Transforming the Curriculum for Future Workforce Development in Green Plastics Manufacturing Technology

本项目的目标是为绿色塑料制造技术(GPMT)的材料和制造课程开发一个教学模型和学习模块。这项技术包括一系列实践，从无毒、环保材料的研究和开发，到通过改变生产和消费模式减少废物和消除污染。该项目的主要活动包括通过以过程为导向的研究性学习加强五门核心课程，创建学生研究项目，更新塑料实验室，并将学生置于合作教育岗位。该项目团队正在努力通过将GPMT纳入该项目并注重其社会效益来吸引妇女和少数族裔参加该制造项目。该项目团队还在努力接触中学生，以激发他们对环保技术及其环境影响的兴趣。

The goal of this project is to develop an instructional model and learning modules for the materials and manufacturing curriculum in Green Plastics Manufacturing Technology (GPMT). This technology encompasses a range of practices from the research and development of non-toxic, eco-friendly materials to the reduction of waste and elimination of pollution through changing patterns of production and consumption. The major activities of this project include enhancing five core courses through Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry-Learning, creating student research projects, updating the plastics laboratory, and placing students in cooperative education positions. The project team is making efforts to attract women and minorities to the manufacturing program by incorporating GPMT into the program and focusing on its social benefits. The project team is also making efforts to reach out to secondary school students to stimulate their interests in eco-friendly technology and its environmental impacts.