IEEE EAB Meeting IEEE Pre-University Education Activities Douglas Gorham 17 February 2007 Pre-University Education Focus  Objectives    Increase the propensity of young people worldwide to select Engineering as

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IEEE EAB Meeting IEEE Pre-University Education Activities

Douglas Gorham 17 February 2007

Pre-University Education Focus

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Objectives

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Increase the propensity of young people worldwide to select Engineering as a career path

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Build a sustained public awareness program, led by IEEE, with broad support of corporations and professional associations Emphasis on programs for the adults who influence students, e.g., school counselors and teachers

The Need

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Industry representatives contacted by IEEE expressed serious worries about the decreasing propensity of young students to choose education programs that would enable future engineering studies and subsequent engineering careers.

The Need Cont’d

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The perception of young people and those who influence them is critical to the future of the engineering profession. According to the National Academy of Engineering, there are misconceptions that obscure both the contributions of engineers and the skills and competencies that define the engineering discipline. These misconceptions discourage many talented young people, especially women and other under-represented groups, from considering an engineering career.

Percentage of Undergraduate Science Degrees Awarded

50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 Science degrees include life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, computer sciences, engineering, manufacturing, and building

2003 2004 South Korea Germany Czech Rep.

USA Norway Source: Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development

The Perception: From Collegeboard.com: Law

It helps to be… fascinated by the relationship between law and society Are you ready to… engage in intense discussion of thorny legal problems ?

From Collegeboard.com: Broadcast Journalism

It helps to be… sharp of mind and quick of tongue Are you ready to… learn how to find and interview sources?

From Collegeboard.com: Civil Engineering

It helps to be… Are you ready to… A problem-solver who’s creative, curious, logical, and a fan of math . Spend hours and hours working on problem sets and design projects?

From Collegeboard.com: Mechanical Engineering

It helps to be… Are you ready to… A fan of science and math , a creative problem solver, and someone who likes to take things apart to find out how they work. Rely on your math skills? Master difficult scientific concepts? Take on a heavy course load?

Spend five years as an undergrad …

From Collegeboard.com: Electrical Engineering

It helps to be… Are you ready to… A fan of science and math who’s curious about the way things work

Spend hours building detailed, complicated systems Try, try, and try again when at first a project doesn’t succeed

IEEE Pre-University Education Activities Include:

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VolTS project with the NY Hall of Science Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) Joint collaboration efforts with ASCE, ASME and JETS An International Pre-University Engineering Education Summit TryEngineering.org

Design Squad

IEEE Pre-University Education Activities Include:

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Design Squad

Volunteers TryScience (VolTS)

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VolTS addresses the need for content experts to volunteer in informal education settings Working with the NY Hall of Science and the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Goals include:

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Increasing knowledge and skills of volunteer coordinators in museums

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Support scientists and engineers Increase the quantity and quality of volunteer commitments Develop a recognition program for volunteers

VolTS Cont’d

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IEEE volunteers participated in focus groups in 2006

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Recognition program includes:

 IEEE EAB Meritorious Award in Informal Education, approved in November 2006   Develop a VolTS Award Certificate to be used by volunteer coordinators worldwide Generate a letter to a Volunteer’s Employer acknowledging their contribution 14

IEEE Pre-University Education Activities Include:

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Design Squad

TISP Basics

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IEEE Section engineers develop and present technology-oriented concepts and projects to local pre-university educators Started at the Florida West Coast Section in 2001 Lesson plans in English and Spanish for teachers and engineers Lesson plans matched to educational standards

Summary of TISP 2001-2006

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52 TISP presentations have taken place, led by IEEE volunteers, in Malaysia, South Africa and the US Over 1250 pre-university educators have participated, representing more than 135,000 students More than 90% of the attendees indicated that they would use the concepts presented in their classroom instruction

Sample TISP Topics

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“Everything You Wanted to Know About Electric Motors But Were Afraid to Ask” “Rocket Cars and Newton’s Laws” “Rotational Equilibrium: A Question of Balance” “Effective Lighting” “Get Connected with Ohm’s Law” “Design and Build Your Own Robot Arm” “Learn to Program and Test Robots for Classroom Use”

What did we do in 2006?

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5 TISP training workshops were held in 2006 for Sections in: Region 1 (Boston), Region 3 (Memphis), Region 4 (Indianapolis), Cape Town, South Africa and Putrajaya, Malaysia Over 330 people attended these training sessions representing 36 IEEE Sections. More than 900 teachers have participated in an IEEE volunteer led TISP presentation in 2006

What will we do in 2007?

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Expand to

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Region 2 (Baltimore or Philadelphia) Region 5 (Dallas) –13-14 July

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Region 9 (Peru and Argentina)

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Region 10 (Hong Kong/Macau?)

