Integration of Technology into the Materials Science and Engineering Curriculum

本项目的目标是为材料科学与工程及相关学科的高年级本科生开发多媒体课件。该课件跨越了材料科学和工程的分支学科的界限，包括模拟、动画和虚拟仪器。课件是由专门从事陶瓷、电子和光子材料、金属、聚合物和工程科学的教师共同开发的。大多数课件强调主动学习，要求学生与软件以及彼此之间进行互动；并要求他们使用从电脑上收集的信息来完成作业。该课件最初在宾夕法尼亚州立大学进行测试，测试对象包括主要由材料科学与工程专业学生组成的班级，以及工程、化学、林业和食品科学等各个学科的学生。在初步测试和形成性评估之后，课程材料将分发给其他机构的教师进行进一步的现场测试。目前正在研究软件和指导手册的商业出版。

Engineering - Materials Science (57)The goal of this project is to develop multimedia courseware for upper level undergraduate students in materials science and engineering and related disciplines. The courseware is cutting across boundaries of the sub-disciplines of materials science and engineering and includes simulations, animations, and virtual instruments. Courseware is being developed through the collaborative efforts of faculty specializing in ceramics, electronic and photonic materials, metals, polymers, and engineering science. The majority of the courseware emphasizes active learning, requiring students to interact with the software as well as each other; and requires them to work with the information they gather from the computer to complete assignments. The courseware is initially being tested at The Pennsylvania State University, both in classes populated primarily by students in Materials Science and Engineering as well as in classes taken by students in various branches of engineering, chemistry, forestry, and food science. After initial testing and formative assessment, course materials are being disseminated to faculty at other institutions for further site testing. Commercial publication of the software and an instructional manual are being investigated.