ABSTRACT
Higher education institutions are particularly interested in how to design integrated STEM curriculum because, in a highly competitive, student-driven market, effective curricula can be both a differentiator and attractor for students. Designing and developing curriculum that integrates STEM can occur at multiple levels, including activities for assessments and at the course and programme level. Integrated curriculum can include a wide range of educational experiences and instructional strategies that simultaneously reinforce conceptual understanding, technical skills and transferable capabilities. The purpose of this chapter is to present conceptual tools for guiding the creation and implementation of integrated STEM. The range of considerations and steps provided promote active learning that is sufficiently open-ended and flexible enough to develop knowledge, skills and capabilities simultaneously while capturing students’ and educators’ interests, particularly for solving people–planet issues.
