Online and Networked Education for Students in Transfer Engineering Programs (ONE-STEP)

本工程教育研究项目旨在发现并传播基于平板电脑的教学方法，用于社区学院的工程预科课程。 该项目将完成可用于面对面和远程教育课程的材料的开发，支持培训社区学院教师使用这些材料，并调查在社区学院课堂上采用这些材料的障碍。这个项目更广泛的意义和重要性将是在教师之间建立网络，他们寻求克服与提供高质量课程相关的挑战。在一系列社区学院学习工程预科课程。 该项目如果成功，将有助于增加成功转入四年制工程项目的社区大学学生的数量。 特别值得注意的是，该项目计划影响到大量经济上处于不利地位的学生和来自代表性不足群体的学生，这些学生在社区学院课程中注册人数很多。

This engineering education research project seeks to discover then disseminate tablet computer based teaching methods for engineering preparatory courses in community colleges. The project will finalize development of materials which can be used for both face-to-face and distance education courses, support training of community college faculty in using these materials, and investigate the barriers to adoption of the materials in community college classrooms.The broader significance and importance of this project will be the creation of networks among faculty who seek to overcome the challenges associated with offering high quality pre-engineering content at a range of community colleges. The project, if successful, will help to increase the number of community college students who successfully transfer to four-year engineering programs. Of particular note is the project's plan to impact a significant number of economically disadvantaged students and students from underrepresented groups who are enrolled in high numbers in community college programs.