Implementation, Dissemination, Barrier Identification And Faculty Training For Project-Enhanced Learning in Gateway Engineering Courses

该工程教育研究项目旨在扩大pi开发的一种教学法的使用，即项目增强学习（PEL），在工程科学课程和两所合作大学中显著扩展其使用范围。该项目将记录在跨部门和大学推广PEL方法时遇到的困难，从而有助于STEM社区了解广泛采用有效教学法的障碍。该项目更广泛的意义和重要性在于建立伙伴关系和网络，以支持对经过严格研究确立的有效改善工程专业学生学习的教学方法进行调整。该伙伴关系旨在将工程领域代表性不足的群体纳入其中，特别是来自城市环境的群体。这三所合作大学都位于城市中心。如果这个项目取得成功，它可能会对如何教授“核心”工程科学课程产生广泛的影响。

This engineering education research project seeks to expand the use of a pedagogy developed by the PIs, project enhanced learning (PEL), significantly extending the scope of it use across engineering science courses and at two partner universities. The project will document difficulties encountered in spreading the PEL method across departments and universities, thereby contributing to the STEM community's understanding of barriers for broad adoption of effective pedagogies.The broader significance and importance of this project will be to build partnerships and networks in support of an adaptation of a teaching method that has been well-established by rigorous research to be effective at improving learning for engineering students. The partnership addresses inclusion of under-represented groups in engineering, particularly those from urban environments. All three partner universities are located in urban centers. Should this project be successful, it could have broad impact on how "core" engineering science courses are taught.