Improving Technician Training in Battery Technology

公司和他们的客户正在过渡到使用由电池技术驱动的电动汽车。技师教育需要跟上这一趋势，以帮助支持制造和维护这些车辆的基础设施。技术人员需要了解电池组的技术，如何使用诊断工具来识别故障，以及如何维护电池组。项目团队将与行业专业人士合作，以确定技术人员在电动汽车技术人员队伍中取得成功所需的知识和技能。将开发新的教学材料，以整合汽车技术和航空技术学位课程的新知识和技能。该项目将以以前的ATE项目的最佳实践为基础，从代表性不足的群体中招募和留住学生，以扩大技术人员队伍的参与度。一个新的实验室设施将被开发出来，学生可以在其中学习与特定课程内容相关的动手修理车辆，以及如何使用诊断技术来识别电池问题。该项目的目标是满足行业对电动汽车电池技术技术人员教育的需求。商业和行业领导团队将指导汽车和航空技术人员的工作技能分析。研究结果将用于开发和修订汽车和航空技术学位课程的课程。项目团队将开发一门新的电池技术学分课程，与国家汽车认证组织颁发的相关行业证书（汽车服务卓越L3 -轻型混合动力/电动汽车专家）相关联。电池技术模块内容将为现有的基本无人机系统（UAS）无人机培训课程开发，该课程为学生准备FAA认证和航空科学学分课程。将开设一门新的课程，重点是航空和无人机电池技术。项目团队将创建一个新的实验室设施，为学生提供使用电动/混合动力汽车诊断培训器、锂电池组和充电器、氢动力汽车套件、电动无人机和可建造的电动汽车套件的实践学习。将开发专注于电动汽车和无人机技术的动手移动迷你实验室，为学生提供中学课程，为教师提供专业发展。利用机构数据，该项目将评估招聘和留用工作在扩大技术人员学位课程参与方面的有效性。评估结果、项目模型、课程和数据将通过开放访问在线存储库、特定学科出版物和会议以及技术人员教育对等网络共享。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Companies and their customers are transitioning to the use of electric vehicles that are powered by battery technologies. Technician education needs to keep pace with this trend to help support the infrastructure that will manufacture and maintain these vehicles. Technicians will need to understand the technology of battery packs, how to use diagnostic tools to identify failures, and how to maintain battery packs. The project team will collaborate with industry professionals to identify the knowledge and skills that technicians will need to be successful in the electric vehicle technician workforce. New instructional materials will be developed to integrate the new knowledge and skills in automotive technology and aviation technology degree programs. The project will build on best practices from previous ATE projects to recruit and retain students from underrepresented groups to broaden participation in the technician workforce. A new lab facility will be developed in which students can learn to perform hands-on vehicle repairs related to specific course content and how to use diagnostic technology to identify battery problems.The goal of this project is to address industry needs for technician education on battery technologies for electric vehicles. A Business and Industry Leadership Team will guide the job skills analysis for automotive and aviation technicians. The results will be used to develop and revise curricula for the automotive and aviation technology degree programs. The project team will develop a new battery technology credit course tied to a relevant industry credential from the national automotive credentialing organization (Automotive Service Excellence L3 – Light Duty Hybrid /Electric Vehicle Specialist). Battery technology module content will be developed for an existing Basic Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Drone Training course that prepares students for FAA certification and Aviation Science credit courses. A new course will be developed that focuses on Aviation and UAS battery technology. The project team will create a new lab facility to provide students with hands-on learning using electric/hybrid vehicle diagnostic trainers, lithium battery packs and chargers, hydrogen car kits, electric drones, and buildable electric vehicle kits. Hands-on mobile mini-labs focused on electric vehicle and UAS technologies will be developed to provide secondary school curricula for students and professional development for teachers. Using institutional data, the project will assess the effectiveness of recruitment and retention efforts in broadening participation in the technician degree programs. Evaluation findings, program models, curricula and data will be shared through open access online repositories, discipline-specific publications and conferences, and technician education peer networks. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the Nation's economy.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.