NUE: Development of a Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Global Network

计划号：0304421注册：西北大学NSF计划：纳米技术本科教育PRINPIPAL调查员：Hersam，Mark C.PROPOSAL标题：NUE：发展纳米技术本科教育全球网络摘要：该奖项是纳米技术本科教育(NUE)类别中纳米科学与工程计划NSF 02-148的一部分，由微型和纳米系统设计自动化计划管理。该项目由西北大学材料科学与工程系教授Mark Hersam领导，名为“纳米技术本科教育全球网络的发展”，旨在为全球范围内纳米技术本科教育思想和材料的交流和传播建立一个互联网基础设施。最初，西北大学现有的纳米材料课程将被用作与罗伯特·张教授领导的国际虚拟研究所合作，在北大全球网络上开发模块的原型。纳米材料课程采用了新颖的教学技术，包括基于问题的跨学科学习和同行评估，非常适合新兴纳米技术领域的本科生教学和学习。一旦本课程的网络界面正式确定，国家教育联盟全球网络将扩展到西北大学和其他高等教育机构的其他课程。最终，国家教育大学全球网络旨在发展成为一个纳米技术教育论坛，使教育工作者、学生、政府和行业能够在真正的全球意义上互动。

PROPOSAL NUMBER.: 0304421INSTITUTION: Northwestern UniversityNSF PROGRAM: NANOTECHNOLOGY UNDERGRAD EDUCATIONPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Hersam, Mark C.PROPOSAL TITLE: NUE: Development of a Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Global NetworkABSTRACT:This award is part of the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Initiative, NSF 02-148, within the Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) Category and is administered by the Design Automation for Micro and Nano Systems Program. Led by Professor Mark Hersam of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Northwestern University, this program entitled "NUE: Development of a Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Global Network" is developing an internet infrastructure for the worldwide exchange and dissemination of nanotechnology undergraduate educational ideas and materials. Initially, a pre-existing course in nanomaterials at Northwestern University will be used as a prototype for developing modules on the NUE Global Network in collaboration with the International Virtual Institute led by Professor Robert Chang. The nanomaterials course employs novel pedagogical techniques, including interdisciplinary problem-based learning and peer assessment, that are well-suited for undergraduate teaching and learning in the emerging field of nanotechnology. Once the web-based interface has been formalized for this course, the NUE Global Network will be expanded to other courses at Northwestern University and other institutions of higher learning. Ultimately, the NUE Global Network is designed to evolve into a nanotechnology educational forum that will allow educators, students, government, and industry to interact in a truly global sense.