NUE: Sustainable Nanotechnology Education for Undergraduate Engineering Students

NUE：工程本科生的可持续纳米技术教育

• 批准号: 1445960
• 负责人: Navid Saleh
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Austin
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-10-01 至 2018-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1445960&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NUE; Sustainable; Nanotechnology; Education; Undergraduate

The goal of this NUE program, Sustainable Nanotechnology Education for Undergraduate Engineering Students, under the direction of Dr. Navid Saleh, is to develop two technical electives, a theory-based course and a laboratory course, with integrated social and ethical aspects utilizing metacognitive pedagogical strategies. In addition, a workshop involving experts experienced with real-life decision-making in nanotechnology development will support the courses three goals: introduce nanoscale concepts and sustainability principles to engineering students; integrate social and ethical aspects in the context of nanomaterial sustainability; and enhance core knowledge by infusing critical thinking with the hands-on PBL-based modules in laboratory sessions. The proposed courses and workshop will be novel in four aspects: their metacognitive teaching style; the integration of ethical and societal aspects with the technical content; the integration of sustainability with nanotechnology; and emphasis on safe and sustainable nanomaterial design.The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) calls for nano-education in the context of real-life implications. There is a critical need to introduce nanoscale principles to undergraduate students so that these future engineers will consider sustainability and safety of this emerging technology at the outset. Often, nanomaterial design is disconnected from its safety and sustainability concerns. Students suffer from this and extend it to real-world practice. However, educating students in nanotechnology with integrated societal components challenges traditional pedagogical structure. Problem-based learning (PBL) is one approach that can confront such challenges, where the fundamental nanoscale concepts can be taught in an inquiry-based setting. This program addresses these challenges by integrating societal and ethical aspects with technical nanoscale phenomena, utilizing an interactive PBL approach under a theme of sustainable nanotechnology.This program will be a true collaboration among researchers and educators of engineering, sustainability, ethics, and communication, and the merging of these disciplines into the proposed courses will provide a novel experience for undergraduates. It is projected that 60-100 students will be impacted by the courses during the two year project.

该 NUE 项目（针对工程本科生的可持续纳米技术教育）的目标是，在 Navid Saleh 博士的指导下，开发两门技术选修课，一门基于理论的课程和一门实验课程，利用元认知教学法综合社会和伦理方面的内容。策略。此外，由具有纳米技术开发实际决策经验的专家参加的研讨会将支持课程的三个目标：向工程学生介绍纳米级概念和可持续性原则；在纳米材料可持续性的背景下整合社会和伦理方面；通过将批判性思维与实验室课程中基于 PBL 的实践模块相结合，增强核心知识。拟议的课程和研讨会将在四个方面具有新颖性：元认知教学风格；将道德和社会方面与技术内容相结合；可持续发展与纳米技术的结合；并强调安全和可持续的纳米材料设计。国家纳米技术倡议（NNI）呼吁在现实生活的背景下进行纳米教育。迫切需要向本科生介绍纳米原理，以便这些未来的工程师从一开始就考虑这种新兴技术的可持续性和安全性。通常，纳米材料设计与其安全性和可持续性问题脱节。学生们深受其害，并将其延伸到现实世界的实践中。然而，对学生进行具有综合社会成分的纳米技术教育对传统的教学结构提出了挑战。基于问题的学习（PBL）是一种可以应对此类挑战的方法，可以在基于探究的环境中教授基本的纳米级概念。该计划通过将社会和伦理方面与技术纳米尺度现象相结合，利用可持续纳米技术主题下的交互式 PBL 方法来应对这些挑战。该计划将是工程、可持续发展、伦理和传播领域的研究人员和教育工作者之间的真正合作，以及将这些学科合并到拟议的课程中将为本科生提供新颖的体验。预计两年项目期间将有 60-100 名学生受到这些课程的影响。