Browsing School of Engineering and Sustainable Development by Research Institute "Institute for Research in Criminology, Community, Education and Social Justice"
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The Co-creation, Connectivism and Collaboration Jigsaw; assembling the puzzle pieces for a successful multi-disciplinary student learning experience
(Conference)CrashEd is a multi-disciplinary, cross-Faculty, University project that arose from five academics’ collaborative commitment to develop a car crash scenario as a widening participation activity. The success of the outreach ... -
CrashEd - A live immersive, learning experience embedding STEM subjects in a realistic, interactive crime scene
(Article)Interactive experiences are rapidly becoming popular via the surge of ‘escape rooms’: Part game, part theatre, they are exploding globally, having gone from zero at the outset of 2010 to at least 2800 world-wide today. ... -
Crime Scenes: cultivating colleagueship and enabling connectivist learning
(Conference)A cross-Faculty collaboration has brought together five academics from a variety of disciplines at De Montfort University (DMU), resulting in a novel project that inspires year 8-12 students to learn collaboratively and ... -
The Evidence: Translating a crime scene outreach activity for school pupils into a Higher Education module whilst maintaining student engagement
(Conference)In April 2014, a team of academics at [anonymised] University developed a ‘hands on’ outreach initiative for year 8 school pupils attending a TeenTech event. A realistic crime scene was set: the pupils, dressed in forensic ... -
Real Engagement
(Conference)Pedagogical practice in STEM education is directed to authentic learning approaches in order to engage students and develop graduates with the skills employers demand. This pecha kucha considers the outcomes of this ...