2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Board 166: Experiences from ImageSTEAM Workshop for the Middle School (Work In Progress)

Presented at Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

The rise of computing and artificial intelligence (AI) is and will transform our society and it is clear that students will be forced to engage with AI in their careers. Currently, the United States lacks adequate infrastructure or capacity to support the teaching of AI in the K-12 curriculum. To address these challenges, we introduce the use of visual media as a key bridge technology to engage students in grades 6-8 with AI topics, through a recently NSF funded ITEST program, labeled ImageSTEAM. Specifically, we focus on the idea of a computational camera, which rethinks the sensing interface between the physical world and intelligent machines, and enables students to ponder how sensors and perception fundamentally will augment science and technology in the future. Two workshops have been conducted, the first in summer 2021, and the second in summer 2022. The first workshop was delivered virtually due to the persistent COVID-19 environment at the time. The second workshop had one week conducted in-person and the second week was conducted virtually. Teachers and students participated in the workshops and their experiences will be shared and discussed at the conference. In addition, teacher use of the skills and knowledge learned from the workshops will be shared.

Authors

Dr. John M. Mativo University of Georgia [biography]

John Mativo is Professor at the University of Georgia. His research interest lies in two fields. The first is research focusing on best and effective ways to teaching and learning in STEM K-16. The second field is energy harvesting by studying conversion of waste heat to electricity.
Dr. Ramana Pidaparti University of Georgia [biography]

Ramana Pidaparti, is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at VCU. Dr. Pidaparti received his Ph.D. degree in Aeronautics & Astronautics from Purdue University, West Lafayette in 1989. In 2004, he joined the Virginia Commonwealth University as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He has taught previously at Purdue University campus in Indianapolis (IUPUI). He has taught several courses in design, mechanics of materials, optimization, and directed many interdisciplinary projects related to design. Dr. Pidaparti's research interests are in the broad areas of multi-disciplinary design, computational mechanics, nanotechnology, and related topics. Dr. Pidaparti has published over 250 technical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Pidaparti received a Research Initiation Award from the National Science Foundation and the Young Investigator Award from the Whitaker Foundation. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Gamma Tau, and Who's Who societies. He is a member of professional societies including AIAA (Associate Fellow), AAAS (Fellow), ASME (Fellow), RAeS (Fellow), and ASEE (member). Dr. Pidaparti will move to University of Georgia in January 2014 as a professor of mechanical engineering.
Kimberlee Ann Swisher

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