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A glance at interesting projects. Morgan Hynes, Ph.D. Tufts CEEO June 2, 2009. Context. Diana’s nail polish device. This related directly to her experience in the world Addressed a problem she was having Worked after school with her teacher one-on-one
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A glance at interesting projects Morgan Hynes, Ph.D. Tufts CEEO June 2, 2009
Diana’s nail polish device • This related directly to her experience in the world • Addressed a problem she was having • Worked after school with her teacher one-on-one • Participated in a city-wide competition
Women in Engineering and Computer Science • http://wcs.csc.uvic.ca/
Lilypad Arduino • Programmable textiles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtNEPkwCfxA
Service learning Teaching and learning that combines academics with meaningful service • Tufts 30% undergrads female/60% STOMP participants female • Purdue 11% undergrads female/20% EPICS participants female • UMass-Lowell 12.5% female/38% Service learning Peru program female
Links • http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/ • http://aspire.swe.org/ • www.engineergirl.org • www.girlsgotech.org • www.girlscouts.org/program • http://educate.intel.com/en/DesignDiscovery/ • www.rci.rutgers.edu/~dougproj/DPPreCollege.html • http://aceop.wvstateu.edu/castem/epscor/pre-college-math-science-institute-program?phpMyAdmin=502a7ff0cdb9aa5a30eced9a86a96038 • http://www.girlsinc.org/about/programs/operation-smart.html • http://www.nerdgirls.com/ • http://wcs.csc.uvic.ca/
What works? • Open-ended, contextual discussions (Stadler, Duit, & Benkes, 2000) • Helping people, animals, society, environment, etc (Haussler & Hoffman, 2002; Mann, 1994; Stadler et al., 2000) • Higher percentage of women in life sciences, biomedical and environmental and other engineering/science related to the human body, environment, and society (NSF, 2008) ?
Why it works? • Learning in context? • Relational learning ? • Relevant learning? • Engaging?
CEEO Research • References/statements about the client • Women 17 per design session • Men 8 per design session • References/statements about limitations of prototype design materials • Men 15 per design session • Women 3 per session