Hybrid of PBL and ACL to enhance Student Learning in EM Undergraduate Courses

工程-电气（55）这个项目是创造一个以学生为中心的学习环境，学生面临的挑战是批判性思考，成为有效的团队合作者，并成为自我导向的终身学习者。 为了吸引不同的学习系统，研究人员正在开发基于问题基础学习（PBL）和主动/合作学习（ACL）技术的混合教学材料，这些技术结合了视觉，交互式教学方法和现代计算方法的广泛使用。 他们正在将部门的目标和ABET结果映射到电磁课程，以确定每个课程的目标和结果。 每门课程都有一个"课程组合"，其中有六个或七个PBL模块，包含教学和评估材料以及建议的教学策略沿着。基于MATLAB的交互式程序和课堂ACL活动正在开发中，并包括在材料中。 评估工作由当地的评估专家领导，使用定量和定性技术来评估教学材料，学习过程，学生学习和保留。这些材料和成果正在通过会议、期刊论文、网站和教师讲习班传播。 更广泛的影响包括材料的传播和大量西班牙裔学生在这所机构的参与。

Engineering - Electrical (55)This project is creating a student-centered learning environment where students are challenged to think critically, to be effective team players, and to be self-directed lifelong learners. To appeal to diverse learning syles, the investigators are developing instructional materials based on a hybrid of Problem-Base Learning (PBL) and Active/Cooperative Learning (ACL) techniques that incorporate both visual, interactive teaching methods and extensive use of modern computational approaches. They are mapping the department's objectives and ABET outcomes to the electromagnetic courses to identify objectives and outcomes for each course. Each course has a "Course Portfolio" with six or seven PBL modules containing instructional and assessment materials along with suggested teaching strategies. MATLAB-based interactive programs and in-class ACL activities are being developed and included in the material. The evaluation effort, led by an local expert in evaluation, uses quantitative and qualitative techniques to assess instructional materials, the learning process, student learning, and retention. The materials and results are being disseminated through conferences, journal papers, and websites and through a faculty workshop. The broader impacts include the dissemination of the materials and the involvement of a substantial number of Hispanic students at this institution.