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

这一工程教育研究项目旨在发现并推广基于平板电脑的教学方法，用于社区学院的工程预科课程。该项目将最终确定可用于面授和远程教育课程的材料的开发，支持对社区学院教职员工使用这些材料的培训，并调查社区大学课堂采用这些材料的障碍。该项目的更广泛的意义和重要性将是在寻求克服与在一系列社区大学提供高质量的工程前内容相关的挑战的教职员工之间建立网络。如果该项目成功，将有助于增加成功转到四年制工程专业的社区大学学生的数量。特别值得注意的是，该项目计划影响相当数量的经济困难学生和参加社区大学课程的人数较多的代表不足群体的学生。

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.