New Media for Lifelong Learning: Massive Open Online Course on Composites

Presented to 8th Pacific Northwest AIAA Technical Symposium

Dr. Kuen Y. Lin

Professor and Co-Director of AMTAS William E. Boeing Dept. of Aeronautics & Astronautics

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

November 1, 2014

OUTLINE

Major MOOC Platforms

UW-Boeing Composites Certificate

MOOC on Composite Materials

New Online Composite Certificates

1930: Guggenheim Hall dedicated at UW; First Aeronautics Baccalaureates granted

1930 2014

1928: Guggenheim Foundation funded construction of aeronautics building, one of 7 such grants nationwide.

Aero Gets Off The Ground

• Boeing donates “Boeing Aerodynamical Chamber” to University on condition that University offer courses in Aeronautics (1917).

Massive Open Online Course M O O C

• Online and Open (free access, no admission requirements) • Since 2012, three US organizations, Coursera, EDX, and

Udacity, have dominated the market. • Massive enrollment; Rely on interactions among students • Statement of Achievements (SOA) issued after completion • Free Certificate; Verified and Advanced Certificates (with

fees), offered by EDX and Coursera • “Course Experience” (with fees) offered by Udacity

The Big Three MOOC Providers

• EDX • Founded by MIT & Harvard in May 2012 • Non-profit organization • 56 Schools & Partners, 2.5 million users

• Coursera • Founded by Stanford, April 2012 • For profit organization • 108 universities, 9.2 million users

• Udacity • Founded in February 2012 • For profit company; 1.9 million users • Offer vocational courses for professionals

EDX • Founded by MIT and Harvard in May 2012

• a MOOC provider and online learning platform

• Hosts online university-level courses to a worldwide audience at no charge

• Currently there are 56 schools and partners

• As of 22 July 2014, EDX has more than 2.5 million users taking over 240 courses online

EDX Schools and Partners Founders: MIT and Harvard

MOOC: Composite Materials Overview for Engineers

A MOOC Co-Developed by Academia (UW) and Industry (Boeing)

Meet the Team

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The Boeing Company Barry McPherson Education Programs Leader

Dr. Michael Richey Associate Technical Fellow

David French Training Specialist

Dr. Kathleen Chang Program Manager

Fabian Zender Program Integration Manager

UW Instructional Team Dr. Kuen Lin Professor

Luke Richard Graduate TA

UW Professional and Continuing Education Emily West Program Manager

Mark Ellison-Taylor Project Manager

Eliana Medina Instructional Designer

Maggi Kramm Instructional Designer

Jonathan Keib Videographer

Rovy Branon Vice Provost

What is the importance of composites?

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777 ~10%

787 ~50%

757 ~2.5%

767 ~2.5%

737 ~1%

747 ~1%

Possibility for weight and fuel savings leads to an ever increased used of composites

What is the importance of composites?

• Boeing 787 • 50% Composites • First civil aircraft to have majority of wing assembly built from composites

• Boeing 777X • launched in 11/2013 in Dubai • Composite wing assembly with folding tip

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Where did the program originate? • UW and Boeing LTD

collaboration originated in 2002

• 3 UW Composite certificate programs were developed to deliver academic rigor and practical applications

• Aircraft Composite Materials & Manufacturing

• Aircraft Composite Structural Analysis & Design

• Modern Aircraft Structures

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Composites at UW • William E. Boeing Dept. of

Aeronautics & Astronautics Master of Aerospace Engineering:

Multidisciplinary professional graduate degree emphasizing applied skills and experience needed in industry, launched in 2013. Offers Composites concentration.

• The UW – Boeing LTD Aircraft Composite Structural Analysis & Design Certificate Program by 2013 has 332 Graduates

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Aircraft Composite Structural Analysis & Design Program

provides basis for open, online composite course

Graduation Statistics

* 35 students completed the Certificate in Nov. 2005

* 41 students completed the Certificate in Nov. 2006

* 43 students completed the Certificate in Nov. 2007

* 45 students completed the Certificate in Dec. 2008

* 44 students completed the Certificate in Dec. 2009

* 67 students completed the Certificate in Nov. 2011

* 57 students are expected to graduate in Nov. 2013

Summary

Total number of graduates through Nov 2013 = 332

Award Winning Program • 2011 ASEE CMC Collaboration Award

“This partnership represents a new mode of knowledge spillover between industry and academia, one that advances the way we think about continued learning in the evolving workplace through integrating the rigor expected from academia with the practical applications that are critical to Boeing and our partner companies”

