Professor Jason Morphew from the Purdue School of Engineering Education is giving a talk at the Siebel Center for Design on September 19 at 1 p.m. in Room 1040 (Sunrise Studio). The talk is titled "Integrating Science, Technology, and Engineering Design: Successes and Challenges".
Jason is a College of Education at Illinois Department of Educational Psychology alum doing interesting work at the intersection of STEM education, technology, and embodiment. Links for Zoom and RSVP are in the linked flyer. Please attend if you can!
Abstract: Science, technology, engineering and math courses have traditionally been taught as isolated subjects in introductory undergraduate courses. This has often led to students being unable to apply their learning in a new context, which requires reteaching of fundamental knowledge and skills. In addition, traditional educational models require students to complete theoretical coursework, before engaging in authentic and real-world problem-solving tasks. At Purdue University our research lab has redesigned the introductory physics labs to include authentic engineering design tasks, and redesigned the introductory engineering courses to include microelectronics as a way to introduce engineering design and coding. The results have largely been positive, with gains in student interest, motivation, learning, and transfer. However, many challenges have arisen that are important to consider when integrating new ways of thinking into existing courses. Results and lessons learned will be shared.
