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What is Big Idea

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A wide concept that encapsulates an interesting issue for students and is pertinent to their communities. It must be able to be explored from different perspectives. Big ideas are not just questions bounded under specific sets of parameters, such as problems that is expected to be solved. The main source for inspiring big ideas rests in the joints between students’ interests and their community needs.
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Challenge-Based Learning: A Multidisciplinary Teaching and Learning Approach in the Digital Era – UoL4.0 Challenge: A CBL Implementation
Eliseo L. Vilalta-Perdomo (University of Lincoln, UK), Rosario Michel-Villarreal (University of Lincoln, UK), Geeta Lakshmi (University of Lincoln, UK), and Chang Ge (University of Lincoln, UK)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 27
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2562-3.ch007
Abstract
This chapter illustrates a research focused on how to effectively implement the challenge-based learning (CBL) approach in a higher education institution (HEI) in the UK. The challenge was linked to contemporary research conducted by a group of academics, which concerned how digital technologies can positively impact the local economy. The project was named ‘UoL4.0 Challenge', and it proved that designing and implementing CBL educational environments can increase students' propensity to work actively and proactively. The exercise also suggested that CBL may support students in the application of their academic skills and digital capabilities to support their communities. This study presents a description of the case and a reflection on lessons learned with an aim to provide guidelines for other educators and policymakers that are interested in implementing I4.0 educational initiatives at local or national levels. It is also suggested that CBL may play a fundamental role in implementing the triple-helix model of innovation.
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