Collaborative Research: Workshop Series on the Next Generation Learning-Centered Environment for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Education

合作研究：下一代以学习为中心的建筑、工程和施工 (AEC) 教育环境研讨会系列

• 批准号: 2131865
• 负责人: Amir Behzadan
• 金额: $ 0.6万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-10-15 至 2023-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2131865&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Workshop; Series; Next

This collaborative project aims to serve the national interest by calling for a conversation to create a shared vision of the next generation learning-centered environment for architecture engineering, and construction engineering (AEC) education. The potential of emerging technologies for creating new opportunities to improve AEC education is still under explored. A systematic investigation into the relationship between humans, learning, and technology in varied social contexts is still in the exploratory stages with respect to engineering education, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic that has had tremendous impact on the status quo. Thus, this 2-workshop series will explore relevant questions, such as what does the next generation learning-centered environment look like for AEC education? What is the role of emerging technologies in shaping the environment? The two workshops will be organized in collaboration with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The main expected outcome is a shared vision of the next generation learning-centered environment, including its characteristics, grand challenges and opportunities, and a roadmap for research and implementation. The project will help create a pathway to timely reflect on new learning strategies, new technologies, industry and societal needs in AEC curricula, and thus producing a more adaptive AEC workforce. The proposed activities will explore different aspects of the next generation learning-centered environment, in particular, seeking innovation in the following interrelated topics: 1) AEC curricula and industry practice, 2) technology-generated artifacts and learning, 3) disciplinary gap, and 4) digital inequity. Stakeholders of different backgrounds will be invited, such as AEC educators and researchers, curriculum designers, industry professionals, students, and representatives of accreditation organizations and professional societies. The second two-day workshop will be organized as a social innovation lab focusing on a blueprint for the implementation of the vision for future learning environments. The primary outcome will be a research and implementation agenda focusing on the human-technology frontier in AEC education. The two workshops will be several months apart, during which the project team will disseminate the outcomes of the first workshop, acquire feedback from a larger stakeholder community, and plan for the second workshop. In addition, the project team will actively recruit participants from community colleges, minority serving institutions, and Non-R1 institutions. The NSF IUSE: EHR Program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个合作项目旨在通过呼吁对话来服务于国家利益，为建筑工程和建筑工程（AEC）教育创造下一代以学习为中心的环境的共同愿景。新兴技术为改善AEC教育创造新机会的潜力仍在探索中。就工程教育而言，对不同社会背景下人、学习和技术之间关系的系统研究仍处于探索阶段，尤其是在COVID-19疫情对现状产生巨大影响之后。因此，这两个研讨会系列将探讨相关的问题，如什么是下一代学习为中心的环境看起来像AEC教育？新兴技术在塑造环境方面的作用是什么？这两个讲习班将与美国土木工程师协会（ASCE）和美国工程教育协会（ASEE）合作举办。主要预期成果是对下一代以学习为中心的环境的共同愿景，包括其特征，重大挑战和机遇，以及研究和实施的路线图。该项目将有助于创造一个途径，及时反映新的学习策略，新技术，工业和社会需求的AEC课程，从而产生一个更适应AEC劳动力。拟议的活动将探索下一代以学习为中心的环境的不同方面，特别是在以下相互关联的主题中寻求创新：1）AEC课程和行业实践，2）技术生成的工件和学习，3）学科差距，以及4）数字不平等。将邀请不同背景的利益相关者，如AEC教育工作者和研究人员，课程设计人员，行业专业人士，学生以及认证组织和专业协会的代表。第二个为期两天的研讨会将作为一个社会创新实验室组织，重点是未来学习环境愿景的实施蓝图。主要成果将是一项研究和实施议程，重点是AEC教育中的人类技术前沿。两次讲习班将相隔数月，在此期间，项目小组将传播第一次讲习班的成果，从更大的利益攸关方社区获得反馈，并为第二次讲习班制定计划。此外，项目团队将积极招募社区学院、少数民族服务机构和非R1机构的参与者。NSF IUSE：EHR计划支持研究和开发项目，以提高所有学生的STEM教育的有效性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。