It's an Honor: Asking Beautiful Questions with Course Director and Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney Dr. Jacqueline Melvold

Dec. 4, 2023
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Dr. Jacqueline Melvold is an award-winning Lecturer in the Transdisciplinary School at the University of Technology Sydney and is Course Director of the Bachelor of Technology and Innovation. She is passionate about influencing change as an education leader by exploring innovative and creative approaches to learning in collaborative and transdisciplinary environments. Dr. Melvold was instrumental in developing and implementing the curriculum for the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII). She co-taught the inaugural course of the BCII, HNRS 270: Problems to Possibilities, this summer, and plans to return to Franke Honors in the spring to teach the course again. 

In this episode, Dr. Melvold shares her perspective as a scientist, educator and advocate for transdisciplinary learning in higher education. We discuss the value of asking beautiful questions, her involvement in developing the BCII and collaborations with industry partners, and what transdisciplinary education could mean for the future of Franke Honors. 

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Asking Beautiful Questions with Course Director and Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney Dr. Jacqueline Melvold