Collaborative Research: Recurring Patterns in Molecular Science: Reusable Learning Resources

跨学科(99)这个项目创建、评估和传播跨学科的教学材料，这些材料虽然设计用于化学、材料科学、生物和物理课程，但也帮助学生在不同的学科之间建立联系。其范围是分子科学，包括研究分子结构和运动如何产生新的宏观性质，以及具有理想性质的结构的合成和工程设计。这些学科共享分子科学的这些目标，以及出现在解释框架和工具中的反复出现的模式。这些材料将帮助学生清楚地了解这些反复出现的模式。将模拟和可视化工具与教学支持材料相结合的四个虚拟实验室(VL)正在建设中。每个VL都提供了关于分子科学循环模式的指导和实践。该项目创建了教学材料，帮助学生构建一套连贯的知识和智力资源，可以应用于跨学科的情况。通过设计在当前学科课程中使用的教材来加强影响，因为这提供了一种广泛促进跨学科教育的手段，而不需要对教育系统进行重大调整。以下各项进一步促进了广泛使用：虚拟学习系统是灵活的学习资源，可在各种学习环境中使用，正在各种类型的机构中进行测试，并通过现有的成功数字图书馆进行传播。

INTERDISCIPLINARY (99)This project creates, assesses, and disseminates interdisciplinary instructional materials that, while designed for use in chemistry, materials science, biology and physics courses, also help students draw connections among disciplines. The scope is molecular science including both the study of how molecular structure and motion lead to emergent macroscopic properties, and the synthesis and engineering of structures with desirable properties. The disciplines share both these goals of molecular science and recurring patterns that appear in the explanatory frameworks and tools. The materials will help make these recurring patterns explicit for students. Four virtual labs (VLs) that combine simulation and visualization tools with instructional support materials are being constructed. Each VL provides instruction and practice regarding a recurring pattern of molecular science. The project creates instructional materials that help students construct a coherent set of knowledge and intellectual resources that can be applied in situations that cross disciplines. Impact is enhanced by designing materials for use in current disciplinary courses, since this provides a means to broadly promote interdisciplinary education without requiring a substantial restructuring of the educational system. Broad use is further promoted by the following: the VLs are flexible learning resources that can be used in a variety of learning contexts, they are being tested in a variety of institution types, and they are being disseminated through existing successful digital libraries.