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Enhancing Inclusivity through Alternative Rhetoric in STEM Education

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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George Washington University, District of Columbia

Publication Date

April 19, 2024

Start Date

April 19, 2024

End Date

April 20, 2024

Page Count

12

DOI

10.18260/1-2--45749

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https://peer.asee.org/45749

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72

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Gary P. Halada Stony Brook University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-7768-8390

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Dr. Halada, Associate Professor in Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook University, directs an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program in Engineering Science. He designs educational materials focused on emerging technology, advanced manufacturing, engineering adaptation for climate change and learning from engineering disaster. His engineering research, in additional to pedagogical studies on inclusivity and experiential education, focuses on surface engineering, environment-materials interactions, and sustainable materials development.

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Shyam Lal Sharma Sharma P.E.

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Lori Scarlatos

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Yi Zhang Stony Brook University

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Abstract

We report on the outcomes of a pilot workshop for faculty, entitled iSTEAM, focused on enhancing inclusivity and diversity through the integration of alternative and non-Western, non-traditional forms of rhetoric in STEM teaching. Fifteen instructors of STEM courses were invited to revise their syllabi, coursework, assignments and assessment based on a series of four weekly online workshops on non-agonistic (for example, invitational and feminist) rhetoric and how it can be applied in teaching and course development. Online content developed included recorded discussions with leading experts, a set of carefully curated readings, and participation in a cooperative game developed for the program. The first cohort will be invited to help lead activities for a much broader, SUNY-wide version of the iSTEAM program, which will also be expanded to include an additional focus on the impact of non-traditional rhetorical processes on the growing use of artificial intelligence in STEM education.

Halada, G. P., & Sharma, S. L., & Scarlatos, L., & Zhang, Y. (2024, April), Enhancing Inclusivity through Alternative Rhetoric in STEM Education Paper presented at ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference, George Washington University, District of Columbia. 10.18260/1-2--45749

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