Title

Classroom Modules For Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education: Development, Implementation And Evaluation

Keywords

Engineering education; Nanotechnology; Teaching module

Abstract

In order to address the challenges and restrictions given by a traditional classroom lecture environment, the top-down and bottom-up nanotechnology teaching modules were developed, implemented and evaluated. Then based on the hypothesis that instructors could further develop students' interest in this emerging area through the introduction of the teaching modules and a career module, an early stage evaluation of the effectiveness of the modules in selected engineering courses was conducted. The data suggested that adoption of modular lectures in regular engineering courses influenced attitude towards nanotechnology - overall, the teaching modules did a better job of piquing student's interest (albeit in the short term) in the subject, but there were also positive gains in interest in nanotechnology as a career. There was some evidence that the hands-on demonstration teaching modules with visual elements and the career module were more effective than traditional lecture presentations in the classroom. © 2011 SEFI.

Publication Date

5-1-2011

Publication Title

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volume

36

Issue

2

Number of Pages

199-210

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2011.573536

Socpus ID

79958847852 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/79958847852

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