Collaborative : Bringing Nanotechnology into the Classroom: From a Doctoral Insitiution to Four and Two Year Colleges

化学(12)。这一合作项目正在寻求通过在整个本科化学课程中纳入侧重于纳米和生物纳米技术及相关领域的创新模块来提高STEM教育的质量。一家私立研究生院的研究专业知识正被用于开发一所公立四年制大学和一所社区学院的类似教师专业知识。来自纳米材料研究项目的实验室模块正在开发中，并在这三个机构的课程中进行测试，以此来激发学生对纳米技术、纳米科学和生物相关领域的兴趣。这种合作正在创建一个由不同校园的实践教育工作者组成的网络，他们可以在实施新的指导性探究式教学策略时分享专业知识。项目目标包括：(1)让STEM本科生积极学习重要的纳米技术概念和在现代社会中的应用；(2)在普通、物理、无机、分析和生物化学实验室中展示纳米技术确实是跨学科和相关的。该项目的更广泛影响在于，在新出现的纳米和生物纳米技术领域对学生和教师进行教育和培训，覆盖不同种族和学术背景的学生群体，并促进学生进入纳米技术和相关领域。

Chemistry (12). This collaborative project is seeking to improve the quality of STEM education by incorporating innovative modules focusing on nano- and bio-nanotechnology and related fields throughout the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. The research expertise at a private graduate institution is being used to develop similar faculty expertise at a public four-year college and a community college. Laboratory modules, originating from research projects on nanomaterials, are being developed and tested in courses at the three institutions as a means of stimulating student interest in nanotechnology, nanoscience, and bio-related areas. This collaboration is creating a network of practicing educators across a diverse set of campuses who can share expertise as they implement new guided inquiry-based teaching strategies. Project goals include (1) engaging undergraduate STEM students in the active learning of important nanotechnology concepts and applications in modern society; (2) demonstrating that nanotechnology is truly interdisciplinary and relevant in general, physical, inorganic, analytical and biochemistry laboratories. The Broader Impact of this project lies in the education and training of students and teachers in the emerging field of nano- and bio-nanotechnology across ethnically and academically diverse student populations as well as in promoting student entry into nanotechnology and related fields.