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OSU-Colombia Collaboration: Capstone Design Courses and Study Abroad Program

OSU-Colombia Collaboration: Capstone Design Courses and Study Abroad Program. Issue: Underdevelopment in University Engineering Education and STEM for School-Aged Children “Technological capacity” is critical to economic and social development of a country How do we address this issue?

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OSU-Colombia Collaboration: Capstone Design Courses and Study Abroad Program

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  1. OSU-Colombia Collaboration: Capstone Design Courses and Study Abroad Program

  2. Issue: Underdevelopment in University Engineering Education and STEM for School-Aged Children • “Technological capacity” is critical to economic and social development of a country • How do we address this issue? • Collaborate with developing universities to create low-cost experiments and instructional materials for universities and schools STEM

  3. weLab: Low-Cost Engineering Laboratory Project (since 2002)* • Two Challenges: • Experiment development costs • Instructional costs • Approach: • Students can develop low-cost experiments for a capstone project • Students can develop on-line explanations of experiment construction and operation • * Idea of N. Quijano, from Bogotá, Colombia

  4. Multi-disciplinary Capstone Design Class: • Au14: ENGR 4901/4902; Sp15: ENGR 4903 • University or K-12 level experiment design challenges (or propose one): • Environmental Engineering • Sustainable Buildings and Greenhouses in Colombia • Sustainable Engine Design • Electromagnetics and Motors • Low-cost Solar or Mechanical-Based Lighting • Collaborate with Colombians over the internet (simultaneous projects in Bogotá and Pasto) • Travel to Colombia Spring Break 2015 for collaboration, return, finalize design, report

  5. Study Abroad Program: • ENGR 5797.14 • OSU-Colombia Collaboration, 3 credits • Travel Spring Break 2015 (9 days total) • OSU Alumni hosts: Prof. NicanorQuijano, Prof. Jorge Finke, Prof. Andrés Pantoja • Visit universities and schools: • Bogotá (Univ. de los Andes/Villavicencio) • Pasto (Univ. de Nariño/Liceo) • Travel costs: <$2500 - $1000 (BETHA grant) = <$1500 (may go down more) Spanish desired, but not required

  6. Bogotá/Villavicencio, Colombia

  7. Pasto, Colombia

  8. Videos on Travel to Colombia • “Colombia: Would you take the risk?” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgW8Y7F8DN8&feature=related • “Colombia, The only risk is wanting to stay:” • 2-minute version: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=131ZvwA7G3s • 8-minute version: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZPzNVwgjVI • Pasto/Nariño: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCInUXJIKi4 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITKA6pLi5GU • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Hsk1hHu2Y

  9. Program Management: • Prof. Kevin Passino (university focus), Prof. Betty Lise Anderson (K-12 focus), design class mentors, study abroad resident directors, (passino.1@osu.edu, anderson.67@osu.edu) • Maggie McHugh, VP International Projects, ECOS, student project leader (mmchugh073@gmail.com) • Colombian Colleagues: Prof. NicanorQuijano, Univ. de los Andes, Bogotá; Prof. Andrés Pantoja, Univ. de Nariño, Pasto; Prof. Jorge Finke, Pont. Univ.Javeriana, Cali. • For more information, see project/program web site: • https://welab.engineering.osu.edu

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