IEEE and You

Dr. Teófilo J. Ramos, Vice President, IEEE Educational Activities Dr. Douglas Gorham, Managing Director, IEEE Educational Activities

Teacher In Service Program Training WorkshopGuayaquil, Ecuador10 November 2009

A Few Words about IEEEIEEE is the largest professional engineering association in the world – 375,000 members in 160 countries– A non-profit organization incorporated in New York

Originally concentrating on power engineering and communications IEEE at present spans technical interests across the spectrum of technology– From nanotechnology to oceanic engineering

In many respects IEEE has become “the steward of Engineering” worldwide

IEEE at a Glance

More than 375,000 members in more than 160 countries; 45 percent of whom are from outside the United States

more than 80,000 student members 

329 sections in ten geographic regions worldwide

1,860 chapters that unite local members with similar technical interests

1,789 student branches in 80 countries

483 student branch chapters at colleges and universities

390 affinity groups -- IEEE Affinity Groups are non-technical sub-units of one or more Sections or a Council. The Affinity Group patent entities are Consultants' Network, Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), Women in Engineering (WIE) and Life Members (LM)

What is IEEE?

A membership organization

A major creator and guardian of technical Intellectual Property

A mechanism to bring people of common technical interests together – both geographically and disciplinarily

A guardian of the future of Engineering

An implementer of technology-related public imperatives

What does IEEE do?

Annually publishes 144 transactions, journals and magazines in engineering, technology and computing

Sponsors over 950 conferences each year

Develops technical standards– Approximately 900 standards currently

Gets engineers and technologists from different locations together

What does IEEE do? Cont’dOrganizes and supports professional activities among engineering students

Educates the public about Engineering

Core Values

Service to humanity: leveraging technology and engineering to benefit human welfare; promoting public awareness and understanding of the engineering profession. Global focusTrust and respectGrowth and nurturing of the profession: encouraging education as a fundamental activity of engineers, scientists, and technologists at all levels and at all times; ensuring a pipeline of students to preserve the profession. Collaboration and community buildingProfessionalismIntellectual activityPeer-reviewed

IEEE volunteers

Key to IEEE success – About 40,000 individuals who give at least 4 hours a week to

the organization Local Section Chair Associate editor of a Journal Member of the Financial Committee of the Technical Activities

Board Chair of a committee that develops a Standard Student Branch Chair

The organization is run by volunteers– From the President and CEO to the local Section Chair major

decisions are made by volunteers– An attempt to quantify the work done by volunteers estimated

$2000m-$3000m

The 7 Grades of Membership

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Honorary

27

(0.0%)

Fellow

6,222

(1.6%)

Senior Member

31,041

(8.1%)

Member

240,581

(62.9%)

Associate Member

19,294

(5.0%)

Grad Student Member

31,147

(8.1%)

Student Member

54,088 (14.1%)

Total IEEE Members = 382,400 (100%)

Higher Grade Members = 297,165 (77.7%)

Voting Members = 309,018 (80.8%)

Membership Data as of 12-31-2008

Notes: 1) A new membership grade, Graduate Student Member, was established in mid-2006. 2) Affiliates are not members of IEEE, but are members of an IEEE Society

R9 – 15,401R8 – 67,221

R10 – 73,662R1 to 6 – 209,857

R7 – 16,259

IEEE Membership By Region31 December, 2008

TOTAL MEMBERSHIP – 382,400

R1 – 37,050

R2 – 32,137

R3 – 30,557

R4 – 23,204

R5 – 28765

R6 – 58,114

R7 to 10 – 172,543

2008 Top Ten Membership Countries*

Rank Country2008

Membership% of All

IEEE Mbrs

1 USA 210,704 55.1%2 India 27,875 7.3%3 Canada 16,392 4.3%4 Japan 13,383 3.5%5 United Kingdom 9,713 2.5%6 Germany 7,021 1.8%7 Australia 6,723 1.8%8 China 5,642 1.5%9 Korea (South) 4,435 1.2%10 Italy 4,299 1.1%

