Transdisciplinary education and innovation through STEAM

Durall, Eva and Carter, Claudia and Burns, Kathryn (2022) Transdisciplinary education and innovation through STEAM. In: Mini-Conference on Transdisciplinary Research and Design (TRaD 2022), 2nd June 2022, University of Oulu, Finland.

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Abstract

While the concept of transdisciplinarity has been widely discussed in research, there are still challenges for its translation into practice. In this paper we elaborate on the concept of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) as a nexus for transdisciplinary practices in research, teaching and project design. We introduce the STEAM Innovation and Curriculum project and analyse a set of cases identifying different approaches to transdisciplinary practice in higher education (HE) which include framing, inspiring, exploring, challenge addressing and innovating. Each of the approaches is connected to a set of strategies together with some examples. We reflect on the commonalities between the different STEAM approaches since they can offer opportunities for facilitating effective transdisciplinary practices in research and HE leading to innovation

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Dates:	Date Event 3 February 2022 Accepted 3 February 2022 Published
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Transdisciplinarity, STEAM, Higher Education (HE), HE curriculum, HE policies, STEAM methods, STEAM approaches, Innovation
Subjects:	CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-02 - building
Divisions:	Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > College of Built Environment
Depositing User:	Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited:	09 Apr 2025 09:03
Last Modified:	09 Apr 2025 09:03
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/16297

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