with others in a setting where people must work with others who have different backgrounds and cultures.