Abstract

Over the last decade, the focus of K-12 and higher education has shifted significantly from disciplinary curricula to diverse interdisciplinary learning options. This has raised new questions about how people learn across disciplines. One of the biggest concerns is that interdisciplinary courses lack robust theoretical and pedagogical grounding, and research that informs design is particularly needed. However, such research requires bringing a range of different conceptual, pedagogical, and methodological ideas together. The main aim of this workshop is to articulate foundational ideas and methods for creating research-based design principles for interdisciplinary learning. It brings two main audiences: 1) those who are interested in the substantial questions of interdisciplinary learning, and 2) those who are interested in the methodological questions of creating research-based actionable knowledge for design. Workshop participants will work together on producing recommendations on creating research-based design principles for interdisciplinary learning.