Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Inc., Piscataway, NJ
Abstract :
IEEE has begun work on an initiative to increase the pre-university education communities\´ familiarity with engineering and engineering concepts in an effort to encourage students to pursue engineering as a program of study and career choice. The initiative consists of three major components: 1) The Center for Pre-University Engineering Education, a primary interface between industry, engineering associations, and the pre-university education community; 2) TryEngineering.org, to include resources for counselors, teachers, parents, and students; and 3) The Teacher In-Service Program. This paper will focus on our progress in: 1) establishing the Center for Pre-University Engineering Education to include several engineering societies, and 2) developing a Web site, "TryEngineering", in partnership with IBM, the New York Hall of Science and two counselor associations. TryEngineering will include, among other assets, a section for counselors and a university search feature allowing users to locate engineering and engineering technology programs in the US and Canada
Keywords :
Web sites; computer aided instruction; engineering computing; engineering education; Center for Pre-University Engineering Education; Teacher In-Service Program; TryEngineering.org; Web site; engineering associations; preuniversity engineering education; Cellular phones; Communities; Educational activities; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Electronics industry; Engineering education; Engineering profession; Industrial electronics; Portable media players; Engineering Societies; Industry; Partnerships; Pre-University Education;
