Students do not respect disciplinary lines in this type of class. Students find and generate interdisciplinary connections. Maybe we could have students on the faculty team to work on this. It may help with engagement. Carlton and Bryn Mar methods were discussed.
Boundaries are actually very fine and arbitrary.
Maybe we should disregard NCA and ask faculty what they want to teach outside their discipline. This might make the connection. We could come closer to what we want. Another course model is one with a disciplinary home, ten to fifteen students work through one problem in an hour, take the time to build the interdisciplinary connection and appreciation. All the studies say to put the best faculty in freshman classes to build engagement.