Title :
Using inductive method to teach nuclear energy
Author :
Wang, Shih-Liang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC, USA
Abstract :
The author has been teaching a survey course on nuclear energy in the past several years with internet resources without textbooks. The resources are organized in a way to facility inductive learning but with available documents for deductive learners as well. The course has received good reviews from students as the topics are relevant and the teaching encourages deep learning.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; educational technology; engineering education; nuclear power; physics education; Internet; deductive learner; inductive method; nuclear energy; survey course; Accidents; Coolants; Curriculum development; Education; Engineering profession; Inductors; Knowledge engineering; Power engineering and energy; Radiation safety; Videos;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear & Renewable Energy Conference (INREC), 2010 1st International
Conference_Location :
Amman
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5213-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5214-9
DOI :
10.1109/INREC.2010.5462551
