EDU 0: Education Overview

Center for Embedded Networked Sensing CENS Education Overview Karen Kim, Christine Borgman, June Chang, Melissa Cook, Amy Fann, Deborah Fields, Kathy Griffis, Richard Guy Aletha Harven, Kelli Millwood, William Sandoval, Linda Sax, Vandana Thadani, Wesley Uehara, Jillian Wallis, Joe Wise, Deborah Estrin, Michael Allen, Dave Caron, Paul Davis, Eric Graham, Ramesh Govindan, Michael Hamilton, Mark Hanson, Tom Harmon, John Heidemann, Jenny Jay, William Kaiser, Jens Palsberg, Greg Pottie, Mohammad Rahimi, Phil Rundel, Mani Srivastava, Gaurav Sukhatme, Yu-Chong Tai, Charles Taylor, Kung Yao CENS Education objectives • Increase the number and diversity of students pursuing advanced degrees in information technology-related fields • Increase interest, knowledge (and use) of ENS technology CENS has developed education programs that… Build the pipeline to graduate school (and beyond) Create a community of researchers Diversity Evaluation Integrate education with research Supporting the pipeline to graduate school Pre-College Undergraduate Graduate Post Graduate Promoting interest and knowledge of ENS technology Pre-College Science Education •Inquiry Modules for middle school science •Education Tools using acoustic and image sensing •CENSEI, web-based curriculum portal •Education Research Undergraduate Research Program •Undergraduate level ENS courses •Summer School @ CENS Pre-Internship Course •Summer @ CENS Internship Program •CENS Intel Scholars Program •Women @ CENS Ethics Program •Promoting understanding of ethics issues •Discussing implications of ENS technology Data Management •Research on scientific data practices •Research questions address the initial stages of the data life cycle, including: •Data characteristics •Data sharing •Data policy •Data architecture Evaluation •Monitoring diversity statistics •Formative and summative evaluation Diversity and Gender Equity Initiatives •Women @ CENS: A Research System •STC Joint Recruitment •Hands-on Future Tech Conference •Collaboration with local and national partners •Regional community colleges & universities •Professional organizations •Science and Technology Centers Graduate Student Programs •Graduate level ENS courses •Research Fellowships •Multidisciplinary research teams •Technical Seminars •Professional Development Opportunities •Graduate Student Recruitment Activities CENS Education Websites •Providing online resources for educators and students www.cens.ucla.edu/Education & www.nsfstc.org UCLA – UCR – Caltech – USC – CSU – JPL – UC Merced