Experiments in Active Learning through Project Across Courses

Active learning is an effective method for domain knowledge and life skills learning. However, it demands more resources compared to classical teaching oriented pedagogical approaches. The paper proposes implementation of active learning approaches with the help of a real-world project, spanning across multiple courses, offered by different faculty. The paper describes the goals, design constraints, resource utilization, projects content, deliverable, implementation methodology, and quantitative analytics. Further, the paper presents analysis of over three years of observations, carried out with more than 200 student participants. Statistical analysis and student satisfaction surveys reveal that the proposed project across courses is able to increases the intrinsic motivation in students while successfully retaining the concepts delivery under constrained environments.