NUE: Nanotechnology LINK: An integrated approach for nanotechnology education: End-of-life management of nanomaterial-containing wastes

NUE：纳米技术链接：纳米技术教育的综合方法：含纳米材料废物的报废管理

• 批准号: 1343756
• 负责人: Nicole Berge
• 金额: $ 19.79万
• 依托单位: University of South Carolina at Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1343756&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NUE; Nanotechnology; LINK; integrated; approach

This NUE in Engineering program entitled, "NUE: Nanotechnology LINK: An integrated approach for nanotechnology education: End of life management of nanomaterial-containing wastes", at the University of South Carolina (USC), under the direction of Dr. Nicole Berge, has as its goal to develop an integrated undergraduate nanotechnology theme within the currently existing Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) curriculum at USC that focuses on the environmental implications associated with the end-of-life management of nanomaterial-containing products, materials, and nanomaterial manufacturing waste streams to produce a more informed and competitive CEE workforce.To accomplish this goal, the project team plans to develop nanotechnology problem-based hands-on modules following a pedagogical approach referred to as Environments for Fostering Effective Critical Thinking (EFFECTs). EFFECTs use student-centered learning strategies to promote deep learning, enhance conceptual understanding, and stimulate growth in critical thinking skills. The EFFECTs approach has become institutionalized within the USC CEE curriculum. However, even though EFFECTs have been developed and implemented in a significant number of courses, these EFFECTs are independent and unrelated. Dr. Berge and her team propose to create an EFFECT LINK (Learning Integration of New Knowledge) for teaching and learning of nanotechnology content across the curriculum, which is referred to as the Nanotechnology LINK. As part of this integrated approach, students will assemble nanotechnology-themed electronic portfolios, building content knowledge as they advance through a sequence of courses. In addition, students will have the option of participating in an undergraduate nanotechnology-based research experience and graduate with a Leadership Distinction in Research.The development and implementation of the proposed Nanotechnology LINK framework will result in the generation and refinement of a transformative educational approach of linking student learning across a curriculum to enhance student learning of other techniques/concepts. In addition, knowledge associated with the environmental implications associated with the end-of-life management of nanomaterial-containing wastes will be advanced. To date, there has been little research in this area. This work will also result in better-prepared civil and environmental engineers.

这个 NUE 工程项目题为“NUE：纳米技术链接：纳米技术教育的综合方法：含纳米材料废物的生命周期结束管理”，在南卡罗来纳大学 (USC) 的 Nicole Berge 博士的指导下，其目标是在南加州大学现有的土木与环境工程 (CEE) 课程中开发一个综合性本科纳米技术主题，重点关注与含纳米材料的产品、材料和纳米材料的报废管理相关的环境影响制造废物为了实现这一目标，项目团队计划遵循称为“促进有效批判性思维环境”(EFFECT) 的教学方法，开发基于纳米技术问题的实践模块。 EFFECTs 使用以学生为中心的学习策略来促进深度学习、增强概念理解并刺激批判性思维技能的增长。 EFFECTs 方法已在南加州大学 CEE 课程中制度化。然而，尽管效果已经在大量课程中开发和实施，但这些效果是独立且不相关的。 Berge 博士和她的团队建议创建一个 EFFECT LINK（新知识的学习整合），用于整个课程中纳米技术内容的教学和学习，即纳米技术链接。作为这种综合方法的一部分，学生将组装以纳米技术为主题的电子作品集，在学习一系列课程的过程中构建内容知识。此外，学生还可以选择参加基于纳米技术的本科生研究经验，并在毕业时获得研究领导力优异奖。拟议的纳米技术 LINK 框架的开发和实施将导致变革性教育方法的产生和完善将学生的学习跨课程联系起来，以加强学生对其他技术/概念的学习。此外，还将推进与含纳米材料废物报废管理相关的环境影响相关的知识。迄今为止，这方面的研究还很少。这项工作还将培养出更好的土木和环境工程师。