Collaborative Research: Improved Learning for Undergraduate Engineering Programs Using Finite Element Learning Modules

该项目的目标是开发一套主动学习、基于有限元分析的课程模块，并使用商业软件在全国九所大学的各种本科课程中使用。这些模块的有效性由教师和学生评估，并考虑到学生的学习经验进展、学习风格和个性类型。该项目利用有限元方法对八个领域的复杂工程问题进行建模和分析，推动了本科工程教育中的主动学习技术。该项目提供了一个定量的衡量标准，以衡量这些模块在不同学生人口统计变量中促进学习公平的程度。项目结果以各种方式传播，例如通过互联网网站和教师研讨会。

The goal of this project is to develop a set of active-learning, finite element analysis based course modules with commercial software for use in a variety of undergraduate courses at a diverse set of nine universities across the nation. The effectiveness of the modules is being assessed by faculty and students with student learning experience progression, learning styles, and personality types being taken into account. The project advances active-learning techniques in undergraduate engineering education utilizing the finite element method for modeling and analysis of complex engineering problems in eight areas. The project provides a quantitative measure of how well the modules enhance learning equitably across different student demographic variables. The project results are disseminated in various ways, such as via an internet website and faculty workshops.