IEEE and You

João Costa-Freire, Region 8 Educational Activities ChairYvonne Pelham, Manager, Educational Outreach, IEEE EAD

Teacher In Service Program Training WorkshopOporto, Portugal

13 November 2010

A Few Words about IEEE

IEEE is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity– More than 395,000 members in more than 160 countries– A non-profit organization incorporated in New York

Originally concentrating on power engineering and communications IEEE was designed to serve professionals involved in all aspects of the electrical, electronic and computing fields and related areas of science and technology that underlie modern civilization

IEEE at a Glance

More than 395,000 members in more than 160 countries; 45 percent of whom are from outside the United States More than 90,000 student members  331 sections in ten geographic regions worldwide 1,952 chapters that unite local members with similar technical interests 1,855 student branches in 80 countries 483 student branch chapters at colleges and universities 338 affinity groups - IEEE Affinity Groups are non-technical sub-units of one or more Sections or a Council. The Affinity Group patent entities are the IEEE-USA 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 140 transactions, journals and magazines in engineering, technology and computing

Sponsors more than 900 conferences each year

Develops technical standards– Approximately 900 active standards and 400

standards in development

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

29

(.007%)

Fellow

6,539

(1.7%)

Senior Member

32,125

(8.3%)

Member

247,672

(64.3%)

Associate Member

15,632

(4.1%)

Grad Student Member

31,182

(8.1%)

Student Member

52,084 (13.5%)

Total IEEE Members (1 to 7) = 385,263 (100%)

Higher Grade Members (1 to 4) = 286,365( 74.3%)

Membership Data as of September 2010

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

Total IEEE Membership1964 to Sept 2010

Total IEEE Student Membership1964 to Sept 2010

R9 – 15,369R8 – 68,828

17.9%

R10 – 82,137R1 to 6 – 202,610

R7 – 16,319

IEEE Membership By RegionAs of September 2010

TOTAL MEMBERSHIP – 385,263

R1 – 35,113

R2 – 31,342

R3 – 29,736

R4 – 22,681

R5 – 28,504

R6 – 55,234

R7 to 10 – 182,653

2009 Top Ten Membership Countries*

* All data based on primary mailing address

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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

IEEE Region 8 Committee

Region 8 OpComDirector, Director-Elect, Past Director, Secretary, Treasurer and 3 Vice Chairs:

Member Activities, Student Activities and Technical Activities

Student Activities Subcommittee chaired by the R8 SA Vice ChairEducation Activities Subcommittee under VC Technical Activitieschaired by . . . .

Região 8

Director – Jozef ModelskiDirector Elected - Marko DelimarVC Technical Activities – Fritz Bekkadal

Education Activities SC – João Costa Freirejcostafreire@ieee.org

VC Student Activities : Eva Lang eva.lang@ieee.org

Past Chair: Martin Bastiaans m.j.bastiaans@ieee.org

Stud Representative: Amélie Anglade amelie.anglade@ieee.org

Awards & Contests: Pablo Herrero pablo.herrero@ieee.org

Stud Branches: Muhammad Mustafa mu.kh.mustafa@ieee.org

Student Paper Contest: Djordje Paunovic g.paunovic@ieee.org

Web Activities: Jorge Soares jorgesoares@ieee.org

R8 Education Activities Sub-CommitteeMain Activities Outline

Pre-University Education ActivitiesTISP (Teachers In Service Program)TryEngineering (Website on Engineering)EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service)

Continuing Educationelearning LibraryICED (Industry Continuing Education Development)TEP (Technical English Program)

Accreditation

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

Statistics (01 October 2010)5.1 MILLION HITS in 2009…4.1 MILLION HITS SO FAR IN

2010– 60,237 = average # of visitors per month

119,001= highest number of total unique visitors (Mar 10)

– 320,062 = average # of page hits per month– 10,462 = average number of university searches per

month– 20,255 = average lesson plan downloads per month

2.8 million = total number of lesson plan downloads ( all languages)

– 35 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 STAR Program — a mentoring

program for students to illustrate a positive image of engineering and science careers.

Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) in IEEE

EPICS in IEEE is a New Initiative that organizes sections, student branches and high-school students to work on engineering-related projects for local area humanitarian organizations. EAB provides funding to Sections/Student branches to develop devices and systems for the benefit of the target audiences of the non-profit community partners.

• How to get involved: – Identify a NGO with specific technical needs– Submit a proposal

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 “Education & Careers”OR

www.ieee.org/education_careers/index.html

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)

Training 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

Oporto, Portugal, 13-14 Nov 2010

A training session for student branch leaders

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

Teacher In Service Program (TISP) Train volunteers– IEEE Section Members– IEEE Student Members– Teachers and Instructors

…using approved lesson plans on engineering and engineering design(71 English; 34 Português; 45 Castellano) 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 ProgramPresentations

Over 142 TISP presentations have been conducted by IEEE volunteers

TISP presentations have reached over 3252 pre-university educators – This reach represents more than 354,000 students

each year

Presentations have taken place in at least 14 countries

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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:– “Build Your Own Robot Arm”– “Critical Load”– “Build a Better Candy Bag”– “Working With Wind Energy”

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

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 - $50-$100 USD for

a class of 30

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European Framework for Key Competences for Lifelong Learning

The Reference Framework sets out eight key competences:– Communication in the mother tongue;– Communication in foreign languages;– Mathematical competence and basic competences in

science and technology;– Digital competence;– Learning to learn;– Social and civic competences;– Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship;– Cultural awareness and expression.

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What the Lesson Plans Support

– Communication in the mother tongue Skills to communicate both orally and in writing in a

variety of communicative situations and to monitor and adapt their own communication to the requirements of the situation.

– Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology ability to develop and apply mathematical thinking in

order to solve a range of problems in everyday situations

Ability to recognize the essential features of scientific inquiry and have the ability to communicate the conclusions and reasoning that led to them.

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 IEEE 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

Obrigado pelo vosso tempo e atenção

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Obrigado por terem aceitado este desafio - ao trabalho

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