The student who can begin early in life to see things as connected . . .has begun the life of learning. Mark van Doren Technological, economic, and demographic changes have guaranteed that the world of the future will be highly interconnected. Already, our natural and social worlds no longer allow for easy compartmentalization. Solutions for contemporary problems require multidisciplinary approaches. To prepare students for this interconnected environment, education should form a coherent whole, greater than the sum of its individual parts.
Good pedagogy encourages students to test their knowledge in real-world situations.
Skills learned in one context can be applied in another, while knowledge gained in one course will help answer questions posed in a second. Students will realize that learning does not end at the classroom door or the college gate, but rather that it continues throughout life. It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.