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How Making and Maker Spaces have Contributed to Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering: A [non-traditional] Literature Review

Conference Session
Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Adam Stark Masters, Virginia Tech
Tagged Topics
Undergraduate Education
Movement’s ability to contribute to diversity and inclusionefforts in STEM? (2) In what ways are making communities addressing or attaining the goal ofincreasing access to the STEM fields?The Maker Movement continues to advance today as making activities take place incommunities, in K-12 schools and on college campuses. This literature review includes asummary of current practices and identification of areas in need of improvement. From this, mid-course correction suggestions are made.Background on Making, Maker Spaces and the Maker MovementThe terms ‘making,’ ‘maker space’ and ‘Maker Movement’ came into public consciousness inthe mid-2000s and are largely tied to the company, Make:, led by founder Dale Dougherty [1].Dougherty started Make: with
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Exploring the Incorporation of Diversity and Inclusion Curriculum in Engineering Living and Learning Community Programs: A Work in Progress

Conference Session
Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Elizabeth R. Kurban, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park
Tagged Topics
Diversity, Undergraduate Education
Maryland. Paige has over 20 years of experience with recruiting and retaining diverse populations in engineering. Under her leadership, the Women in Engineering Pro- gram received the 2008 National Engineers Week Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Award. She is the principal investigator for a National Science Foundation’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) grant called the Successful Engineering Education and Development Support (SEEDS) Program. SEEDS extends successful women in engineering retention programs to all first-year and new external transfer students in the Clark School. Paige is the co-lead for the Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative (MAGiC), a regional
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