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Through collaboration with the university participants and partnerships with other stakeholder organizations, the NJ H2LC will develop hydrogen curriculum efforts targeted at students throughout the state. Other partnerships in the development of the modules will include organizations such as the New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability (NJHEPS).
We are currently identifying existing hydrogen learning material and resources for the college and university NJ H2LC participants to use as a base in developing their initial hydrogen education modules. We envision that each of the education modules developed by the participants will contain initial introductory in-class activities for students regarding hydrogen and fuel cell basics. This would be followed by a tour of the NJ H2LC participant's fuel cell facility with a hands-on demonstration activity. For example, the activity may include sample data collection of some aspect of the fuel cell's operation. This would then be followed by further activities in the classroom to tie together the initial introductory lesson with the real world experience at the facility that they gathered. Opportunities for students to further explore hydrogen and fuel cells through class or student team projects should also be offered.
The developed instructional modules may be tested on selected students with methods including targeted seminars and independent study projects. In all cases, the modules will be incorporated into classes at the campuses of the NJ H2LC's participants. We will also encourage high schools and other undergraduate institutions to further incorporate the modules into their curriculum by publishing the materials on our website. We will evaluate the usage of the initial modules to determine best practices and work to facilitate a standardized module across all the participants. In addition to incorporating the instructional modules into high school and undergraduate programs, the modules will be made available for other instructors through the NJ H2LC's website.
Click here for University Partner's Curriculum Modules
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