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
• Participated in a city-wide competition

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Women in Engineering and Computer Science

• http://wcs.csc.uvic.ca/

Lilypad Arduino

• Programmable textiles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtNEPkwCfxA

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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

Support

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/

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Research

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)

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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

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