Multi-semester Interwoven Problem for Teaching Basic Core STEM Material Critical to Solving Dynamic Systems Problems

用于教学基本核心 STEM 材料的多学期交织问题对于解决动态系统问题至关重要

• 批准号: 0314875
• 负责人: Peter Avitabile
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-01 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0314875&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Multi; semester; Interwoven; Problem; Teaching

The proposed project presents a new, creative approach to address student understanding of related material in different courses through the use of a multi-semester interwoven project to reinforce basic STEM material critical to solving engineering problems. A strong laboratory component with multimedia and hands-on application of STEM material will reinforce theoretical concepts. Through the use of a common problem for dynamic systems that spans across several courses (basic math skills, laboratory measurement and model development to predict dynamic system response), students are better equipped to solve a real dynamic system problem which requires the use of many STEM tools. A strong laboratory component measuring a real system using a web-based data acquisition system requires the students to "think outside the box" and apply theoretical concepts through practical hands-on learning. An open ended project forces the students to take ownership of learning material which integrates several themes and underlying STEM material promoting a life-long, self-learning process. This interwoven project contains basic core STEM material that is easily transferable to all engineering disciplines as well as other institutions. Since the project will result in educational material online, geographic, ethnic and gender barriers will be overcome and will allow for universal access to the material. This multi-semester, interwoven project concept with an online experiment is the salient feature of this program; integration of STEM material is accomplished in a relevant, meaningful way for student comprehension and retention.

拟议的项目提出了一种新的，创造性的方法，以解决学生的理解相关材料在不同的课程，通过使用多学期的交织项目，以加强基本的干材料解决工程问题的关键。一个强大的实验室组件与多媒体和动手应用STEM材料将加强理论概念。通过使用跨越几门课程的动态系统的常见问题（基本数学技能，实验室测量和模型开发以预测动态系统响应），学生可以更好地解决需要使用许多STEM工具的真实的动态系统问题。使用基于Web的数据采集系统测量真实的系统的强大实验室组件要求学生“跳出框框思考”，并通过实际动手学习应用理论概念。一个开放式的项目迫使学生掌握学习材料的所有权，这些材料整合了几个主题和基本的STEM材料，促进了终身的自学过程。这个交织的项目包含基本的核心STEM材料，可以很容易地转移到所有工程学科以及其他机构。由于该项目将产生在线教育材料，地理、种族和性别障碍将被克服，并将使人们能够普遍获得这些材料。这个多学期，与在线实验交织的项目概念是该计划的突出特点; STEM材料的整合是以一种相关的，有意义的方式完成的，以便于学生理解和保留。