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The Teacher In-Service Program in South Africa

The Teacher In-Service Program in South Africa. 5 August 2006 Cape Town, South Africa Moshe Kam Educational Activities. A Few Words about IEEE. IEEE is the largest professional engineering association in the world 367,000 members in 150 countries

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The Teacher In-Service Program in South Africa

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  1. The Teacher In-Service Program in South Africa 5 August 2006 Cape Town, South Africa Moshe Kam Educational Activities

  2. A Few Words about IEEE • IEEE is the largest professional engineering association in the world • 367,000 members in 150 countries • A 501(c)3 organization in incorporated in New York • Originally concentrating on power engineering and communications IEEE at present spans technical interests across the spectrum of technology • From nanotechnology to oceanic engineering • In many respects IEEE has become “the steward of Engineering”

  3. In 1884 the Franklin Institute organized the International Electrical Exhibition in Philadelphia The Operator, 15 April 1884 “The…exhibition would be attended by foreign electrical savants, engineers, and manufacturers...it would be a lasting disgrace to American electricians if no American electrical national society was in existence to receive them with the honors due them from their co-laborers in the United States." Thomas Edison, Elihu Thomson, Edwin Houston, and Edward Weston AIEE’s First Technical Meeting 7-8 October 1884, the Franklin Institute It all starts in Philadelphia… AIEE

  4. Early Presidents Alexander G. Bell Elihu Thomson Charles Steinmetz Frank Sprague

  5. A few more recent Presidents Leah Jamieson Joseph Bordogna Michael Lightner Wallace Read

  6. Established 1884 An American Organization Representing the establishment Rooted in Power Engineering First computers working group Now the Computer Society Established 1908 An international Organization Open to students, young professionals Quick to adopt advances in radar, radio, TV, electronics, computers Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers (January 1913) AIEE IRE 1963: Merger of AIEE and IRE to create IEEE

  7. What is IEEE? • A membership organization • A major creator and guardian of technical IP • A mechanism to bring people of common technical interests together • both geographically and disciplinarily • A guardian of the future of Engineering • An implementer of technology-related public Imperatives

  8. What is IEEE? • A membership organization • A major creator and guardian of technical IP • A mechanism to bring people of common technical interests together • both geographically and disciplinarily • A guardian of the future of Engineering • An implementer of technology-related public Imperatives

  9. What does IEEE do? • Publishes literature in engineering, technology and computing • Organizes conferences • Develops standards • Gets engineers and technologists from different locales together • Organizes professional activities among engineering students • Educates the public about Engineering

  10. What does IEEE do? • Publishes literature in engineering, technology and computing • Organizes conferences • Develops standards • Gets engineers and technologists from different locales together • Organizes professional activities among engineering students • Educates the public about Engineering

  11. Why is IEEE interested in pre-university engineering education • Because it is in our stated and un-stated mission • Because in many IEEE Sections there is marked decline in the interest of young people in Engineering • This is bad for the future of these communities and would have a negative impact on their standard of living • Because we do not believe the problem is going to be tackled effectively without us • Industry does not appear to be able to address the problem directly • Governments do not appear sufficiently concerned (yet) • Other engineering associations look up to us

  12. What is the Problem? • Flat or declining engineering enrollments in most developed nations • Coupled with disappointing performance of youth in Mathematics • E.g., “free fall” in Scandinavia • Insufficient number of engineers and engineering educational programs in most developing countries • Asia is far behind Europe and the US in number of engineers per capita

  13. What is the Problem? • Women & minority students conspicuously under-represented • Public perception of engineers/ engineering/ technology is largely misinformed • Resulting in early decisions that block the path of children to Engineering

  14. Percentage of Science Degrees Awarded Science degrees include life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, computer sciences, engineering, manufacturing, and building Source: Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development

  15. BS Degrees Awarded (US) Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics

  16. Selected education statistics in South Africa

  17. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, 1998 • 12th grade • Mathematics general knowledge (21 nations) • Average score:500 ; SA last with 356 • Science general knowledge (21 nations) • Average score:500 ; SA last with 349 http://nces.ed.gov/pubs98/98049.pdf

  18. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, 2003 • Average mathematics scale scores of eighth-grade students (46 nations) • Top 5: Singapore, Korea, HK, Taiwan, Japan • Average score 466, SA last with 264 • Dropped 11 from 1999 • Average science scale scores of eighth-grade students (46 nations) • Top 5: Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, HK, Estonia • Average score 473, SA last with 244 • Gained 1 from 1999

