Making Projects Real in an HE Context (Book Chapter)
Making Projects Real in an HE Context
By Roy Hanney (Case studies: Rhiannon Jones, Ana Gaio, Lada T. Price)
Chapter Abstract
The book chapter sets out to challenge educators to rethink projects and see them as a practice rather than as a model of management the authors explore the possibilities for using live projects to enhance real-world learning in higher education. Drawing on the work of the ‘critical projects movement’ the chapter outlines a theoretical underpinning for reconceptualising projects as a practice and proposes a new pedagogic model, that of ‘agile learning’. Framing the use of live projects as a mode of real-world learning that generates encounters with industry professionals and provides real-value outputs for clients. The chapter explores the challenges that face educators who wish to foreground ‘social learning’ and engagement with communities of practice as a means of easing the transition for students from education to the world of work.
Keywords: Project-based, Problem-based, Agile, Social, Learning, Community, Practice.
Hanney, R. (2020). Making Projects Real in a Higher Education Context. In D. A. Morley, & M. G. Jamil (Eds.), Applied Pedagogies for Higher Education: Real World Learning and Innovation across the Curriculum (pp. 163-185). Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46951-1_8