Jacobs Shoshanah, Eggermont Marjan, Helms Michael, Wanieck Kristina
Department of Integrative Biology, Department of Management, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Biomimetics (Basel). 2022 Jul 7;7(3):93. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics7030093.
Biomimetics must be taught to the next generation of designers in the interest of delivering solutions for current problems. Teaching biomimetics involves teachers and students from and in various disciplines at different stages of the educational system. There is no common understanding of how and what to teach in the different phases of the educational pipeline. This manuscript describes different perspectives, expectations, needs, and challenges of users from various backgrounds. It focuses on how biomimetics is taught at the various stages of education and career: from K-12 to higher education to continuing education. By constructing the biomimetics education pipeline, we find that some industry challenges are addressed and provide opportunities to transfer the lessons to application. We also identify existing gaps in the biomimetics education pipeline that could further advance industry application if a curriculum is developed.
为了提供当前问题的解决方案，必须向新一代设计师传授仿生学知识。教授仿生学涉及教育系统不同阶段、不同学科的教师和学生。对于教育过程不同阶段如何教学以及教什么，目前尚无共识。本手稿描述了来自不同背景的用户的不同观点、期望、需求和挑战。它侧重于仿生学在教育和职业的各个阶段如何教学：从K-12教育到高等教育再到继续教育。通过构建仿生学教育体系，我们发现一些行业挑战得到了解决，并为将经验教训转化为应用提供了机会。我们还发现了仿生学教育体系中存在的差距，如果开发出相关课程，这些差距可能会进一步推动行业应用。
