TY - GEN
T1 - Experiential learning for engineering students through educational outreach and leadership
AU - Long, Ethan M.
AU - Goertz, Hans S.
AU - Termaath, Stephanie C.
AU - Coder, James G.
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based upon work supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under cooperative agreement award number NNX17AJ95A. The work was performed under the University Leadership Initiative (ULI) by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville "Advanced Aerodynamic Design Center for Ultra-Efficient Commercial Vehicles." Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NASA.
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The University Leadership Initiative was created in 2015 as a unique cooperation between NASA and United States universities. As part of this program, participating universities were encouraged to develop future engineers at all levels of education. Therefore, an outreach team consisting of multiple undergraduate engineering students and a project coordinator was formed at the Aerodynamic Design Center for Ultra-Efficient Commercial Vehicles, lead by the University of Tennessee. Over the past two years, this team created several lesson plans focused on aerospace concepts and presented them to fourth through ninth grade students at after-school programs in the Knoxville, TN area. Team members controlled all parts of the lesson, from creation to instruction. This model led to a greater sense of ownership amongst the team members, which increased their involvement in the lessons. This paper focuses on the benefits to the undergraduate students, methods used, and recommendations for similar programs.
AB - The University Leadership Initiative was created in 2015 as a unique cooperation between NASA and United States universities. As part of this program, participating universities were encouraged to develop future engineers at all levels of education. Therefore, an outreach team consisting of multiple undergraduate engineering students and a project coordinator was formed at the Aerodynamic Design Center for Ultra-Efficient Commercial Vehicles, lead by the University of Tennessee. Over the past two years, this team created several lesson plans focused on aerospace concepts and presented them to fourth through ninth grade students at after-school programs in the Knoxville, TN area. Team members controlled all parts of the lesson, from creation to instruction. This model led to a greater sense of ownership amongst the team members, which increased their involvement in the lessons. This paper focuses on the benefits to the undergraduate students, methods used, and recommendations for similar programs.
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U2 - 10.2514/6.2020-1027
DO - 10.2514/6.2020-1027
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85091756195
SN - 9781624105951
T3 - AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
SP - 1
EP - 6
BT - AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
T2 - AIAA Scitech Forum, 2020
Y2 - 6 January 2020 through 10 January 2020
ER -