Cyber Collaboratory-based Sustainable Design Education: A Pedagogical Framework

Volume 3, Issue 2 (December 2012), pp. 2–10

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@article{jocse-3-2-1,
  author={Kyoung-Yun Kim and Karl R. Haapala and G\"{u}l E. Okudan Kremer and Michael K. Barbour},
  title={Cyber Collaboratory-based Sustainable Design Education: A Pedagogical Framework},
  journal={The Journal of Computational Science Education},
  year=2012,
  month=dec,
  volume=3,
  issue=2,
  pages={2--10},
  doi={https://doi.org/10.22369/issn.2153-4136/3/2/1}
}

Educators from across the educational spectrum are faced with challenges in delivering curricula that address sustainability issues. This article introduces a cyber-based interactive e-learning platform, entitled the Sustainable Product Development Collaboratory, which is focused on addressing this need. This collaboratory aims to educate a wide spectrum of learners in the concepts of sustainable design and manufacturing by demonstrating the effects of product design on supply chain costs and environmental impacts. In this paper, we discuss the overall conceptual framework of this collaboratory along with pedagogical and instructional methodologies related to the collaboratory-based sustainable design education. Finally, a sample learning module is presented along with methods for assessment of student learning and experiences with the collaborator.