Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Pamela Dexter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona; Michael Gerard Thompson

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Bedford, Indiana supported by Prof. Ed Coyle (co-founder of EPICS) andCrane Naval Surface Warfare Weapons Center 28. The EPICS High School team produced adesign for an assistive technology device that received a provisional patent and placed second ina national entrepreneurship competition. The class attracted a high percentage of women withenrollment of females exceeding males most semesters. The success of the pilot EPICS HighSchool motivated an expansion into five states supported by a grant from Learn and Serve Page 25.484.4America.The program has continued to grow and this paper will provide a description of EPICS and howit is implemented at

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering: Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Lizette D. Day, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering; Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology; Albert Padilla Jr., Jersey City Public Schools; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Patty Ann Quinones, Skyline High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

aim of these workshops is to enhance the teachers’ repertoire of engineering lessonsthat are available for elementary and middle school teachers, and help them to adapt andimplement these lessons in their classrooms. For instance, teachers used the Design Squad’slessons to learn the engineering design process. In the engineering design process, the learnersengage in asking questions, imagining possible solutions, planning, creating, and improvingdesigns to solve a problem (see Appendix D). Classroom support visits were another componentof the program intended to ensure success of the teachers implementing what they learned fromthe courses into their classrooms. Site visits were also used to document and assess the needs ofteachers and

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Jay Caponigro, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Education, 2012 I2D2: Imagination, Innovation, Discovery, and DesignAbstractA large-scale collaborative learning project involving first-year engineering students at a privateresearch university and fifth graders from local schools was developed and implemented duringthe fall of 2010. Entitled “I2D2: Imagination, Innovation, Discovery, and Design,” theprogram’s success in the first year has inspired program continuation during the 2011 schoolyear and beyond. The program focuses on creativity and innovation, and using experimentationto test ideas. While this could be classified as an outreach event, the program was developedwith an intended dual benefit of both college and intermediate school students. The collegestudents