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IEEE Educational Activities’ Pre-University Education Programs
Douglas Gorham, Managing Director, EAD
IEEE Region 8Educational Activities SC Meeting30 March 2012Berlin, Germany
EAB’s DutiesBroad planning of educational activities of the IEEE
Development and delivery of continuing education products and activities
Development of guidelines for IEEE representatives to accreditation bodies
Monitoring of accreditation activities
Coordination of pre-university education programs
Development and delivery of university education programs
Representation of the IEEE in matters regarding engineering education
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EAB Principal Activities Pre-University Education
– Teacher In-Service Program– Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)– TryEngineering.org
University Education – Accreditation (US and non-US)– Conferences and workshops focused on the reform
engineering education– Accreditation.org
IEEE HKN3
EAB Principal Activities
Standards Education– standardsmagazine.ieee-elearning.org – Standardseducation.org– TryStandards.org – Grants for students and faculty mentors to help
with graduate and capstone design projects with an industry standards component
Continuing Education– IEEE eLearning Library– Professional Certification– English for Technical Professionals (on-line)– Expanding Continuing education across IEEE
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Pre-University Education Activities
Pre-University Activities
Objective: Increase the propensity of young people to select engineering as a career pathSample activities:– TryEngineering.org– Teacher In-Service Program (TISP)– Engineering Projects In Community Service
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IEEE’s Teacher In Service Program“Engineering in the Classroom”
Teacher In Service Program (TISP) Train Volunteers– IEEE Section Members– IEEE Student Members– Teachers and Instructors
…using approved lesson plans on engineering and engineering designIEEE members will develop and conduct TISP training sessions with TeachersTeachers will conduct training sessions with Students
IEEE Volunteers
Teachers
Students
www.ieee.org/teacherinservice8
How does a TISP training event work?
Volunteers from the local Section(s) gather for a day and a half of training– With teachers and school administrators– Promotion to local Section(s) in coordination with a 4-6
member local planning teamVolunteers spread the program in their school system(s)Section volunteers run a TISP training eventEAB provides logistical support and instructors– Training workshop funding from EAB, industry and
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Training Workshops: 2005-Present
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25 Workshops - 2203 Participants
Region 1-6 - USA Region 7 - Canada Region 9 – Latin AmericaBoston, Massachusetts Montreal, Quebec Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBaltimore, Maryland Mississauga, Ontario Piura, Peru
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Region 8 – Europe, Middle East, Africa Cordoba, ArgentinaAtlanta, Georgia (2) Cape Town, South Africa Guayaquil, EcuadorIndianapolis, Indiana Lusaka, Zambia Port of Spain, TrinidadDallas, Texas Porto, Portugal Montevideo, UruguayManhattan Beach, California Stirling, Scotland Region 10 – Asia & PacificSan Francisco, California Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Shenzhen, ChinaHyderabad, India
www.ieee.org/education_careers/education/preuniversity/tispt/tispworkshops.html
IEEE Implementation of High School Engineering Projects
in Community Service (EPICS)
www.ieee.org/go/epics-high
EPICS in IEEE – A Humanitarian and Educational Program
EPICS in IEEE is a program of IEEE EAB that organizes university and high-school students to work on engineering-related projects for local area humanitarian organizations. – A new initiative funded through IEEE’s Ad Hoc Committee on
Humanitarian Activities ($200K in 2012)The Need:– Community service organizations need help from people
with technical backgrounds to leverage technology to deliver the services they provide.
– There is a need to educate students in IEEE’s fields of technical interest on the role of community service and to encourage young students to pursue engineering as a course of study.
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Initiative Success - Measures Since 2009, 26 projects out of 38 received funding– exceeded target number of awarded projects each year (goal:
8 to 10 per year)– 16 projects filed progress reports documenting status and
outcomes*Involving over 95 volunteers with 140 University Students and 265 (29% female) pre-university students impacting thousands in communities around the world Technical solutions addressing – Human services (4 projects)– Access and abilities (3 projects)– Education and outreach (9 projects)– Environment (10 projects)
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Making a Difference Around the World – One Project at a Time
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# OF PROJECTS
Argentina 3Belgium 1
India 6Namibia 1
Nigeria 1South Africa 5
Uganda 1United States 3
Uruguay 2Zambia 2
Zimbabwe 1
26 PROJECTS IN
11 COUNTRIES
Call for Proposals
Through this initiative, EA will provide funding support for approved projects in IEEE's fields of interest which address one or more areas:– Education: Pre-university schools, museums, adult
learning programs, after school programs – Access and abilities: adaptive services, clinics for
children with disabilities, programs for adults with disabilities, assistive technology
– Human services: homelessness prevention, affordable housing, family and children agencies, neighborhood revitalization, local government
– Environment: environmental organizations, neighborhood associations, parks & recreation
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16TryEngineering.org
A portal for school counselors, teachers, parents and students; funded by EAB and supported by IBM
University search - By location, program, environment34 countries; 2,703 universities
Explore Engineering – Discipline Descriptions, Day in the Life of an Engineer, Preparation Tips
Virtual Games – Bionic Arm Design Challenge, Solar Car Racing Game
97 lesson plans for teaching engineering design
Student opportunities – summer camps, fellowships, etc.
