TEACHING NANO
Walt Trybula, Ph.D.IEEE Fellow & SPIE Fellow
Trybula Foundation, Inc.
&
Ingram School of Engineering
Texas State University-San Marcos
"Journey into Nanotech“
Educator InstitutesApplied Nanotech, Inc., Austin, TX
June 30, 2011
WHY IS SPECIALIZED EDUCATION REQUIRED?
Image from Deb Newberry, Nano-Summit, October 2010 Presentation
REMEMBER THE MATURITY OF STUDENTS
Which microscope do you let First Graders use?
OR
How do you explain a billion times to someone who can not add?Remember: What are we trying to achieve?
THERE ARE THREE ROADS
Address Teachers
Address Students
Address Both
ADDRESS TEACHERS
Workshops
Training Sessions
Material Focus
ADDRESS STUDENTS
Bootcamps
Specialized Exhibits
Intense Training
ADDRESS BOTH
Train the Trainers
Adapt Material Through Student Training Sessions
Interactive Focus with Feedback from Both
THERE ARE THREE CHOICES
Work within the system
Work Independently of the System
Develop Adaptability
WORK WITHIN THE SYSTEM
Develop Curriculum
Obtain Approval – Local Level
Obtain Higher Ed Approval
Insert into Existing Classes
Upgrade and Enhance
WORK INDEPENDENTLY OF THE SYSTEM
Effort to Convince Educators to Evaluate
They Must Convince System to Allow Insertion
To Equip or Not to Equip
If Equip, Funding is an Issue – Maintenance is Non-trivialTo be Always Current Requires
Funding and Upgrade Mechanism
DEVELOP ADAPTABILITY
Adopt Successes of Others
Incorporate Equipment Suppliers
Small Cadre to Develop and Test Initial Concepts
Evolve into Train the Trainers
Apply Actual Experience at Student Activities
THREE RECOMMENDATIONS
Learn from others
Adapt from existing frameworks
Create novel approaches
LEARN FROM OTHERS
Dakota County Technical College Program
Education Texts
SEMI Foundation Effort
SkillPoint
NanoInk’s Nano Professor
ADAPT FROM EXISTING FRAMEWORK
IEEE Real World Engineering Projects
American Society for Engineering Education
DON’T forget Safety!
CREATE NOVEL APPROACHES
Second Life
LinkedIn Groups
Interactions with Industry
Reach Out to Community & Business Leaders
HOW TO PROCEED
Decide on Focus Group [K-4, 5-8, 9-12]
Develop/Adapt Needed Resources
Implement Pilot Group
Modify/Enhance Based on Reception and Impact
Develop Plan to Distribute
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