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Free ticketed event
The design process is typically taught in first year introductory classes. This workshop presents an alternate way for teaching the design process while incorporating ethical perspectives. The curricular activities are guided by the Kern Engineering Entrepreneurial Network (KEEN) framework which includes curiosity, connections, and creating value. This workshop will inspire attendees to incorporate activities in first year engineering classes that specifically improve students’ exposure to DEI and EML. This elicits a just worldview in students to consider multiple perspectives when designing for a diverse market.
The Kern Engineering Entrepreneurial Network (KEEN) framework provides learning outcomes that can be used in planned educational experiences to cultivate curiosity, connections, and value creation in students. Entrepreneurial-minded learning (EML) combines curiosity, connections, and creating value with skills in seeking opportunities, design, and impact assessment. EML allows students to continually seek opportunity to create value with the intention of creating high societal impact.
Overall, this workshop enables educators to develop curriculum that improves students’ contribution to society and that encourage students to seek opportunities to create value when designing. First year students will be prepared to consider the societal impacts of their work and designs from the first year of their engineering education. This workshop has the potential to address the need of higher-educational institutions’ mission to support DEI initiatives on campuses.

Speaker

1. Dr. Lisa K. Murray

   Illinois College

   TBD