Implementation, Dissemination, Barrier Identification And Faculty Training For Project-Enhanced Learning in Gateway Engineering Courses

这个工程教育研究项目旨在扩大由PI开发的教学法的使用，项目增强学习（PEL），大大扩展了工程科学课程和两所合作大学的使用范围。 该项目将记录在各系和大学推广PEL方法时遇到的困难，从而有助于STEM社区了解广泛采用有效教学法的障碍。该项目更广泛的意义和重要性将是建立伙伴关系和网络，以支持适应一种教学方法，通过严格的研究建立，有效地改善工程专业学生的学习。 该伙伴关系致力于将代表性不足的群体纳入工程领域，特别是来自城市环境的群体。 所有三所合作大学都位于城市中心。 如果这个项目成功，它可能会对如何教授“核心”工程科学课程产生广泛的影响。

This engineering education research project seeks to expand the use of a pedagogy developed by the PIs, project enhanced learning (PEL), significantly extending the scope of it use across engineering science courses and at two partner universities. The project will document difficulties encountered in spreading the PEL method across departments and universities, thereby contributing to the STEM community's understanding of barriers for broad adoption of effective pedagogies.The broader significance and importance of this project will be to build partnerships and networks in support of an adaptation of a teaching method that has been well-established by rigorous research to be effective at improving learning for engineering students. The partnership addresses inclusion of under-represented groups in engineering, particularly those from urban environments. All three partner universities are located in urban centers. Should this project be successful, it could have broad impact on how "core" engineering science courses are taught.