  19. SA – enrollment and graduation in engineering disciplines Enrollment is small Enrollment trends appear positive Source: ECSA

  20. SA – number of graduating students in engineering disciplines • Absolute numbers are small • Technikons are up, universities are down Source: ECSA

  21. Another way to analyze the numbers: number of new baccalaureate engineering degrees per year per million citizens (2004) • Assume 500 CS/IT graduates in 2004

  22. Sources • Gary Gereffi and Vivek Wadhwa: “Framing the Engineering Outsourcing Debate: Placing the United States on a Level Playing Field with China and India,” Duke School of Engineering 2005 http://memp.pratt.duke.edu/downloads/duke_outsourcing_2005.pdf • Education statistics: www.ECSA.co.za • SAITIS: A Survey of the IT Industry and Related Jobs and Skills in South Africa January 2000, http://www.dti.gov.za/saitis/studies/jobs_skills/index.html

  23. SA – graduation/enrollment ratios Graduation/enrollment ratios are low Technikon graduation/enrollment ratios are stable University graduation/enrollment ratios are falling Source: ECSA

  24. SA: distribution among engineering disciplinesTechnikons Source: ECSA

  25. SA: distribution among engineering disciplinesUniversities Source: ECSA

  26. Pre-university activities in IEEE

  27. Who inside IEEE is active in this area? • The IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) • The IEEE Regional Activities Board (RAB) • IEEE-USA

  28. IEEE’s Pre-University Initiative • 2005-2006 New Initiative • “Launching Our Children’s Path to Engineering” • Objectives • Increase the propensity of young people worldwide to select Engineering as a career path • Build a sustained public awareness program, led by IEEE, with broad support of corporations and professional associations

  29. Objective 1: Engineering in the pre-university classroom • Institutionalization of IEEE Teacher In Service Program • IEEE Section engineers develop and present technology-oriented projects to local pre-university educators • Emphasis on volunteer-teacher interaction as opposed to volunteer-student interaction • Ideally: a sustained program involving several thousand schools every year

  30. Objective 2: Engineering Associations, Unite! • Center for Pre-University Engineering Education • Ideally, the resource of choice for pre-university cooperation with Engineering Associations • Ideally, a multi-association organization • With partners such as ASCE, ASME, IEE, SEE • It is about ENGINEERING, not Electrical Engineering

  31. Objective 3: Strong On-line presence • New on-line portals for students, teachers, school counselors, and parents • Educational and entertaining • Focused on the audience • From lesson plans for teachers to games for children • Ideally, the premier on-line resource on engineering for pre-university students

  32. On Line Portal Tryengineering.org “Strong On-line presence”

  33. The Web provides us with high potential for reachability • A successful portal can become a major resource for students, parents, school counselors, and teachers • But success is difficult in an ever-crowded medium • Effort needs to be coupled with more modern tools • Instant messaging, podcasts

  34. What information is needed on line? • We met with school counselors and Engineering Associations • Need on line tools for identifying formal and informal engineering education opportunities • Engineering associations that participated in our discussions • ACM, AIChE, AIAA, ASME, ASCE, IEE, JETS, SAE, SEE, Sloane Career Cornerstone Center

  35. What information is available on line? • We conducted a comprehensive review of engineering education resources • By EAB and consultants • Conclusions: • Many “Engineering Resources” are actually focusing on Science and Mathematics • Resources for teachers are largely inadequate • Wrong message is sent about the nature of engineering and the life of engineers

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  41. From Collegeboard.com: Mechanical Engineering

  42. From Collegeboard.com: Electrical Engineering

  43. Good existing model • Tryscience.org • “Your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide.” • Science is exciting, and it's for everyone! • Partnership between • IBM • the New York Hall of Science • the Association of Science-Technology Centers • Science centers worldwide

  44. Next step – tryengineering.org • Companion site to tryscience.org • Comprehensive • Ultimate Audience: young people ages 9-18 • Designed to convey excitement about engineering and design • Can-do attitude • Hands-on experience • Positive image of the engineering process and engineering • “Discover the creative engineer in you”

  45. Tryengineering.org A portal for students, parents, school counselors and teachers

  46. Unique features • School search • Ask an Engineer • To be managed by SAE • Ask a Student • To be managed by JETS

  47. Current status • TryEngineering.org is on line • Please visit and provide us with feedback • We are having a “quiet launch” between now and late August • We already had several thousand visitors in the first week • Advertising campaign in late August – early September

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