education subcommittee

Education Subcommittee

May Telecon25 May 2011

EdSC Mission

• To provide students and educators access to activities and information that highlight aerospace structures and engineering

EdSC members

Proposed EdSC Output

• Provide web-based information/curricula/podcasts to enhance existing materials– Target group: Undergraduate students – Soph-Jr.

• Collaborate with existing organizations to – Review existing on-line information– Develop new on-line curriculum and media– Inform of upcoming events/opportunities for students and

teachers

Proposed Approach

• Break out into 2 groups to work on two action items described herein– Please choose one or both

• Monthly telecon to report results to EdSC

• Very open to everyone’s ideas and experiences

Action #1• Compile a list of online aerospace engineering education resources

“literature review”– Government– Industry– Academia– Engineering Societies

• Identify and pursue opportunities for collaboration– AIAA website/ AIAA Educator Associate: Lisa Bacon, Stephan Brock– Coordination with other organizations ASEE/ASME/NAE and other TCs– Curriculum development and review– Identify existing activities/competitions for students– Identify contacts

• Identify gaps in information for college undergraduates– This will help us tailor the content of our work

Some K12 websites

• teachengineering.org• egfi-k12.org• engineeringyourlife.org

Action #2

• Create a list of topic areas for new web-based information (short articles or podcasts).– Research, testing, manufacturing, operations, etc.– Content should include some basic

engineering/science principles (math) and then relate to a bigger picture problem/activity