The National Academies of Science defines Team Science as a new interdisciplinary field that empirically examines the processes by which large and small scientific teams, research centers, and institutes organize, communicate, and conduct research. This includes understanding how teams connect and collaborate to achieve scientific breakthroughs that are not attainable by either individual or simply additive efforts. Integrating this new approach to learning and sharing information needs to be better integrated into the curriculum of college-level education as a foundational approach to understanding different epistemological perspectives. The Team Science framework, driven by accepting the validity of alternative analysis, teaching, and interpretive approaches, encourages the development of multidisciplinary pedagogy within a classroom environment. This multidisciplinary approach enhances cross-disciplinary communication and a broad understanding of different ways of knowing when working collaboratively with other educators. This presentation will explore emerging practices incorporating multidisciplinary approaches into traditional monodisciplinary curriculums. While these approaches do not require expertise in multiple unrelated disciplines, they provide tools to effectively collaborate with researchers in traditionally conflicted fields. The use of Team Science significantly enhances our understanding of the human condition, bridging epistemological differences between bio-medical, social science, liberal arts, and educational disciplines. Team Science has facilitated substantive discourse between qualitative and quantitative specialists. Multidisciplinary research driven by a Team Science framework increasingly represents a critical aspect of the overall development of students regardless of their field of study.

Authors:
James McNally, University of Michigan, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Dr James McNally is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at University of Michigan, United States

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