Adaptation of Groundwater Physical Models and Activities for Introduction to Environmental Engineering

专业：土木工程（54）这个项目是通过有效的教学技术，包括动手和真实的世界的活动，被深思熟虑地融入课程提高学生的学习。目标是提高学生对地下水主题的兴趣和学习。项目任务包括：修改和调整动手物理模型和真实的世界主动学习活动，将活动整合并实施到环境工程概论和实验室中，并评估和评估活动对促进学生学习的有效性。模型和活动改编自WET项目，AEESP实验室手册和EPA材料，而实施是基于ASCE ExCEEd教学模型。项目成果通过在会议和讲习班上的介绍、项目网页以及在工程教育期刊上的出版物传播。该项目的智力价值是将经过验证的有效教学技术应用于环境工程课程，并基于这些技术实施物理模型和活动。更广泛的影响包括：提高学生对环境工程的学习和热情;增加妇女和少数民族对环境工程的参与;提高对土木工程和环境工程项目之间跨学科性质关系的认识;以及将经过调整的模式和活动应用于其他课程和推广活动的可能性。

Discipline: Civil Engineering (54)This project is enhancing student learning through effective teaching techniques that include hands-on and real world activities that are thoughtfully integrated into courses. The goal is to improve student interest and learning of groundwater topics. Project tasks include: modify and adapt hands-on physical models and real world active learning activities, integrate and implement the activities into Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Laboratory, and assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the activities in enhancing student learning. Models and activities were adapted from Project WET, AEESP laboratory manual, and EPA material, while implementation is based on the ASCE ExCEEd teaching model. Project results are being disseminated through presentations at conferences and workshops, project webpage, and publications in engineering education journals. The intellectual merit of this project is the application of proven effective teaching techniques to environmental engineering courses and implementation of physical models and activities based on these techniques. The broader impacts include: improved student learning and enthusiasm for environmental engineering; increased participation of women and minorities pursuing environmental engineering; improved awareness of the interdisciplinary nature relationship between civil and environmental engineering projects; and potential application of adapted models and activities to other courses and outreach activities.