IEEE Pre-University Education Activities Include:

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Design Squad

ASCE/ASME/IEEE/JETS Partnership

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In 2000 IEEE and ASME formed a partnership to promote technological literacy, funded by grants from the United Engineering Foundation. IEEE is the PI and fiscal agent In 2002 ASCE joined our collaboration In 2007 JETS joined our collaboration This collaboration is designed to help and engineers and technology education pre university teachers, school counselors, students in the field use the materials from all organizations to strengthen science, mathematics

ASCE/ASME/IEEE/JETS Partnership Cont’d

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We have formed a partnership with NACAC and ASCA to assist school counselors We have developed print materials for educators outlining the resources of each society Since 2000 we have directly impacted over 13,000 engineers and more than 7000 educators in workshops, exhibits, webinars and presentation sessions at engineering and educator meetings In 2007 we will:

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develop professional development modules for school counselors focusing on engineering as a career option Conduct training workshops for volunteers Conduct professional development workshops for educators Make presentations and sponsor exhibits at educator conferences

IEEE Pre-University Education Activities Include:

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Design Squad

“Meeting the Growing Demand for Engineers and Their Educators 2010 2020”

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First time event To be held on 9-11 November 2007 in Munich, Germany 100-125 attendees is our goal Attendees from industry, government, professional societies, pre-university education and academia

Objectives and Outcomes

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Objectives

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bring together representatives of the various organizations with decision making ability; understand who are the customers and constituents; understand pre-university education trends in various areas of the world, and generate an “inventory” of effective activities.

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Outcomes

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identify and agree on a set of action items; identify opportunities for collaboration; develop an action plan to accomplish the purposes of the Summit; institutionalize identified practices; and disseminate opportunities for collaboration.

Create a Planning Committee

Arthur Winston, chair Fanny Klett Rolf Remshardt Victor Fouad Hanna (SEE) Andreas Luxa Michael Schanz (VDE) Charles Turner Moshe Kam David Janosz (Pre University teacher) Volker Schanz (VDE) Gerald Anleitner

Douglas Gorham Jessica Czeczuga

Tentative Program

10 November 11 November

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Plenary: What is the status of the engineering workforce: an industry perspective Plenary: What is the status of the supply and demand of pre university science, technology, engineering and mathematics educators: a Pre university education perspective Paper session Breakout groups Poster session

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Plenary: What is the role of academia and professional societies in addressing the issues associated with developing future engineers and pre-university educators in science, technology, engineering and mathematics? Paper sessions Development of a roadmap (Breakout groups) Next steps, summary and outlook

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Including future gatherings

IEEE Pre-University Education Activities Include:

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Design Squad

TryEngineering.org

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Launched on 5 June 2006 Full scale version for the US and Canada is on line

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Including a very active “ask an engineer” section

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Newsletters in English and Spanish

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Our portal has become the premier resource for pre-university education on the web

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Visitors come from the US, India, China, Canada, Austria, UK and scores of other countries

Major Sections

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Life of an Engineer Become an Engineer Find a University Lesson Plans Ask an Expert

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Ask an engineer

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Ask an undergraduate student Play Games

Major Plans

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University Search feature expanded: Australia, France, Germany, Korea, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Brazil, United Kingdom and Japan

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Non-English versions: Spanish, French, Japanese, Russian, German, and Chinese

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Usability study

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A new original game

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A newsletter in French

TryEngineering.org

– some stats

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As of 29 January 2007:

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17,303 = average # of visitors per month 25- 47 minutes= average time range a visitor spends on the site 74,931 = average # of page hits per month 2,936 = average number of university searches per month 8,243= average number of lesson plans downloaded per month 659 = questions submitted to Ask an Expert

TryEngineering.org

Visitors per Month 2006

25 20 15 10 5 0 50 45 40 35 30 Total Avg

5133

JUN-06 5133 5133

6271

JUL-06 7409 6271

7204

AUG-06 9069 7204

9293

SEP-06 15560 9293 36

10786

OCT-06 16758 10786

12508

NOV-06 21116 12508

16103

DEC-06 37676 16103 Total Avg

150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Total Avg 35534 JUN-06 35534 35534 42361 JUL-06 49187 42361

TryEngineering.org

Hits per Month 2006

47167 56654 62107 64972 72050 AUG-06 56780 47167 SEP-06 85116 56654 37 OCT-06 83920 62107 NOV-06 79296 64972 DEC-06 114516 72050 Total Avg

TryEngineering.org

– summary

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Overall a major success story

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Biggest advantage: a tangible public service by IEEE to the pre-university community

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Biggest surprise: success of “ask an engineer”

IEEE Pre-University Education Activities Include:

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Design Squad

Design Squad

   Education Outreach to Introduce Young Students to Engineering a new, live-action reality TV series that debuts nationwide on PBS stations during Engineers Week 2007, aims to introduce nine- to 13 year-olds and their families to the engineering design process.

Two teams of high school students use their problem-solving skills to design, construct, and test an intriguing, fully operational and unique engineering project.

Design Squad Cont’d

   Hands-on activities that work in conjunction with each episode will play an integral role in the outreach campaign. EA is working with IEEE USA to organize “train the trainer” workshops Major funding provided by IEEE, Intel and the National Science Foundation 41

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IEEE EAB Meeting IEEE Pre-University Education Activities Douglas Gorham 17 February 2007 Pre-University Education Focus  Objectives    Increase the propensity of young people worldwide to select Engineering as

Transcript IEEE EAB Meeting IEEE Pre-University Education Activities Douglas Gorham 17 February 2007 Pre-University Education Focus  Objectives    Increase the propensity of young people worldwide to select Engineering as