Idea is draw on multiple subjects—economics, psychology, sociology, statistics—to solve complex problems like childhood obesity or palm oil supply chains
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Q at the heart of it s: is uni worth it? V imp for health, wealth and happiness but also, very £ and in the UK, very narrow.
@weareLIS will scrap single academic areas and put problem @ center of curriculum and rsch methods around it (data science, mach. learning, interviewing)Show this thread -
Will it work? Lots of hurdles. The university wanted to open in 2020 but did not get regulatory approval. Aiming for 2021. Faculty have flocked to sign up (>600 applications for first 6 spots), student interest: 300 kids applied for 100 places
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It captures the zeitgeist (21st century skills!) but also acknowledges false dichotomies in ed: students need skills AND knowledge, student agency is important BUT professors should design curriculum; employers have insights but should not be in charge of education.
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@carlgomb helped who built BASc at@UCL And@daisychristo as advisor “The role of teaching undergraduates doesn’t get the attention it deserves,” she says. Also wants to test new innovations in assessment which she has been working on at#NoMoreMarking@nmmarkingShow this thread -
Big q: Will it be rigorous enough?
@carlgomb says yes. “It’s academics who think you need 24 modules in one discipline to be a proper graduate. Kids are like, ‘not so much, I will take what I need but complement it and enrich it’.“Show this thread
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great step forward . Being humane & happypic.twitter.com/5f2URnpB9m
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