* Based on primary mailing addresses

Membership Trends – All Members%

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70.8% 69.7% 68.5% 67.1% 64.8% 63.9% 62.4% 62.0% 62.2% 60.5% 59.4% 57.6% 56.6% 54.9%

29.2% 30.3% 31.5% 32.9% 35.2% 36.1% 37.6% 38.0% 37.8% 39.5% 40.6% 42.4% 43.4% 45.1%

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Membership Trends – Student Members

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50.1% 48.3% 48.3%44.3% 42.7% 39.7%

39.6%43.6% 41.3%

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Retention Rates 1998 to 2008

82.8%82.9%83.1%84.2%84.5%81.6%

84.0%84.8%85.8%87.5%88.3%

53.5%54.4%56.5%

61.1%63.7%

57.8%

62.2%63.1%

66.1%

69.3%72.4% 76.8%77.0%78.0%

80.1%80.9%77.3%

80.3%81.6%83.0%

85.1%86.4%

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IEEE Membership Retention Rates by Year

Higher Grade Members Student Members Overall

Why Volunteer?• As an IEEE volunteer you can:

– HELP make a difference– CONNECT with others of your profession; make

new contacts.– NETWORK with peers, technical experts, and

others.– CONTRIBUTE your time to your areas of interest

in your professional organization– GAIN valuable management and leadership skills – EXPAND your knowledge and understanding of

the IEEE– IMPROVE the public perception and image of

engineers and engineering– HELP to solve a problem

Where am I needed at IEEE?

How about Educational Activities?

Teacher In-Service Program www.ieee.org/go/TISP

How to get involved: Attend a train the trainer workshop like you are doing here to learn: – tips and strategies on how to organize

teacher workshops in your area – connect with local schools– develop hands-on activities that teach

engineering and engineering design concepts

TryEngineering.org www.TryEngineering.org

• TryEngineering.org lets visitors explore how to:• Prepare for a career in engineering, computing and technology • Find accredited programs in engineering, computing and

technology, • Search student opportunities, • Play interactive games, • Find lesson plans• and more.

• How to get involved: – Submit an Engineer or student profile in any engineering,

computing or technology discipline – Suggest ideas for lesson plans – Submit a student opportunity for summer programs, internships,

etc.

TryEngineering Progress

Usage Statistics (as of 01 Nov 2009)2.5 MILLION HITS IN 2007 … 4.5 MILLION HITS IN

2008… 4.0 MILLION HITS so far in 2009– 50,114 = average # of visitors per month

104,272 = highest number of total unique visitors (Oct 09)

– 280,082 = average # of page hits per month– 10,095 = average number of university searches per

month– 14,922 = average lesson plan downloads per month– 38 minutes = average time users spend on site– Visitors come from the US, China, Canada, India,

Germany and scores of other countries

TryNano.org www.TryNano.org

• At TryNano.org you can: • explore nanomaterials • meet nano experts • learn about organizations on the

cutting edge • find universities offering

coursework in nanotechnology • and download lesson plans.

• How to get involved: – Submit a nano expert profile – Suggest ideas for lesson plans – Submit a nanotechnology

education program

Women in Engineering www.ieee.org/women

• IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is the largest network of volunteers dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists.

• How to get involved: – Contribute a related idea or article to the WIE

newsletter or magazine – Participate in the IEEE Student- Teacher and

Research Engineer/Scientist (STAR) Program — a mentoring program for students to illustrate a positive image of engineering and science careers.

IEEE EAB Pre-University Educator Award

www.ieee.org/web/education/preuniversity/awardssch

• The IEEE EAB Pre-University Educator Award recognizes current pre-university education classroom teachers who have inspired an appreciation and understanding of mathematics, science and technology and the engineering process in students and have encouraged students to pursue technical careers.

