Collaborative Research: Engineering Faculty Engagement in Learning Through Service (EFELTS)

合作研究：工程学院通过服务参与学习（EFELTS）

• 批准号: 1022883
• 负责人: Olga Pierrakos
• 金额: $ 17.5万
• 依托单位: James Madison University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-15 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1022883&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Engineering; Faculty; Engagement

This project focuses on Learning Through Service (LTS), a pedagogical method that combines academic learning with service. Engaging investigators from five diverse institutions, the project are invoking a 4D Process (Discover, Distill, Design, Disseminate) to evaluate the impacts on faculty currently engaged in LTS efforts and to empower additional faculty to implement LTS. Major activities that are being undertaken include surveying and interviewing engaged faculty; convening a meeting of experts in LTS program/course designs, implementations, and assessments; conducting intensive faculty training workshops on LTS that lead to new LTS efforts at course and program levels; and sustaining faculty engagement via a continued dissemination of efforts. Assessment research methodologies (development and use) are being integrated throughout these activities. The project engages faculty through systemic implementation and support for LTS in engineering education. The projects expands the use of LTS in engineering education and highlight LTS as a viable research endeavor and scholarly activity. The project identifies challenges and facilitators to LTS for different faculty and institution types.

该项目的重点是通过服务学习（LTS），这是一种将学术学习与服务相结合的教学方法。该项目吸引了来自五个不同机构的调查人员，正在调用4D流程（发现、提取、设计、传播）来评估对目前参与LTS工作的教师的影响，并授权其他教师实施LTS。 正在进行的主要活动包括调查和采访从事教师;召开专家会议在LTS程序/课程设计，实施和评估;进行密集的教师培训研讨会LTS导致新的LTS努力在课程和程序水平;并通过持续传播的努力保持教师的参与。 评估研究方法（开发和使用）正在纳入这些活动。该项目通过系统实施和支持LTS工程教育来吸引教师。这些项目扩大了LTS在工程教育中的使用，并突出LTS作为一种可行的研究奋进和学术活动。该项目确定了挑战和促进LTS为不同的教师和机构类型。