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This chapter is based on an evaluation of a pedagogical experiment at Roskilde University, the Antology Experiment. The objective of the experiment was to develop and expand the framework for project work through the production of anthologies compiled collectively by a number of project groups. The novel aspects of the Anthology Experiment were most notably its magnitude and complexity. In this experiment the groups were totalling some 50 students who were working together. The experiment used a well-known publishing format from research, namely the anthology form, which usually focuses on a specific research topic and includes contributions from various researchers. In the Anthology Experiment, the project groups could be viewed as ‘research units’ that produce the contributions to the anthology. The complexity of the experiment offered challenges, both for students and supervisors. The organization was complex, the written product changed from project to article format, the students had to concentrate on working in their own project group as well as in the so-called clusters, and the form of exam was radically changed.
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Dupont, S. (2015). Restructuring the Project Work Format: The Anthology Experiment. In: Andersen, A., Heilesen, S. (eds) The Roskilde Model: Problem-Oriented Learning and Project Work. Innovation and Change in Professional Education, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09716-9_15
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