Creating a Learning Community in a Freshman Design Course through Curriculum Coordination

通过课程协调在新生设计课程中创建学习社区

• 批准号: 0126776
• 负责人: Teodora Shuman
• 金额: $ 5.38万
• 依托单位: Seattle University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-07-01 至 2004-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0126776&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Creating; Learning; Community; Freshman; Design

Engineering - Mechanical (56)The importance of developing learning communities, where students interact with those outside their class, has recently been emphasized by NSF-DUE initiatives, which encourage interaction between high schools, community colleges and universities. The proposed project is designed to develop a learning community in a freshman engineering design course. The design course is being adopted from an established design curriculum, which emphasizes hands-on learning. Enhanced teamwork/communication components is being added by coordinating with a high school technology program, and a freshman engineering graphics course. Curriculums from all three courses are being coordinated, creating a learning community. Students from each course are participating in the design process at different levels. The primary design responsibility remains with the design class, however, design teams include students and facilities from the other courses.The primary objectives of the coordinated curriculum are to: 1. Develop communication skills necessary for meaningful technical interaction between colleagues with diverse educational backgrounds.2. Develop students' awareness that material taught in one course is related and applied in other courses.3. Develop communication and research skills within the design process early in students' careers.4. Encourage high school students to pursue careers in science or engineering by engaging them in the design process.An implementation of a unique short-term assessment process enables quick curricular changes in response to student needs. The project had generated much interest with local community colleges. Dissemination involves presentations at the regional meeting of universities and colleges, and local workshops.

工程-机械（56）发展学习社区的重要性，在那里学生与他们的班级以外的人互动，最近被NSF-DUE倡议强调，鼓励高中，社区学院和大学之间的互动。本计画的目的是在一年级的工程设计课程中发展一个学习社群。设计课程是从一个既定的设计课程，强调动手学习。通过与高中技术课程和大一工程制图课程的协调，正在增加增强的团队合作/沟通组件。目前正在协调所有三个课程的课程，以建立一个学习社区。每门课程的学生都在不同层次上参与设计过程。主要的设计责任仍然在设计班，然而，设计团队包括其他课程的学生和设施。培养具有不同教育背景的同事之间进行有意义的技术互动所需的沟通技巧。培养学生意识到一门课程所教授的材料是相关的，并应用于其他课程。在学生职业生涯的早期发展设计过程中的沟通和研究技能。通过让高中生参与设计过程，鼓励他们从事科学或工程方面的职业。实施独特的短期评估过程，可以根据学生的需求快速调整课程。该项目引起了当地社区学院的极大兴趣。传播工作包括在各大学和学院的区域会议上以及在当地讲习班上介绍情况。