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The Future of EducationMain MenuThe Future of EducationTable of Contents1. Prologue: Is School Useless?Issues in Contemporary Education2. Interdisciplinary EducationWhy Do We Need Interdisciplinary Studies?Interdisciplinarity Example: Environmental StudiesInterdisciplinarity Example 2: Digital HumanitiesHow Many Courses at McGill Are 'Really' Interdisciplinary?Interdisciplinary Learning: Linear Reading & HyperreadingBrain Synchronization and CreativityThe Value of Liberal Arts EducationAnticipated Problems in Interdisciplinary Education3. Digital EducationThe Growing Importance of Digital EducationMulti-versity: Beyond Physical Space and TimeVR: Beyond Physical Space and TimeVR Facilitates the Learning EffectivenessThe First Day of School in VRThe AI: Beyond the SelfAnticipated Problems in Digital Education4. Curriculum for the Future1) Integrating Technology into Teaching and Learning2) Enhance Real-World Skills in the Classroom3) Apply the Socratic Method in All Stages of Education4) Provide more Field Education Opportunities to High School/College Students5) Devise New Evaluation Methods5. Discussion QuestionsJun Kof310f9e8d9023e23b07c2bdbfe5f1836d450b8a1
Neuroscience researches also illustrate the importance of interdisciplinary learning.
There is an ongoing discussion on the creative-right vs analytical-left brain.
The recent evidences deny the left/right brain division. According to a 2013 study from the University of Utah, brain scans demonstrate that activity is similar on both sides of the brain regardless of one’s personality (Nielsen et al., 2013).
However, this does not mean that human brains do not have an emotional and logical side.
We need to develop both sides harmoniously.
Researchers found dense functional connections in the areas of the brain scattered through the frontal and parietal cortices when one is engaged in creative activities (Beaty et al., 2018).
Source: Beaty et al., 2018
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Beaty RE, Kenett YN, Christensen AP, Rosenberg MD, Benedek M, Chen Q, Fink A, Qiu J, Kwapil TR, Kane MJ & Silva PJ. "Robust prediction of individual creative ability from brain functional connectivity." PNAS, 115 (5) 1087-1092, Jan 2018. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1713532115
Nielsen JA, Zielinski BA, Ferguson MA, Lainhart JE, Anderson JS. "An evaluation of the left-brain vs. right-brain hypothesis with resting state functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging." NCBI, August, 2013. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23967180