TryEngineering Today - News page with Facebook and Twitter integration
Frequently Asked Questions – Collection of responses from Engineers and Undergraduate Students
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TryEngineering ProgressAvailable in English, Chinese, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese and ArabicStatistics (15 March 2012)2.5M HITS IN 2007 … 4.5M HITS IN 2008… 5.1M HITS in 2009…6.2M HITS IN 2010…7.0M HITS in 2011…1.8M HITS so far in 2012– 73,207 = average # of visitors per month
152,464 = highest number of total unique visitors (Oct 10)– 393,903 = average # of page hits per month– 12,569 = average number of university searches/month– 31,871 = average lesson plan downloads per month
6.9 million = total number of lesson plan downloads – 24 minutes = average time users spend on site– Visitors come from the US, India, Canada, Brazil, UK, Mexico,
Australia, Germany, China, Korea and scores of other countries
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Questions or comments?
Addendum Slides
Where has EAB worked in Region 8? (1)
South Africa– TISP training workshop (2006)
St. Petersburg, Russia– Technical English Program (2007, 2009, 2010)
Abu Dhabi, UAE– Technical English Program training workshop
(2010)Munich, Germany– Conference—”Meeting the Growing Demand for
Engineers and Their Educators 2010-2020” (2007)
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Where has EAB worked in Region 8? (2)
Dublin, Ireland– Conference—“Transforming Engineering Education: Creating
Interdisciplinary Skills for Complex Global Environments.” (2010)
Lusaka, Zambia – TISP training workshop (2010)– Accreditation workshop (2010)
Gulf region– Accreditation (2010)
Scotland, UK– TISP training workshop (2011)
Porto, Portugal– TISP training workshop (2011)
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Where has EAB worked in Region 8? (3)
Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS)– Namibia (2010) - South Africa (2009, 2010)– Uganda (2010) - Zambia (2010)– Belgium (2010) - Zimbabwe (2010)– Nigeria (2011)
Saudi Arabia– TISP training workshop (2011)
Swaziland – Accreditation meeting (2011)
South Africa– Accreditation of computing programs meeting (2011)
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New and Planned EAB Activities in Region 8
Additional EPICS locationsEstablishing IEEE-HKN chaptersTISP session at the R8 Student leadership conference (2012)Establishing accreditation bodies (Gulf region, eastern/southern Africa)
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EAB’s Guiding PrinciplesIEEE is obligated to provide its members, and others concerned with IEEE’s technical fields of interest, with high quality educational opportunities
IEEE needs to educate and foster a dialog with the public on technological and engineering questions, with an emphasis on young people who may consider engineering as a career path
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Overall TISP GoalsEmpower IEEE “champions” to develop collaborations with local pre-university education community to promote applied learning Enhance the level of technological literacy of pre-university educators Increase the general level of technological literacy of pre-university studentsIncrease the level of understanding of the needs of educators among the engineering communityIdentify ways that engineers
can assist schools and school systems
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2011 Training Workshops – 446 Participants
Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Government for educators; representing 16 schools and IEEE members in Scotland. Attendance : 54
Saudi Arabia in partnership with Saudi Aramco for IEEE members, Saudi Aramco employees, and pre-university teachers. Attendance: 210. A follow-on volunteer-led presentation was conducted for 130 teachers.
Ontario for IEEE members in Region 7. Volunteers from 16 sections and local pre-university educators representing 11 schools/school districts. Attendance : 79
Hyderabad, India organized by GOLD members for IEEE members from 5 southern India Sections. Attendance: 103. A follow-on volunteer-led presentation was conducted in Kerala, India for 52 teachers26
Potential 2012 Training Workshops
R8 Student Branch Congress – SpainR10 AustraliaR9 Student Congress of Central America and Panama (CONESCAPAN) - Honduras
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Teacher In-Service ProgramPresentations
Over 162 TISP presentations have been reported by IEEE volunteers
TISP presentations have reached over 3907 pre-university educators – This reach represents more than 425,000
students each year
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Meeting the GoalsEmpower IEEE “champions”Technological literacy of pre-university educators Technological literacy of pre-university studentsUnderstanding of the needs of educatorsSchool systems assisted by IEEE
Over 1800 Trained IEEE Volunteers
91% agreed that program enhanced technological literacy
94% believe that student’s technological literacy would increase
Sustained programs in several sections
162 presentations reported
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Languages عربي Arabic*
中文 Chinese
Deutsch German
Español Spanish
Français French
邦人 Japanese
Português Portuguese
русский Russian
*= will launch in February 2012
University Searches: 34 Countries
Argentina AustraliaAustriaBelgiumBrazilCanadaFranceGermanyHong Kong ChinaIceland IndiaIreland
IsraelJapan KoreaMalaysiaMexicoNew ZealandPakistanPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRepublic of Kazakhstan
RussiaSingaporeSouth AfricaSpainSwitzerlandTaiwanTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States
A two-year IEEE new initiative
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Scheduled to launch in August 2012
Launched on 18 Jan 2012, 1400+ page hits as of 8 Feb 2012 , funded by a new initiative
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