Teacher/Faculty Enhancement, Curriculum Development and Laboratory Improvement for Fiber Optics Technology Education

光纤技术教育的教师/教师增强、课程开发和实验室改进

• 批准号: 9553762
• 负责人: Nicholas Massa
• 金额: $ 36.51万
• 依托单位: New England Board of Higher Education
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-08-01 至 1998-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9553762&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Teacher; Faculty; Enhancement; Curriculum; Development

Fiber optics technology has an ever increasing number of applications, not only in industry, manufacturing and research, but also in the home and office. Over 80% of the optical fiber in use in the United States is employed in telecommunications applications. It is anticipated the industry will grow at an accelerating rate as the demands of the "information super-highway" expand into businesses and homes. The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) proposes to administer and coordinate a series of regional two-day workshops, one-week summer workshops, two-day technical assistance sessions and a final one-week summer workshop, beginning in the fall of 1995 and completing in the spring of 1998, designed to increase the number of high school teachers and two-year college faculty who will include fiber optics and related topics in their science/technology programs. Special attention will be paid to include traditionally under-served populations such as women and minorities. The project will link with the Regional Student Network and faculty mentors that are part of NEBHE's Equity and Pluralism project. The project will include faculty enhancement, curriculum development and laboratory improvement. There will also be strong participation form industry, including a co-PI, members on an advisory committee, presenters in the workshops, development of laboratories, site visits and possible future internships for students.

光纤技术不仅在工业、制造和研究中，而且在家庭和办公室中都有越来越多的应用。美国使用的80%以上的光纤用于电信应用。随着信息高速公路的需求扩展到企业和家庭，预计该行业将以更快的速度增长。新英格兰高等教育委员会(NEBHE)提议管理和协调一系列为期两天的地区性讲习班、为期一周的暑期讲习班、为期两天的技术援助会议和最后一次为期一周的暑期讲习班，这些讲习班从1995年秋季开始，于1998年春季结束，旨在增加高中教师和两年制大学教员的人数，他们将把光纤和相关主题纳入其科学/技术方案。将特别注意包括传统上服务不足的人群，如妇女和少数群体。该项目将与地区学生网络和教师导师联系起来，这是NEBHE公平和多元化项目的一部分。该项目将包括师资增强、课程开发和实验室改进。还将有来自行业的强有力的参与，包括一个共同的PI，一个咨询委员会的成员，研讨会的讲演者，实验室的开发，实地考察和未来可能的学生实习。