Development of Learning Materials for an Undergraduate-Level Structural Engineering Instrumentation and Measurements Laboratory Course

结构工程仪器和测量（SEIM）实验室的目标是将结构仪器和测试方面的当前技术进步整合到土木工程本科课程中。这将通过为学生提供通过探究而不是简单的知识传授来学习的机会、口头和书面沟通技巧的培训以及使用一流的实验室设施来实现。项目目标是通过使用一套全面的、具有挑战性的实验模块的学习材料来实现的，这些模块类似于现实世界的情况。低年级的学生在一个以团队为中心的环境中工作，在一位教师的指导下，设计他们自己的实验来解决一个特定的目标。这些模块逐渐增加复杂性，挑战学生通过清晰地定义工程问题，创造性地概述几种测试方法，成功地制定令人信服的论点，以及有效地与小组成员沟通，达到更深层次的理解。这种以学习者为中心，以发现为基础的跨学科主题方法加强了学生的技术和实践经验，同时增强了他们的学习热情。两所教育机构的教员合作伙伴将实施这些学习材料，并提供他们的经验反馈。这种多机构、跨州的合作提供了有价值的信息，直接有助于学习材料的持续开发和改进。该项目还包括广泛的评估和项目评估工作，由目前正在开发物理教育材料的外部评估人员领导。具有教育和科学背景的评估者为项目团队带来了独特而平衡的视角。

Engineering - Civil (54)The goal of the Structural Engineering Instrumentation and Measurements (SEIM) Laboratory is to integrate current technological advances in structural instrumentation and testing into the undergraduate civil engineering curriculum. This will be done by providing students with opportunities to learn through inquiry rather than simple transmission of knowledge, training in oral and written communication skills, and access to first-class laboratory facilities. Project goals are achieved through the use of learning materials for a set of comprehensive and challenging laboratory modules that resemble real-world situations. Junior-level students are working in a team-centered environment, under the guidance of a faculty member, to design their own experiments that address a specific objective. The modules, which progressively increase in complexity, challenge students to reach a deeper level of understanding by clearly defining an engineering problem, creatively outlining several testing approaches, successfully formulating a convincing argument, and effectively communicating with group members. This learner-centered, discovery-based approach to an interdisciplinary topic strengthens students' technical and practical experiences while intensifying their enthusiasm for learning. Faculty partners at two educational institutions will implement these learning materials and provide feedback from their experiences. This multi-institution, cross-state collaborative effort provides valuable information that directly contributes to the continued development and improvement of learning materials. The project also includes an extensive assessment and project evaluation effort, led by an external evaluator currently developing physics education material. The evaluator brings a unique and balanced perspective to the project team with a background in both education and science.