This paper presents an active teaching and learning curriculum design for STEM education. Through the Fulbright Specialist's Program, several authors collaborated between two public universities within the USA and Indonesia to host a two-week training workshop at the University of Negeri, Indonesia. The outcome of the workshop allowed the participants to create an interdisciplinary unit of teaching to be implemented by each participant in their chosen topic within their specific subject area. The representative subjects were: Biology, Computer Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Statistics. Each lesson plan was developed to showcase successful practices of project-based learning with an active learning style. Overall, participants indicated that they had gained new knowledge regarding the process of developing learning designs, particularly through the use of concept maps as a strategy to organize various components of instructional planning. The concept mapping scheme was received as both interesting and useful for supporting the development of comprehensive learning designs. The workshop was also able to integrate backward design and facilitate network expansion among various departments with several newly hired lecturers within the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The findings suggested that the workshop had a considerable impact on participants’ conceptual understanding and pedagogical competency development. Despite the numerous positive outcomes, participants also reported several challenges. The challenges highlighted were referenced particularly in regard to formulating learning outcomes, designing appropriate assessments, and implementing their learning designs. This experience demonstrated the necessity of the need for further implementation, more influence on collaboration and greater reflective teaching practices.

Authors:
Li-Jen Lester, Sam Houston State University, United States
Bruce Lester, Independent Scholar, United States
Yuli Rahmawati, Universita Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
Talitha Erinna, Universita Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
Lauzer Zeral, Universita Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
Dewi Muliati, Universita Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Lester holds degrees in Educational Leadership, Industrial Technology, and Civil Engineering. She teaches computing and multimedia at SHSU, with research in computing curriculum alignment, cybersecurity education, and drone system security.

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