Bringing students into research by hacking global health

TY - JOUR

T1 - Bringing students into research by hacking global health

AU - Kienzler, Hanna

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - This essay is an evaluative case study reporting on the preparation, execution, and evaluation of a Global Health Hackathon as a teaching method piloted as part of the “Introduction to Global Health” undergraduate module in the Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine at King’s College London. I provide a critical evaluation of my practice by drawing on relevant academic literature concerned with the research-teaching nexus and inquiry-based learning, course material to describe the hackathon and its related components, and student evaluations to reflect on the overall module experience. I conclude with some final reflections and preliminary thoughts of what it would take to institutionalize research-based teaching and learning in my department in a more sustainable manner.

AB - This essay is an evaluative case study reporting on the preparation, execution, and evaluation of a Global Health Hackathon as a teaching method piloted as part of the “Introduction to Global Health” undergraduate module in the Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine at King’s College London. I provide a critical evaluation of my practice by drawing on relevant academic literature concerned with the research-teaching nexus and inquiry-based learning, course material to describe the hackathon and its related components, and student evaluations to reflect on the overall module experience. I conclude with some final reflections and preliminary thoughts of what it would take to institutionalize research-based teaching and learning in my department in a more sustainable manner.

M3 - Article

SN - 955863349

VL - 10

SP - 17

EP - 29

JO - Higher Education Research Network Journal

JF - Higher Education Research Network Journal

ER -