Soochow University in Taipei, Taiwan struggles to attract new students due to the country's low birth rate. Furthermore, the exam-focused education system does not teach the skills students need for the competitive world of the future. To address this, they launched Talent School (T-School), an experiential program, in Fall 2023. T-School uses open, project-based workshops to foster creativity, expression, and collaboration. The team explored how T-School delivers technology skills to Humanities majors, its impact on developing skill sets, and student satisfaction using document analysis, student and faculty interviews, surveys, and observations to identify improvements. The main research recommendations were to create a syllabus, spark students’ intrinsic motivation, and improve teamwork.

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Creator

• Gauro, Sakshi
• Foley, Eleanor
• Jandus, Jakub
• Dill, Spencer

Subject

• Learning
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 122085
• E-project-043024-041142

Keyword

• T-School
• Creativity
• Hands-On Learning
• Experiential Learning
• Soochow University

Advisor

• Kinicki, Robert
• Du, Wen-Hua

Year

• 2024

Center

• Taipei, Taiwan Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Dr. Chienkuo Mi, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Soochow University
• Prof. Yu-Cheng Liu, Department of Sociology, Soochow University

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education

Date created

• 4/30/2024

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-043024-041142

Rights statement

• In Copyright