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

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

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/

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

Research in your classroom