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Creating a More Humane and Environmentally Sound Future Lesson Plan – Educator’s Reference Desk

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Lesson Plan #: AELP-INT0201 Submitted by: Debra Rowe Email: dgrowe@occ.cc.mi.us School/University/Affiliation: Oakland Community College Date: April 13, 2002

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A Model for Developing Interdisciplinary Research Theoretical Fra

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10 tips for next generation interdisciplinary research

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10 tips for next generation interdisciplinary research

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1. Develop an area of expertise – A core grounding shapes your research identity and will guide your ability to contribute and engage in interdisciplinary collaborations.

2. Learn new languages – Strive to express your research in ways that are clear and understandable to others outside of your discipline or expertise.

3. Be open-minded – Consciously be open to learning and new ways of doing things, particularly to engage in collaborations that include knowledges that are new to you.

4. Be patient – Establishing and conducting interdisciplinary research takes time, and lots of it! Allocate time in the research process for iterative stages of learning, communicating and shared reflection.

5. Embrace complexity – Interdisciplinary research is integrative and brings people together to combine their collective expertise. Collaborations should include input from all members of the research team. Always remember that every researcher can make a valid contribution.

6. Collaborate widely – Ditch your ego in interdisciplinary research; collaborative approaches demand the ability to work and get along with others.

7. Push your boundaries – Make attempts, big and small, to get beyond your comfort zone. Expose yourself to new perspectives, opinions and novel ideas.

8. Consider if you will engage in interdisciplinary research – Interdisciplinary careers are not necessary, or necessarily appealing, to everyone, and disciplinary research will continue to play an important role. Consider what’s the best approach for you and your career goals.

The next two tips focus at the leadership and research culture levels.

1. Foster interdisciplinary culture – Give others freedom to work and think across disciplinary borders. In particular, research leaders can provide and foster space for interdisciplinary projects to be discussed and developed.

2. Champion interdisciplinary researchers – Great interdisciplinary research deserves recognition akin to single-disciplinary research. Research leaders and institutions can create opportunities (and reduce barriers) by recognising excellent interdisciplinary research. https://i2insights.org/2019/10/01/10-tips-for-interdisciplinary-research/

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Can we develop a shared understanding on how to engage in an interdisciplinary setting that will be useful in addressing current and future grand challenges?

Advice provided by interdisciplinary experts from 25 countries, across all continents, and with over 240 years cumulative experience (Kelly, et al., 2019) is combined here into succinct guidance that aims to empower researchers wishing to engage in interdisciplinary endeavors. The ten tips are also summarized in the figure below (focused on socio-ecological researchers).

1. Develop an area of expertise - A core grounding shapes your research identity and will guide your ability to contribute and engage in interdisciplinary collaborations.

2. Learn new languages - Strive to express your research in ways that are clear and understandable to others outside of your discipline or expertise.

3. Be open-minded - Consciously be open to learning and new ways of doing things, particularly to engage in collaborations that include knowledges that are new to you.

4. Be patient - Establishing and conducting interdisciplinary research takes time, and lots of it! Allocate time in the research process for iterative stages of learning, communicating and shared reflection.

5. Embrace complexity - Interdisciplinary research is integrative and brings people together to combine their collective expertise. Collaborations should include input from all members of the research team. Always remember that every researcher can make a valid contribution.

6. Collaborate widely - Ditch your ego in interdisciplinary research; collaborative approaches demand the ability to work and get along with others.

7. Push your boundaries - Make attempts, big and small, to get beyond your comfort zone. Expose yourself to new perspectives, opinions and novel ideas.

8. Consider if you will engage in interdisciplinary research - Interdisciplinary careers are not necessary, or necessarily appealing, to everyone, and disciplinary research will continue to play an important role. Consider what's the best approach for you and your career goals.

The next two tips focus at the leadership and research culture levels.

1. Foster interdisciplinary culture - Give others freedom to work and think across disciplinary borders. In particular, research leaders can provide and foster space for interdisciplinary projects to be discussed and developed.

2. Champion interdisciplinary researchers - Great interdisciplinary research deserves recognition akin to single-disciplinary research. Research leaders and institutions can create opportunities (and reduce barriers) by recognising excellent interdisciplinary research.

Reader, have you any other tips you'd like to share? What has worked best for you when collaborating in interdisciplinary research?

To find out more:
Kelly, R., Mackay, M., Nash, K. L., Cvitanovic, C., Allison, E. H., Armitage, D., Bonn, A., Cooke, S. J., Frusher, S., Fulton, C. J., Halpern, B. S., Lopes, P. F. M., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Peck, M. A.. Pecl, G. T., Stephenson, R. L. and Werner, F. (2019). Ten tips for developing interdisciplinary socio-ecological researchers. Socio-Ecological Practice Research, 1, 2: 149-161 (Online) (DOI): https://doi.org/10.1007/s42532-019-00018-2

Biography: Rachel Kelly is a researcher at the Centre for Marine Socioecology in Tasmania, Australia, working to improve public engagement with the ocean and marine science. Her research focuses on the human dimensions of marine conservation, and includes inter- and trans- disciplinary concepts including social licence, ocean literacy, marine citizenship and citizen science.

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10 tips for next generation interdisciplinary research

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By Rachel Kelly Can we develop a shared understanding on how to engage in an interdisciplinary setting that will be useful in addressing current and future grand challenges? Advice provided by interdisciplinary experts from 25 countries, across all continents, and with over 240 years cumulative experience (Kelly, et al., 2019) is combined here into succinct...

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Interdisciplinary Learning in Your Classroom: Explanation

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Interdisciplinary Learning in Your Classroom. Start with the Explanation section to gain a good understanding of the CONCEPT of interdisciplinary learning. Then go on to Demonstration, where we move from CONCEPT to CLASSROOM! For the purposes of this workshop, our interdisciplinary expert, Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Ed.D., has recommended that instead of going to the Exploration section after Demonstration, participants should proceed to the Implementation section.