Bridging Disciplines: Practical Approaches to Interdisciplinary Course Design

In today’s educational landscape, interdisciplinarity has become essential in many college and university programs. Instructors are now asked to design courses that connect ideas across disciplines and to collaborate with colleagues across departments and faculties. Yet, while the goal is to prepare students for an increasingly complex world, educators often face common challenges:

• How should we design effective interdisciplinary courses?
• What distinguishes interdisciplinary approaches from multi- or trans-disciplinary methods?
• What frameworks can guide us in implementing interdisciplinary strategies that truly benefit students?

If you’ve grappled with these questions, join us for this insightful webinar where experts will address these challenges head-on.

Dr. James Charbonneau, Dr. Gregor Kos, and Dr. Firas Moosvi will help clarify what interdisciplinarity means in teaching and learning and share real-world, thoughtfully designed implementations.

1. The Science One Program at the University of British Columbia, where a cohort of first-year students studies core subjects together in an interdisciplinary learning environment.
2. A Seminar Course at Concordia University, where students engage in two hands-on interdisciplinary projects: a fieldwork transect at a local mine and an Arduino-based air quality monitoring project.

Join us to explore these innovative models. You’ll come away with practical insights and frameworks to help you design interdisciplinary courses that empower students to thrive in a complex world.