RET Site in Manufacturing Simulation and Automation

制造仿真和自动化中的 RET 站点

• 批准号: 2204719
• 负责人: Faisal Aqlan
• 金额: $ 55.4万
• 依托单位: University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-11-01 至 2022-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2204719&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Site; Manufacturing; Simulation; Automation

This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site in Manufacturing Simulation and Automation at Penn State Behrend (PSB) will engage regional high school teachers and community college instructors in manufacturing simulation and automation cutting-edge research, to help improve STEM skills and manufacturing education in their classrooms. Over a three-year period, the site will offer an intensive 6-week summer research program to a total of 36 teachers and college instructors from schools and community colleges in the Erie metropolitan area covering counties in the Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio tristate region. The RET participants will gain first-hand experience by participating in intensive research activities to develop effective curriculum modules and engage their own students in authentic experiences in science and engineering. The project outcomes will be aligned with the educational standards and the training needs of modern manufacturing.Over a 6-week period each summer, PSB will host a cohort of 12 high school teachers and community college faculty participants from schools and community colleges that encompass a diverse population and underrepresented groups of students. The program goals are to: 1) provide a STEM-based platform at Behrend to engage high school teachers and community college instructors in state-of-the-art manufacturing research, 2) explore a sustainable educational model that connects high schools, community colleges, university, and industry to instill future generations with greater awareness and interest in manufacturing, 3) facilitate the development of curricular modules, classroom activities, and other classroom instructional materials that will be implemented in the participating schools and colleges and also disseminated to a broader audience nationally, and 4) help fill the skills gap in U.S. manufacturing and prepare school and college students in the Erie metropolitan area for undergraduate studies and/or jobs in manufacturing. The project focuses on teaching manufacturing using simulation and automation and it consists of five main activities; each representing a manufacturing paradigm. The participants will develop skills in manufacturing as well as project management, scientific writing, and academic presentation. The knowledge will be conveyed to students through hands-on experiments and classroom activities. In addition, the RET team will help participating schools and community colleges to create manufacturing student clubs, identify the missions, and provide activity support. This, in turn, will influence the students to consider careers in manufacturing fields. It is expected that over 6,000 students will benefit from the proposed program. The developed materials and activities will be evaluated and revised every year based on pre/post survey results, as well as feedback from PSB designated external evaluators and industry advisors. To reach out to a broader audience, the site experiences will be shared via online education platforms for public access and nationwide RET symposiums. With an already highly developed K-12 infrastructure and network in place at PSB as well as the newly established Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation Center (AMIC) and a defined focus on research and industry collaboration, this site has the potential to have a transformative effect on research and instruction across the full educational spectrum.

宾夕法尼亚州贝伦德（PSB）在制造模拟和自动化中为教师（RET）网站的研究经验将与区域高中教师和社区大学教师一起进行制造模拟和自动化尖端研究，以帮助提高课堂上的STEM技能和制造教育。在三年的时间里，该网站将为伊利大都会地区的学校和社区学院的总共36名教师和大学教师提供一项密集的6周夏季研究计划，涵盖了纽约，俄亥俄州Tristate地区宾夕法尼亚州的县。 RET参与者将通过参加密集研究活动来开发有效的课程模块，并让自己的学生参与科学和工程领域的真实经验，从而获得第一手经验。该项目的成果将与现代制造业的教育标准和培训需求保持一致。每年夏天为期6周，PSB将举办来自学校和社区学院的12名高中教师和社区学院的教职员工组成的同伙，这些教师和社区学院包括各种各样的人口和人数不足的学生。计划目标是：1）提供一个基于STEM的平台，以使高中教师和社区大学教师参与最先进的制造业研究，2）探索一种可持续的教育模型，该模型将高中，社区学院，大学和工业灌输，以使子孙后代具有更大的认识和对制造业的兴趣，以促进课堂的发展，3）材料，3）课堂上的材料，课堂活动，并促进了课堂活动，并促进了课堂活动，并促进了课堂活动，并促进了课堂活动，并促进了课堂活动，并促进了课堂活动，并促进了课堂活动，并促进了课堂活动，并促进了课堂活动，并促进了课堂活动，并促进了课堂上的活动，并促进了课堂上的活动，并将并在全国范围内传播到更广泛的受众群体，4）帮助填补伊利都会区的美国制造业的技能差距，并为学校和大学生做好准备，以提供本科生学习和/或制造业的工作。该项目着重于使用模拟和自动化教学制造，其中包括五个主要活动。每个代表制造范式。参与者将发展制造技能，项目管理，科学写作和学术演讲。知识将通过动手实验和课堂活动传达给学生。此外，RET团队将帮助参与的学校和社区学院创建制造学生俱乐部，确定任务并提供活动支持。反过来，这将影响学生考虑制造业领域的职业。预计超过6,000名学生将从拟议的计划中受益。每年都会根据预/后调查结果以及PSB指定的外部评估者和行业顾问的反馈来评估和修订开发的材料和活动。为了吸引更广泛的受众，该网站体验将通过在线教育平台共享公共访问和全国性的RET研讨会。凭借PSB已经建立的K-12基础架构和网络以及新成立的高级制造与创新中心（AMIC）以及对研究和行业合作的明确关注，该站点有可能对整个教育范围的研究和教学产生变革性的影响。