Conference Session

Research Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and graduates improve their soft skills as well as develop successful out-of-school time (OST) programs. The partnership that was created between NCSU and the K-12community has not only benefited the three initial stakeholders but has also benefited theuniversity and the K-12 school.The permission to fund undergraduates with the grant was grandfathered into the program from apre-existing condition. Also, with additional funding from GE, the program was able to hireundergraduates from the College of Education. Mixing undergraduates from the College ofEducation with the College of Engineering proved to be a win-win situation in itself. The Page

Conference Session

Research Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helena Isabel Scutt, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

a spatial skills workshop. Sincethere are several types of spatial skills, choosing one that is especially relevant to a class activityor concept and giving students a chance to practice that skill is a way to gradually build spatialskills.Regarding the emphasis on communication skills, using the typical communication or writingexercises but situating them in the context of a science or math activity can introduce the ideathat these so-called “soft” skills are necessary in the hard sciences. In fact, with the nature ofboth topics, a spatial skills exercise could be combined with a communication skills exercise.Further development of these four “Skills to Emphasize” also lies in research. A potentialdirection for further research is