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，有限元分析为基础的课程模块与商业软件用于各种本科课程，在不同的九所大学在全国各地。 教师和学生正在评估模块的有效性，并考虑到学生的学习经验进展、学习风格和个性类型。 该项目利用有限元法对八个领域的复杂工程问题进行建模和分析，推进了本科工程教育中的主动学习技术。 该项目提供了一个量化措施，如何以及模块提高学习公平地跨越不同的学生人口变量。 项目成果以各种方式传播，例如通过互联网网站和教师讲习班。

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.