Abstract:
If we aim to enhance the interest of students in engineering and therefore produce the best engineers, it is essential to strengthen the pipeline to high school education...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
If we aim to enhance the interest of students in engineering and therefore produce the best engineers, it is essential to strengthen the pipeline to high school education. This paper discusses several outreach activities undertaken by the Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa (UO), Ottawa, ON, Canada, to help the transition between high school and engineering education and to make students aware of the engineering profession. At the heart of these activities is mechatronics education, which demands an interdisciplinary approach, connects to fundamental math and science concepts, and promotes collaborative project-based learning (PBL). Connected to this focus, a multifaceted program of outreach activities has been initiated. The program includes creation of design-simulate-and-build projects by engineering and high school students, as well as an interactive presentation program whereby engineering students connect with high school students through the sharing of projects that they create in their engineering courses. The survey results indicate that for the high school students, these programs promote students' awareness of engineering and how the mathematics and science they take in school connects to engineering concepts. For the engineering students, they are provided with a meaningful context within which to share their projects and explain their own understanding of engineering principles.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Education ( Volume: 53, Issue: 1, February 2010)
School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ONT, Canada
Riadh W. Y. Habash received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from the University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq, in 1979 and 1983, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical communication engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, in 1994.
He has taught and participated in various research projects in Iraq, India, Malaysia, Finland, and Canada. He is currently a Faculty Member of Electrical Engineeri...Show More
Riadh W. Y. Habash received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from the University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq, in 1979 and 1983, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical communication engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, in 1994.
He has taught and participated in various research projects in Iraq, India, Malaysia, Finland, and Canada. He is currently a Faculty Member of Electrical Engineeri...View more
Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ONT, Canada
Christine Suurtamm received the B.A. degree in mathematics from York University, Toronto, ON, Canada in 1973, and the M.A. and Ed.D. degrees in mathematics education from the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, in 1993 and 1999, respectively.
She is currently an Associate Professor of mathematics education at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, and is Director of the Pi Lab, a laboratory for research in m...Show More
Christine Suurtamm received the B.A. degree in mathematics from York University, Toronto, ON, Canada in 1973, and the M.A. and Ed.D. degrees in mathematics education from the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, in 1993 and 1999, respectively.
She is currently an Associate Professor of mathematics education at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, and is Director of the Pi Lab, a laboratory for research in m...View more
Contents School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ONT, Canada
Riadh W. Y. Habash received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from the University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq, in 1979 and 1983, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical communication engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, in 1994.
He has taught and participated in various research projects in Iraq, India, Malaysia, Finland, and Canada. He is currently a Faculty Member of Electrical Engineering at the School of Information Technology and Engineering, holding a research chair at the R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Health Risk Assessment, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. He has developed an academic record that yielded three books, three book chapters, two proceedings, and more than 50 journal and conference papers. His research interests are in the areas of bioeffects of electromagnetic fields, mechatronics, and engineering education.
Dr. Habash has been a Professional Engineer in Ontario, Canada, since 2002.
Riadh W. Y. Habash received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from the University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq, in 1979 and 1983, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical communication engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, in 1994.
He has taught and participated in various research projects in Iraq, India, Malaysia, Finland, and Canada. He is currently a Faculty Member of Electrical Engineering at the School of Information Technology and Engineering, holding a research chair at the R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Health Risk Assessment, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. He has developed an academic record that yielded three books, three book chapters, two proceedings, and more than 50 journal and conference papers. His research interests are in the areas of bioeffects of electromagnetic fields, mechatronics, and engineering education.
Dr. Habash has been a Professional Engineer in Ontario, Canada, since 2002.View more
Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ONT, Canada
Christine Suurtamm received the B.A. degree in mathematics from York University, Toronto, ON, Canada in 1973, and the M.A. and Ed.D. degrees in mathematics education from the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, in 1993 and 1999, respectively.
She is currently an Associate Professor of mathematics education at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, and is Director of the Pi Lab, a laboratory for research in mathematics teaching and learning, funded by the Canada Foundation of Innovation, that is located at the university. Her research interests include mathematics teaching and learning, with a particular focus on the role of the teacher in facilitating mathematical inquiry, and classroom assessment.
Dr. Suurtamm is active in the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG) and serves as the Canadian Representative on the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), where she is on the Executive Committee.
Christine Suurtamm received the B.A. degree in mathematics from York University, Toronto, ON, Canada in 1973, and the M.A. and Ed.D. degrees in mathematics education from the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, in 1993 and 1999, respectively.
She is currently an Associate Professor of mathematics education at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, and is Director of the Pi Lab, a laboratory for research in mathematics teaching and learning, funded by the Canada Foundation of Innovation, that is located at the university. Her research interests include mathematics teaching and learning, with a particular focus on the role of the teacher in facilitating mathematical inquiry, and classroom assessment.
Dr. Suurtamm is active in the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG) and serves as the Canadian Representative on the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), where she is on the Executive Committee.View more
