Using Vital Engagement as a tool for course design and development

Abstract

Increasing student engagement in meaningful  teaching activities is important to facilitate deeper  understanding and increase student learning in higher  education. We have sought inspiration from the concept of  Vital Engagement, introduced by Nakamura &  Csikzentmihalyi, for course development and implementation  in two courses at LTH Faculty of Engineering at Lund  University. This paper presents how Vital Engagement can be  used for course development. We also share preliminary  outcomes from our first application of this concept, based on  feedback from students and our own experiences.