Rethinking Impact and Skills in the Social Sciences and Humanities

“… the knowledge translation training and the collaborative and interdisciplinary training were very appealing to me just for my own interest and developing my research skills.”

“I connected with the folks at The/La Collaborative this school year and was blown away by the connections we were able to make. Students are able to connect with professionals studying their field of interest. Each collaboration was geared specifically to students’ needs and interests. The experts were passionate, knowledgeable and friendly. I would strongly recommend The Collaborative to further engage students and to make real life connections and contacts.”

We were looking at the impact of globalization in my economics class. I wanted a chance for my students to make connections outside the traditional ‘google’ approach. I was unsure what to expect at first with the idea of having academics work with my students on their inquiry. Each group was able to talk with the academic to get ideas on the next steps and suggestions on possible credible sources. The final unit culminating task I believe was much stronger. The students were excited to have a different approach to planning their inquiry. In fact the students were so engaged that we ran out of time. They stayed into lunch so they could have a little time with the expert.