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

local Sections9

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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