Blended Learning with Nuclear Reactors

Cadets majoring in Nuclear Engineering (NE) at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point have the opportunity to participate in a blended learning laboratory experience using the reactor critical facility (RCF) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).RPI, through a grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, developed a series of laboratory modules and associated lectures using their RCF.As a pilot program, the cadets at West Point conducted a blended learning laboratory exercise using a series of online videos which included both lecture and the conduct of a laboratory.Prior to conducting the blended learning laboratory, cadets mapped the neutron flux in a sub-critical assembly at West Point.A survey conducted of the cadets at the conclusion of the blended learning laboratory exercise indicated that the previous work with the sub-