Engaged Curriculum Grants
Promoting Engineering Communication and Materials Science and Engineering
Educating high school students about materials science and engineering through a nationally distributed learning module and a community outreach course.
Today’s scientists and engineers must be able to share complex STEM topics with the public, but students in these fields do not have many opportunities to develop strong communication skills. In spring 2018, this project created ENGRG 3360, an engineering communication course that is now becoming the first university-based PBS NewsHour STEM Student Reporting Lab, in collaboration with local NPR/PBS affiliate, WSKG. Student-created video content will be incorporated into lesson plans by local teachers for inclusion in PBS Learning Media, a nationally recognized digital education resource. Another aspect of this project centers on a partnership with the University of Texas at Austin to create a materials science module for their nationally distributed Engineer Your World curriculum for high school students.
Grant type: Development (2018-19), Development (2017-18)
Topics: Arts, Communication, Media and Design; Children, Youth, Seniors and Families
The Team
- Julie Nucci, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (2017-19)
College of Engineering - James Overhiser, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (2017-19)
College of Engineering - Bruce Van Dover, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (2017-19)
College of Engineering - Lara Estroff, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (2018-19)
College of Engineering - Darrell Schlom, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (2017-18)
College of Engineering - Community partner: Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES (2017-19)
- Community partner: WSKG (2017-19)
- Community partner: The University of Texas at Austin (2017-19)
- Community partner: Syracuse University (2017-19)
In the News
MAY 16, 2018
Two named 2018 Kaplan Faculty Fellows for service-learning work
– Cornell Chronicle
DECEMBER 2017
MSE teams up with PBS affiliate for science communications course
– MSE newsletter (page 12)
Engaged Curriculum Grants
Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.