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Challenge Based Learning: Recommendations for the Future of Higher Education

Silvia Elena Gallagher (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
Timothy Savage (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

The Emerald Handbook of Challenge Based Learning

ISBN: 978-1-80117-491-6, eISBN: 978-1-80117-490-9

Publication date: 8 August 2022

Abstract

This chapter provides a critical discussion of challenge-based learning (CBL) within future trends in higher education (HE). It explores how CBL may address challenges facing higher education institutions (HEIs) in response to these future trends by using a framework of common CBL characteristics. Clear recommendations for CBL practitioners to succeed in CBL implementation within the ever-changing HE landscape are presented. It complements previous chapters on CBL case studies by situating CBL in the broader HE space. A discussion on the interrelationships between these characteristics and predictions on the future integration of CBL in HE concludes this chapter. These macrolevel discussions of CBL will be of interest to government officials, managers, business stakeholders, teachers, policy advisors, and academic teachers. Insights on the future institutional impact of CBL, how it may improve business and academic collaborations, how it aligns with sustainability and transversal skills policies, and where CBL is situated in the post-COVID-19 landscape are discussed. Ultimately, it argues that CBL is part of a pedagogical toolkit to meet future trends in HE.

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Acknowledgments

This chapter has been supported by the CHARM European University (Challenge-driven, Accessible, Research-based, Mobile) (CHARM-EU) Erasmus + initiative [612546-EPP-1-2019-1-ES-EPPKA2-EUR-UNIV].

Citation

Gallagher, S.E. and Savage, T. (2022), "Challenge Based Learning: Recommendations for the Future of Higher Education", Vilalta-Perdomo, E., Membrillo-Hernández, J., Michel-Villarreal, R., Lakshmi, G. and Martínez-Acosta, M. (Ed.) The Emerald Handbook of Challenge Based Learning, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 391-411. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-490-920221018

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