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

地下水物理模型和活动的改编以介绍环境工程

基本信息

批准号：
0410916
负责人：
Amy Chan Hilton
金额：
$ 9.76万
依托单位：
Florida State University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2004
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2004-07-01 至 2008-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0410916&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Adaptation Groundwater Physical Models Activities

项目摘要

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.

学科：土木工程 (54) 该项目通过有效的教学技巧来提高学生的学习能力，其中包括精心融入课程的实践活动和现实世界活动。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现实世界的主动学习活动，将活动整合和实施到环境工程和实验室概论中，并评估和评估活动在增强学生学习方面的有效性。模型和活动改编自 WET 项目、AEESP 实验室手册和 EPA 材料，而实施则基于 ASCE ExCEEd 教学模型。项目成果通过会议和研讨会上的演示、项目网页以及工程教育期刊上的出版物进行传播。该项目的智力优点是将经过验证的有效教学技术应用于环境工程课程以及基于这些技术的物理模型和活动的实施。更广泛的影响包括：提高学生的学习和对环境工程的热情；增加从事环境工程的妇女和少数族裔的参与；提高对土木和环境工程项目之间跨学科性质关系的认识；以及将改编后的模型和活动应用于其他课程和外展活动的潜在应用。