• 2008 Boeing Human Resources Functional Excellence Award Development and delivery of the Aircraft Composite Structural Analysis & Design (ACSAD) program and ROI model

• 2007 CorpU Excellence Award Excellence Award for Corporate – College Partnerships

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Not everybody has a college degree…

• Technical colleges are limited to specific degree programs MOOC can help provide overview of composites prior to

acquiring specific skills MOOC provides secondary reference for those not focused

on composites, yet likely to experience them

• High Schools have limited resources MOOC can help student gage interest in advanced

manufacturing MOOC can help student gage interest in post-secondary

STEM career

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An online course for industry

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Certificate Program currently taught F2F in Everett, WA

Excludes: Renton, Auburn, South Park, King Field (~50,000)

Long Beach, CA Boeing Commercial Boeing Defense ~18,700 Employees

Charleston, SC Boeing 787, 2nd Assembly Line ~7,400 Employees

Philadelphia, PA Rotorcraft ~6,000 Employees

St. Louis, MO Boeing Defense ~15,000 Employees

Boeing has ~168,000 employees only ~30,000 work in Everett

Is the impact of composites confined to the aerospace industry?

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No! Composites are used in a variety of applications and industries, a prepared

workforce will benefit a variety of stakeholders.

What are the benefits?

• Serving a broader audience with world-class composites training

• Guiding students toward further composites education

• Filling competency gaps • Inspire, prepare, and recruit the

next generation of materials innovators

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Where to start?

• An introductory course will reach the broadest audience

• It has the largest effect size • It will provide critical lessons learned regarding online

delivery of material for the transformation of the certificate programs

• It can help UW and Boeing identify talent – Who are the top performing 10%?

• Next step, how do we recruit these students?

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What Course Platform to use?

• EdX has a collaboration with 56 universities internationally

• Over 240 MOOCs offered by September 2014 • Enrollments typically range in the thousands • 2.5 million users thus far

• Ease of course implementation • Data analytics • Credentialed XSeries

• Possible further development

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UW-Boeing MOOC “Composite Materials Overview for Engineers”

• To be launched on November 18, 2014 • Over 8,300 students from 148 countries worldwide

(Total number of countries in the world =196) • 8 hours non-proprietary course, covering 6 major topics

in 8 weeks • Students watch short videos, complete quizzes, and

participate in discussion forums • Free access to all attendees worldwide • Partially funded by Boeing LTD for development • https://www.edx.org/course/uwashingtonx/uwashingtonx

-aa432x-composite-materials-1809#.VCeMQ00tCeB

Scope of Composite Engineering

PLM Materials

Tooling Manufacturing

Analysis

Mechanics

Testing

Inspection

Repair

Design

Integrated Composite Product

What to teach in an introduction?

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Introduction

Differences between Metals and Composites

Properties of Fiber, Matrix, Composite

Manufacturing of Polymeric Matrix

Composites

Mechanics of Composites

Design, Inspection, and Repair

• Identify composite materials

• Why are they used? • What are their advantages

& benefits • Anisotropic vs. isotropic • Tailoring of composites • Service life and damage

mode comparison • Function of fiber and matrix

• Thermoplastic vs. Thermoset matrix

• Typical composite properties

• Manufacturing processes • Typical defects • Tooling considerations

• Stress-strain relations • Lamination Theory • Effective laminate

properties

• Design methodology • Identification of damage • Typical repair process

How to deliver this content?

• Expert Instructor • Quality Lecture Material • Hands-On Displays • Industry Examples

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How to deliver this content?

• 1:29 Video from Dr. Lin

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http://player.theplatform.com/p/U8-EDC/m1HYJYjDvaPk/select/XK6YnEi7wAPP

Over 8,200 Students from 148 Countries

Enrollment Statistics: Age Distributions

Gender Distribution and Educational Background

What else can we learn from this?

• Who is participating and how are they interacting? • Demographic survey of students (location, educational

background, industry) • Who is interacting with who?

• How and what do people learn? • Formative assessment within each modules • Summative assessment at end of each module • Task behavior

• Time on Task • Task Interactions (clickstream data)

• Thought process and solution approach novice vs. expert

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What does the future hold?

• Recruit students • Start of the course • Awarding Continuing

Education Units from UW

• Development of Online Composite Certificates

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New eBook for the MOOC Class

Thanks You for Your Attention

Questions? Comments? Suggestions?