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LSE100 Videos on interdisciplinarity

This course really challenged me to think about how different disciplines connect when it comes to solving some of the most challenging issues in the world.

Feedback from an LSE100 student (2022/23 cohort)

Check out the videos below with LSE100 Co-Directors Dr Jillian Terry and Dr Chris Blunt to learn more about LSE100’s approach to interdisciplinarity and the benefits of interdisciplinary learning for our students. 

 

What is interdisciplinarity? (4:25) What is interdisciplinarity? (4:25)
How can we define interdisciplinarity? What role do synthesis and integration play in the shaping of an interdisciplinary approach? In this video, Chris and Jillian consider how we practice interdisciplinarity and how interdisciplinary perspectives can shift our understandings of our own disciplinary expertise.
Why interdisciplinarity? (4:56) Why interdisciplinarity? (4:56)
Why be interdisciplinary? How are trends of interdisciplinary learning shaping higher education? This short video outlines some of the benefits of interdisciplinary approaches for developing the skills needed to tackle complex global challenges.
Interdisciplinarity and LSE100 (4:10) Interdisciplinarity and LSE100 (4:10)
How does LSE100 teach interdisciplinarity? In what ways do LSE100 seminars shape the interdisciplinary perspectives of our students? This video shares why LSE100's mission is founded in interdisciplinarity and how LSE100 students benefit from this approach.
Interdisciplinary approaches to learning (4:37) Interdisciplinary approaches to learning (4:37)
How do we teach students to develop their skills in interdisciplinary investigation? In this video, Jillian and Chris outline some of the approaches to interdisciplinary learning used in LSE100 seminars, and consider the role of innovative interdisciplinary pedagogies.

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