stephen l. canfield, tennessee technological university
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2012 Frontiers of Engineering Education. Community. Curriculum. Collect assistive technology needs. Form Student Design teams (Engineering, Education). Match Child needs with Student teams. Innovation in Context, Delivery. Family. Within context of a course. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Providing Real-World Mechanism Design Experience through the Early Intervention and Mechanical Engineering (EIME) Project
Stephen L. Canfield, Tennessee Technological University
Educational ObjectiveDevelop a context for learning in a junior-level mechanism design course – in which students act as design engineers creating specialized assistive devices for children with special needs
Strategy:1. Engage students in real-world application of mechanism design, 2. Provide compelling and immediate purpose for learning theory, 3. Provide experience in working with customers (not peer engineers), 4. Student see design in practice and learn from experience
Summary:1. Enhances educational experience at key point in curriculum2. Students highly motivated to acquire and use engineering skills to help others3. Project leverages student resources and local support4. Student outcomes demonstrate gains in learning, retention, experience5. Project has served as a model for other programs within the University and State
Model Tasks:
2012 Frontiers of Engineering Education
Project Execution
Learning resources required
Sample Projects:
Innovation in Context, Delivery
New Context:Your company thinks that Jon’s quality of life might be enhanced with a machine. You are assigned to use your mechanism design skills to help Jon. Successful outcomes might look like:
Traditional Context: The syllabus
Collect assistive technology needs
Form Student Design teams (Engineering, Education)
Match Child needs with Student teams
Form Final project team
background research, integrate course material,
create design
Family
Service coord.
Therapists / Medical prof.
Deliver Final product to child/family
Within context of a course
Reflect
Community Curriculum
Fabrication, testing, evaluation and final
preparationDisseminate
Results
1. Collect Project Needs2. Connect Student teams w/ projects3. Provide feedback to students during the
design process4. Provide Course material in timely
(asynchronous) fashion5. Provide resources for fabricating/ testing
the product6. Reflect
1. Partnerships – project needs2. Feedback on projects from
customer/medical standpoint3. Variety of access to course
material & examples of applications
4. Partnerships to support project costs
1. University Service-learning and engagement survey
2. Senior Exit Interviews3. FE topic specific data
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