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Golnaz Arastoopour

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Physics and Poetry

Professions that depend on STEM skills are the second-fastest professional group in the United States according to New York Times blogger Motoko Rich, who references a Georgetown University study. Occupational fields like manufacturing, utilities, transportation and mining, and even sales and management are demanding that workers have a STEM background. In an increasingly technical global marketplace, it’s become a necessity to be able to communicate with engineers and computer scientists in collaborative projects or to sell a product.

So even if young people don’t plan on majoring only in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, it’s beneficial for them to have some understanding of the STEM world and ways of thinking. Students can complete a double major in STEM and another field, participate in STEM extra-curricular activities and competitions, or play epistemic games like Nephrotex and Land Science that simulate professional workplaces.

Rich sums it up best, “physics and poetry, anyone?”

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Nephrotex: Teaching first year students to think like engineers

Shaffer, D.W., Chesler, N.C., Arastoopour, G., and D’Angelo, C. (2011). Nephrotex: Teaching first year students how to think like engineers. Poster presented at the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) PI Conference, Washington D.C.

CCLI PI Conference Poster

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Use of Professional Practice Simulation in a First-Year Introduction Engineering Course

Chesler, N., D’Angelo, C., Arastoopour, G., and Shaffer, D.W. (2011). Use of Professional Practice Simulation in a First-Year Introduction Engineering Course. Paper presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Conference (ASEE), Vancouver, BC.

http://epistemicgames.org/eg/wp-content/uploads/Chesler_ASEE_2011.pdf

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Collaborating in a Virtual Engineering Internship

D’Angelo, C., Arastoopour, G., Chesler, N. & Shaffer, D. W. (2011) Collaborating in a Virtual Engineering Internship. Paper presented at Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Conference (CSCL), Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.

http://epistemicgames.org/eg/wp-content/uploads/DAngelo_CSCL2011.pdf

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