EMERGE - Establishing a Means for Effective Renewabale/Green Energy

EMERGE - 建立有效可再生/绿色能源的方法

• 批准号: 1501486
• 负责人: Stephen Summers
• 金额: $ 90万
• 依托单位: Seminole State College of Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2019-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1501486&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EMERGE; Establishing; Means; Effective; Renewabale

This project contributes to the study of science and engineering education by addressing the research question, "Do project-based learning instructional strategies integrated with sustainability content have an impact on student enrollment and retention in STEM college credit certificates and degrees?" Research-informed activities will focus on the development and pilot testing of several coordinated strategies: (1) providing secondary students with opportunities to earn industry certifications by incorporating a replicable Sustainable Engineering certificate within an Early College dual enrollment program; (2) increasing general science knowledge and interest in STEM by offering relevant sustainability courses to both scientist/technicians and non-science college majors; and (3) meeting workforce and societal needs by engaging students in learning sustainability content, embedded within multiple STEM degree and certificate programs. Project objectives and outcomes include: (1) developing a new 18 credit hour/6 course Sustainable Engineering certificate containing specializations tied to industry certifications; (2) increasing enrollment in Sustainable Engineering courses; (3) increasing the number of students pursing the embedded Sustainable Engineering certificate as part of their degree program; and (4) increasing knowledge of scientists/technicians and non-scientists exposed to sustainable/renewable concepts. Outcomes will further support the development of replicable models for STEM student success, and will impact the training of the future science and technology workforce, increasing participation among underrepresented groups and those empowered by their knowledge about green technology.

本项目通过解决以下研究问题来为科学和工程教育的研究做出贡献：结合可持续发展内容的项目式学习教学策略是否会影响STEM大学学分证书和学位的学生入学和留存？注重研究的活动将集中于制定和试行几项协调一致的战略：(1)通过在大学早期双招生计划中加入可复制的可持续工程证书，为中学生提供获得行业认证的机会；(2)通过向科学家/技术人员和非理科大学专业的学生提供相关的可持续发展课程，增加普通科学知识和对STEM的兴趣；以及(3)通过让学生学习嵌入多个STEM学位和证书计划的可持续发展内容，满足劳动力和社会需求。项目目标和成果包括：(1)开发一个新的18学分/6门课程的可持续工程证书，其中包含与行业认证相关的专业；(2)增加可持续工程课程的招生人数；(3)作为学位课程的一部分，增加攻读嵌入式可持续工程证书的学生人数；以及(4)增加科学家/技术人员和接触可持续/可再生概念的非科学家的知识。成果将进一步支持为STEM学生的成功开发可复制的模式，并将影响对未来科学和技术劳动力的培训，增加代表不足的群体和那些通过其绿色技术知识增强能力的群体的参与。