• How to get involved: – Nominate a classroom teacher

Where to Find EA on the Web

For more information about these EA

programs

From the main page of the IEEE, www.ieee.org,

Click on the tab “Education”

OR

Use URL

www.ieee.org/education

All EA’s programs can be located on this page.

Where else can I help?

Your local Section, Society and Student Branch need your help:– Plan and organize meetings, conferences, etc.– Chair a committee– Evaluate award candidates– Counsel, mentor students – Work with finances– Create a newsletter– Create/maintain a website– Pre-University Outreach– Membership development– University student activities– Competitions

 

What’s next?

How to find the right opportunity for you:Identify what you like to doWork with your student branch and other branches on current or new activitiesAttend a section/society or region meetingTalk to local IEEE volunteersContact IEEE staff about opportunitiesVisit the IEEE website

Where to find the IEEE on the Web

The main page of the IEEE

www.ieee.org

This is your one stop shop for all IEEE news

and programs

The Teacher In Service Program (TISP)

A program that trains IEEE volunteers to work with pre-university teachers

Based on approved Lesson Plans– Prepared/reviewed by IEEE

volunteers– Tested in classrooms– Designed to highlight engineering

design principles

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Nov 10-11 2009

A training session for student branch leaders

Based on the success of the student branch session in Piura, Peru in 2007

A new TISP model

The Teacher In Service Program

Train volunteers– IEEE Section Members– IEEE Student Members– Teachers and Instructors

…using approved lesson plans (71) on engineering and engineering design

IEEE members will develop and conduct TISP training sessions with TeachersTeachers will conduct training sessions with Students

IEEE Volunteers

Teachers

Students

Our Overall TISP GoalsEmpower IEEE Section and Student Branch “champions” to develop collaborations with local pre-university education community to promote applied learning

Enhance the level of technological literacy of pre-university educators

Encourage pre-university students to pursue technical careers, including engineering

Increase the general level of technological literacy of pre-university students

Increase the level of understanding of the needs of educators among the engineering community

Identify ways that engineers can assist schools and school systems

Teacher In-Service Program Progress

To date, over 126 TISP presentations have been conducted by IEEE volunteers– TISP presentations have reached over

3000 pre-university educators. This reach represents more than 330,000 students each academic year

– Presentations have taken place in at least 12 countries At least seven (7) countries in Region 9!

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO HERE TODAY AND TOMORROW?

IEEE Volunteers

Teachers

Students

What are we going to do here?

Demonstrate four (4) lesson plans:– “Ship the Chip”– “Sail Away”– “Hand Biometrics”– “Sort it Out”

Discuss trends in pre-university education Develop action plans to implement TISPHave Fun!

The Teacher In Service Program (TISP)

A program that trains IEEE volunteers to work with pre-university teachers

Based on approved Lesson Plans– Prepared by IEEE volunteers– Tested in classrooms– Aligned with Education Standards– Designed to highlight engineering design

principles– The cost for the materials is $50-$100 for a

class of 30

The Basic Approach – Lesson Plans

IEEE volunteers and consultants develop lesson plans that highlight an engineering design topic– How to build a balanced mobile (rotational

equilibrium)– How to design a sail for a ship (aerodynamic design)

The lesson plans are geared toward pre-university teachers and their students and are tested in the classroom

Materials are low cost

Volunteer Training

Key questions to be discussed in training:– How to conduct a training sessions for teachers using

the TISP lesson plans?– How to approach the school system to engage

teachers?

Teachers and officials from the education establishment participate in the training sessions

After The Training…

IEEE volunteers work with the local schools and school system to conduct training sessions for teachers Teachers use the training sessions and the lesson plans to educate their studentsIEEE participates in paying for the program– In the first year, EAB pays for the materials and

supplies needed for TISP sessions for teachers– In subsequent years, funding is the

responsibility of the IEEE Section and Student Branch

IEEE Volunteers

Teachers

Students

Gracias por su tiempo y atención