A Distributed Hybrid Approach to Creating a Community of Practice Using NSF Funded Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum Modules

制造工程师协会已经记录了对合格技术人员和制造从业人员的需求，同时TAC/ABET认证的副学士学位课程的数量有所减少。我们项目的影响旨在全国范围内，并且可以通过在纯粹的面对面和纯粹的基于网络之间的连续体上添加另一个点来改变教育内容的交付。我们的国家先进制造教育卓越中心（NCE/AME）将领导分布式混合教学交付过程的开发和测试，作为增加工程和技术（TAC/ABET）技术认证委员会认证的学生人数的方法。我们提出的分布式混合教学交付方法使用面对面的模块化教学，而在同一时间提供了一个更大的类的一部分，即使有时间和地理变化的小团体的功能的能力。该项目的总体目标是开发，测试和评估新的基于网络的主要教学材料的有效性，从而获得利用我们的分布式混合交付模型的持续过程改进（CPI）证书。

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers has documented the need for qualified technicians and manufacturing practitioners, at the same time the number of TAC/ABET accredited associate degree programs has decreased. The impact of our project is intended to be national in scope and could change the delivery of educational content by adding another point on the continuum between pure face-to-face and pure web-based. Our National Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education (NCE/AME) will lead the development and testing of a distributed hybrid instructional delivery process as a method for increasing the number of students in Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accrediting Body for Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET) accredited associate degree programs by providing greater student geographic access. Our proposed distributed-hybrid instructional delivery method uses face-to-face modular instructional while at the same time provides the ability for the small groups to function as part of a larger class even with temporal and geographical shifts. The overall goal of this project is to develop, test, and evaluate the effectiveness of new web-based primary instructional materials, leading to a certificate in Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) that utilizes our distributed-hybrid delivery model.