Deans, Department Chairs, and Faculty who want to empower students to become better problem solvers through real-world, interdisciplinary collaboration should attend this webcast. This series will be useful for those looking to bring new ideas into a single classroom, as well as those looking to build a campus-wide interdisciplinary education model.

Session 1: The X-Labs Classroom Experience

In this session, you’ll experience X-Labs from the student and faculty perspectives. You’ll be guided by two faculty through a typical 15-week course to understand what students experience during the program, including:

1. The process for how students solve problems — including how they conduct research, use design thinking, and prototype solutions
2. How faculty are improving their own teaching skills as a result of working collaboratively with each other
3. How to implement similar techniques in your own classroom

Session 2: Key Considerations for Creating an Interdisciplinary Education Model

In this session, you’ll learn what a program like X-Labs requires, including:

1. The type of institutional support that is necessary for launch and ongoing operation
2. Effective ways to implement interdisciplinary curriculum reform
3. Identifying and cultivating industry partnerships and projects
4. Identifying and engaging faculty to participate in interdisciplinary collaboration