EMERGE - Establishing a Means for Effective Renewabale/Green Energy

该项目通过解决“基于项目的学习教学策略与可持续性内容相结合是否对STEM大学学分证书和学位的学生入学率和保留率产生影响”这一研究问题，为科学和工程教育的研究做出了贡献？以研究为基础的活动将侧重于几种协调策略的开发和试点测试：(1)通过在早期大学双入学计划中纳入可复制的可持续工程证书，为中学生提供获得行业认证的机会；(2)通过为科学家/技术人员和非理科生提供相关的可持续发展课程，提高一般科学知识和对STEM的兴趣；(3)通过让学生学习可持续性内容来满足劳动力和社会需求，这些内容嵌入多个STEM学位和证书课程中。项目目标和成果包括：(1)开发一个新的18学分/6门课程可持续工程证书，包含与行业认证相关的专业；(2)增加可持续工程课程的招生；(3)增加攻读嵌入式可持续工程证书的学生人数，将其作为学位课程的一部分；(4)增加科学家/技术人员和非科学家对可持续/可再生概念的了解。成果将进一步支持开发STEM学生成功的可复制模式，并将影响未来科技劳动力的培训，增加代表性不足群体的参与，以及那些因其绿色技术知识而获得赋权的群体。

This project contributes to the study of science and engineering education by addressing the research question, "Do project-based learning instructional strategies integrated with sustainability content have an impact on student enrollment and retention in STEM college credit certificates and degrees?" Research-informed activities will focus on the development and pilot testing of several coordinated strategies: (1) providing secondary students with opportunities to earn industry certifications by incorporating a replicable Sustainable Engineering certificate within an Early College dual enrollment program; (2) increasing general science knowledge and interest in STEM by offering relevant sustainability courses to both scientist/technicians and non-science college majors; and (3) meeting workforce and societal needs by engaging students in learning sustainability content, embedded within multiple STEM degree and certificate programs. Project objectives and outcomes include: (1) developing a new 18 credit hour/6 course Sustainable Engineering certificate containing specializations tied to industry certifications; (2) increasing enrollment in Sustainable Engineering courses; (3) increasing the number of students pursing the embedded Sustainable Engineering certificate as part of their degree program; and (4) increasing knowledge of scientists/technicians and non-scientists exposed to sustainable/renewable concepts. Outcomes will further support the development of replicable models for STEM student success, and will impact the training of the future science and technology workforce, increasing participation among underrepresented groups and those empowered by their knowledge about green technology.