IEEE Educational Activities’ Pre-University Education Programs

1. IEEE Educational Activities’ Pre-University Education Programs Douglas Gorham, Managing Director, EAD IEEE Region 8 Educational Activities SC Meeting30 March 2012 Berlin, Germany

2. EAB’s Duties • Broad 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

3. 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 thereform engineering education • Accreditation.org • IEEE HKN

4. 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

5. Pre-University Education Activities

6. Pre-University Activities • Objective: Increase the propensity of young people to select engineering as a career path • Sample activities: • TryEngineering.org • Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) • Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS)

7. IEEE’s Teacher In Service Program“Engineering in the Classroom”

8. Teacher In Service Program (TISP) IEEE Volunteers • Train Volunteers • IEEE Section Members • IEEE Student Members • Teachers and Instructors • …using approved lesson plans on engineering and engineering design • IEEE members will develop and conduct TISP training sessions with Teachers • Teachers will conduct training sessions with Students Teachers Students www.ieee.org/teacherinservice

9. 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 team • Volunteers spread the program in their school system(s) • Section volunteers run a TISP training event • EAB provides logistical support and instructors • Training workshop funding from EAB, industry and local Sections

10. Training Workshops: 2005-Present 25 Workshops - 2203 Participants www.ieee.org/education_careers/education/preuniversity/tispt/tispworkshops.html

11. IEEE Implementation of High School Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) www.ieee.org/go/epics-high

12. 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.

13. 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) * - progress reports due 3 months after funding received

14. Making a Difference Around the World – One Project at a Time 26 PROJECTS IN 11 COUNTRIES

15. 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

16. TryEngineering.org A portal for school counselors, teachers, parents and students; funded by EAB and supported by IBM 16

17. TryEngineering Progress • Available in English, Chinese, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese and Arabic • Statistics (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 17

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19. Addendum Slides

20. 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)

21. 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)

22. 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)

23. New and Planned EAB Activities in Region 8 • Additional EPICS locations • Establishing IEEE-HKN chapters • TISP session at the R8 Student leadership conference (2012) • Establishing accreditation bodies (Gulf region, eastern/southern Africa)

24. EAB’s Guiding Principles • IEEE 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

25. Overall TISP Goals • Empower 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 students • Increase the level of understanding of the needs of educatorsamong the engineering community • Identify ways that engineers can assist schools and school systems 25

26. 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 teachers 26

27. Potential 2012 Training Workshops • R8 Student Branch Congress – Spain • R10 Australia • R9 Student Congress of Central America and Panama (CONESCAPAN) - Honduras 27

28. Teacher In-Service ProgramPresentations • Over 162 TISP presentations have been reported by IEEE volunteers • TISP presentations have reached over3907 pre-university educators • This reach represents more than 425,000 students each year 28

29. Meeting the Goals • 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 Empower IEEE “champions” Technological literacy of pre-university educators Technological literacy of pre-university students Understanding of the needs of educators School systems assisted by IEEE 29

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