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Session Description

This session looks at the role of maker spaces in engineering education, as well as programs that use student-centered activities to frame engineering.

For those interested in: Broadening Participation in Engineering and Engineering Technology and K-12

Moderated by

1. Dr. Margaret Pinnell

Papers Presented

1. Engineering Adventure for Youth Generations [view paper]
   Prof. Claudio Da Rocha Brito (Science and Education Research Council), Prof. Melany M. Ciampi (Safety, Health, and Environment Research Organization), Prof. Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos (Universidade de Minho), Prof. Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E. (Universidade de Minho), and Prof. Victor F. A. Barros Ing.-Paed IGIP (Science and Education Research Council)
2. What Do YOU Like to Do?: Exploring Pre-College Students' Career Aspirations and Perceptions of Engineering (Work in progress) [view paper]
   Mr. James Holly Jr. (Purdue University, West Lafayette), Cole H. Joslyn (Purdue University, West Lafayette), Dr. Avneet Hira (Boston College), Dr. Morgan M. Hynes (Purdue University, West Lafayette), and Ms. Chanel Beebe (Purdue University, West Lafayette)
3. Supporting K-12 Student Self-Direction with a Maker Family Ecosystem [view paper]
   James Larson (Arizona State University), Dr. Micah Lande (Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus), and Dr. Shawn S. Jordan (Arizona State University)