Collaborative Research: Integrated Development of Scalable Mobile Multidisciplinary Modules (SM3) for STEM Education

该项目的中心思想是通过创建和传播可扩展的模块来激励学生在STEM领域继续学习，这些模块以令人信服的方式展示数学和工程理论如何支持现代应用程序，例如嵌入在无线设备中的应用程序。目标是激励毕业生创造高科技产品，进入高科技劳动力大军，成为创新者。该项目将通过开发和传播几门课程的创新和可扩展内容，促进STEM教育议程的变革。这些创新产品将通过不断将理论与高科技应用相融合，促进学习STEM概念的积极态度转变。目标包括开发多样化的用户社区、具有移动视频流内容的创新产品、用于技能培养的软件培训模块、电子书和培训研讨会。PIS将创建和传播关于STEM在工程、艺术和媒体以及地球系统等领域的多学科应用的产品。创新的教育单元将有全面的多学科内容，以满足不同的受众。模块将打包用于移动交付，并将是多用途、多学科的，将：a)通过引人注目的应用程序激励学生学习理论；b)出于技能培养和劳动力创造的目的让学生参与实施；以及c)将不同的受众和利益相关者沉浸在实践研讨会中，以实现外展、保留和招聘目的。该项目基于亚利桑那州立大学和克拉克森大学之间的合作，聘请了来自约翰霍普金斯大学、凤凰城学院、圣劳伦斯大学、草原景观农工大学和科罗纳德尔索尔高中的教师。该项目将使用混合方法评估过程(定性和定量数据收集)，以了解模块、应用程序和其他工具的使用对学生学习成果的影响，从个人概念层面到关于思维和研究实践的科学和工程习惯的更一般知识。评估将通过电子网络工具、前后测验、演示文稿、一对一面试和普通课堂测试来完成。

The central idea in this project is to motivate students to pursue studies in STEM areas by creating and disseminating scalable modules that demonstrate in a compelling manner how math and engineering theory enables modern applications such as those embedded in wireless devices. The goal is to motivate graduates to create high-tech products, enter the high-tech workforce, and become innovators. This project will promote a transformative STEM education agenda by developing and disseminating innovative and scalable content for several courses. These innovative products will promote a positive attitude change towards learning STEM concepts by continuously fusing theory with high tech applications. Objectives include developing a diverse community of users, innovative products with mobile video-streamed content, software training modules for skill building, e-books, and training workshops. The PIs will create and disseminate products on multidisciplinary STEM applications in areas including engineering, arts and media, and earth systems. The innovative educational modules will have comprehensive multidisciplinary content to address diverse audiences. Modules will be packaged for mobile delivery and will be multipurpose, multidisciplinary, and will: a) motivate students to learn theory through compelling applications, b) engage students in implementation for skill building and workforce creation purposes, and c) immerse diverse audiences and stakeholders in hands-on workshops for outreach, retention, and recruitment purposes. This project is based on collaboration between ASU and Clarkson University and engages faculty from Johns Hopkins University, Phoenix College, St. Lawrence University, Prairie View A&M University, and Corona del Sol high school. The project will use a mixed-method assessment process (qualitative and quantitative data collection) to build an understanding of the impact of the use of the modules, apps, and other tools on student learning gains, from the individual concept level to more general knowledge about scientific and engineering habits of mind and research practice. Assessments will be done through electronic web tools, pre- and post- quizzes, presentations, one-to-one interviews, and ordinary in-class testing.