Conference Session

Lightning Talk - Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Manuel Fuentes-Cid, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

; Computer ScienceEngineering conducts a workshop on using ChatGPT to optimize household tasks and searchfor job opportunities; Automation and Robotics Engineering provides a workshop on homeautomation, teaching the implementation of smart technologies; finally Social Work leads awomen’s empowerment workshop, addressing strategies to enhance self-confidence anddecision-making skills.The project’s evolution has been guided by a continuous improvement approach based onsatisfaction surveys administered to program participants and the government counterpart.This feedback has allowed for adjustments and enhancements to each workshop's content,ensuring that the training effectively addresses the real needs of the women beneficiaries.This growth has