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June 27, 2006
Dan Solarek
Professor and Chairman
Department of Engineering Technology (ET)
Project Objectives
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Development of Learning Objects (LOs)
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Use LOs in UT courses
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Web based
Modular
Exposure in each ET discipline
Usable by other in partnership
Make available to anyone
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Downloadable from web portal
Learning Objects
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Focus on a single topic
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Can be used independently
Also form a logical progression of learning
Support FC competencies identified by
Stark for their FC program
Instructors can select one or more LO
as supplemental to their course
Flexible, reusable
Project Personnel
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Two instructional
designers from
our Division of
Distance and
eLearning
Expertise in Flash,
Java, and Web
Technologies
Project Personnel
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Four graduate
students
CS & EE
Development Web Site
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Current LOs
are posted
on our
development
Web site
Will be made
a portal as
part of next
year’s work
http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/~energy/home.html
Candidate Courses for LOs
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Engineering Technology
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ARCT 2250 Building Systems
EET 4350 Electric Power Systems
ENGT 1000 Engineering Technology Orientation
Engineering
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CHEE 1000 Orientation and Computing for
Chemical Engineers
EECS 3460 Electrical Energy Conversion
MIME 4160 Facilities Planning and Design
Transfer Path for AAS
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Stark’s MET/FC Technology Track can be
articulated into our BSMET program
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Detailed articulation plan to be developed
GS core can be taken at Stark
UT is also investigating the feasibility of a
“Bachelor of Applied Technology” program
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Accept transfers from any ET associate
degree program
“upside down” program
FC Research Groups at UT
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Xunming Deng
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Martin Abraham
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Department of Physics and Astronomy
photo-electrochemical production of hydrogen
Department of Chemical Engineering
Converting liquid fuels into hydrogen
Converting ethanol from food-processing waste
into hydrogen
Kenneth DeWitt
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Department of Mechanical Engineering
high power density solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)
for aerospace applications
Plans for AY 2006-07
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Completion of additional LOs
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Solid Oxide (SOFC)
Molten Carbonate (MCFC)
Alkaline (AFC)
Completion of Web Portal
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Additional web resources / readings
Other LOs by other developers
Current research
Plans for AY 2006-07
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Other Possible FC LOs
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Completion of FC Comparison LOs
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FC History
Other FC Types
FC Research
By type
By application
Completion of Power Resource Simulator
Plans for AY 2006-07
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Use LOs in a variety of ET courses
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CET
MET
EET
CSET
Use by partners
Feedback from all users
Optional AY 2006-07 Tasks
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Expansion to other alternate energy
approaches
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Wind
Solar
Tidal
etc.
Questions / Discussion
Your questions and
comments are welcome.