DocumentCode :
59866
Title :
FIRST Things First: University partnerships bolster VA-DC teams [Pipelining: Attractive Programs for Women]
Author :
Prives, Leslie
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
fYear :
2015
fDate :
Jun-15
Firstpage :
32
Lastpage :
36
Abstract :
Starting in November 2014, students all over the world took on a shared challenge: to find a better or more innovative way to help someone learn. It\´s a looking- in-the-mirror moment for the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) program, which sponsors an annual competition tasking students to solve real-world engineering challenges through a research project and the creation, build, and programming of a functional robot. FIRST, which stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology," provides a hands-on way for students to "see that science and math, subjects taught in school, have real-world application to human problems," says Dr. Bob Kolvoord, dean of the James Madison University (JMU) College of Integrated Science and Engineering and codirector of the JMU Center for STEM Education and Outreach.
Keywords :
Educational institutions; Engineering education; Research and development;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Women in Engineering Magazine, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1942-065X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MWIE.2015.2408715
Filename :
7105487
Link To Document :
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