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Collaborative Projects for Core Classes
Students participate in two discipline-specific group learning experiences each semester. They will work together on a common theme from different angles, preparing them for collaborative environments in their future.
Areas of Focus
Group project-based sessions encourage participation and support student development in the following areas:
- Investigation
- Becoming Researchers
- Writing Like a Scholar
- Finding Influence with Current Events
- Developing Tools for Planning
Example Session:
Writing Like a Scholar
STEM
Exploration of survey results, lab outcomes, cool scientific innovations.
Humanities
Review of editorials, interviews, human interest stories, creative writing pieces, arts & culture.
Example Session:
Investigation
STEM
How can we cool down temperatures in cities?:
Students consider environmental factors and urban design to create a city that is cooler in the hot summer months.
Humanities
Investigation of a historical mystery:
Students review personal accounts and artifacts (primary, secondary, and tertiary sources) and evaluate what they know to be true and how they know it?
Outcomes of Group Project-Based Learning
For all students, this group experience gives students space to engage in academic discussions and opportunities to apply their learning. Students will have a safe space to build peer relationships which they can further nurture in the Homework Café and during social activities on campus.
