2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)最新文献

{"title":"Teaching and Learning about Pendulums in RoboPhysics","authors":"Ofer Danino, Gideon Kaplan, Itamar Feldman","doi":"10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9763984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9763984","url":null,"abstract":"- RoboPhysics is an interdisciplinary educational program for teaching and learning Physics, combined with Engineering and Mathematics. It is based on Constructivist principles (using Project Based Learning), coupling of our senses & sensors to Physics theorems, and team work. Its main goals are the development of students’ inner motivation and systemic high level thinking. It is targeted both for middle High School students, as well as High School students studying for matriculation in Physics in the Israeli education framework. This short article depicts the teaching and learning process that we adhere to, by focusing on one important learning subject: The Pendulum.","PeriodicalId":329844,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116175248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Photophone Re-invented","authors":"Roshan S Natarajan","doi":"10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764116","url":null,"abstract":"The photophone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1880, is a telecommunication device that allows transmission of sound waves through beams of light. Two key concepts involved are modulation and demodulation. Modulation is the process of varying one or more properties of a periodic waveform. Demodulation is extracting the original information-bearing signal from a carrier wave. There are two parts of a photophone, the receiver and the transmitter. The transmitter modulates the initial sound wave. The modulated signal is called the carrier signal. The carrier signal is a light wave carrying an audio clip. The light wave then is carried through a solar panel to an amplifier. The amplifier and capacitor demodulate the carrier signal, extracting the sound wave from the light wave. The sound wave is then sent to a speaker, playing the sound wave that was initially transmitted. The purpose of this project is to make a photophone that will serve as a basic prototype of an intergalactic photophone. Materials: Audio Amplifier Kit 3.3k Resistor 1k Resistor (3) 10k Resistors Trim Pot can be 5k, 10k, or $20 mathrm{k} 0. 1 mu mathrm{F}$ Capacitor 47uf Capacitor (2) 4.7uf Capacitor (2) 8 Pin IC Socket 9v Battery Snap 9v Battery Circuit Board Soldering Iron Solder Solar Module $0. 1 mu mathrm{F}$ Capacitor Speaker 22 AWG Wire 9V Battery Electrical Tape Aluminum Foil Rubber Band Plastic Water Bottle Cardboard Jumper Wire Alligator Clips Method: Create an Audio Amplifier (DIY Kit) Assemble the circuit board by placing each piece onto the corresponding location on a circuit board Solder each piece Attach a speaker to the circuit board Place the $0. 1 mu$ Fcapacitor on the positive terminal of the microphone section of the amplifier Connect the other end of the $0. 1 mu mathrm{F}$ capacitor to the positive end of the solar panel Create a box out of cardboard. Then tape the solar panel to the end of the box. Add holes in the corners of the tube or box to allow a place for the alligator clips to connect to the solar panel Connect the negative end of the solar panel to the corresponding location of the amplifier Create a Transmitter Place a speaker behind a mirror. Adjust the transmitter until the sunlight is reflected down the box. Future Work/Applications: The photophone uses light waves to transmit sound over a certain area and time. This can be applied on a large scale. Challenges with using light waves to carry sound clips include that light on Mars can take over 3 minutes to travel between Earth and Mars. In spite of this, a future application can be an intergalactic photophone in which a person can transmit light waves across our solar system and be able to communicate with people back on Earth. This can be tested on the ISS, the moon and even a colony on Mars.","PeriodicalId":329844,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)","volume":"186 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126495395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Educating & Training STEM IT Professionals Based on the CDIO Standards Evolution","authors":"A. Chuchalin, A. Zamyatin","doi":"10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9763947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9763947","url":null,"abstract":"The acronym STEM denotes the field of knowledge & activity that defines the corresponding education & training system. In education, STEM is interpreted in two ways. On the one hand, STEM is a term used to group together four academic disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. On the other hand, STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four disciplines in an interdisciplinary and applied manner.","PeriodicalId":329844,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122589156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Science and Technology Wing: An Experiment for In-residence STEM Undergraduate Education","authors":"J. Santiago-Avilés, M. Bokreta, Gerri Light","doi":"10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764080","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, we relate the story and the guidelines for a STEM program now spanning more than three decades. The program, called the Science and Technology Wing, is mostly populated by engineering and physical sciences majors. The undergraduates enthusiastically participate in the technical developments highlighted by the faculty in the central research laboratories, bringing their newly acquired knowledge and familiarity to the college house projects facilities to share with their peers, staff, and guiding faculty. The experience so gained served the students in developing state of the art knowledge and experience in the technology of the day and its related science fundamentals. Over the three decades the topics the participants explored engineering related to gardening, business, social science, math, computer science, robotics, entrepreneurship, and humanities. With proposed experimental and theoretical projects being assessed in house by the participants for relevance to the residence infrastructure and supported by fellowship funds.","PeriodicalId":329844,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123575953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"IoT & Smart Cities: “Smartainability”","authors":"Malcolm K Doster, Jeffrey S. Chavis","doi":"10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764103","url":null,"abstract":"A smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect data. Insights gained from that data are used to manage assets, resources and services efficiently; in return, that data is used to improve the operations across the city. A concept known as Smartainability is a method for assessing the sustainability of a smart city and IoT applications. Without a sound way to assess smart cities functionality, establishing them would be more challenging. The Smart City paradigm aims to improve citizens quality of life in a scenario where the percentage of people living in urban areas is getting higher and higher. The Smartainability approach allows researchers to estimate, with qualitative and quantitative indicators, how smart cities are more sustainable (and smart) in environmental, economical, energetic and social fields, thanks to innovative technologies.As for results, multiple dimensions, KPI (key performance indicators), and quantifications were recorded and analyzed from the case study in charts. This Smartainability development is focused on two aspects; The first aspect is the methodology consolidation and the definition of guidelines to replicate the assessment, the second one is the extension of Smartainability analysis from the Expo site to real city cases. Using this collected data to implement on real city cases could be the next step to establishing functional, interconnected smart cities.","PeriodicalId":329844,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116439491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The application of precision medicine for diabetes treatment","authors":"Ziqi Ma","doi":"10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9763920","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9763920","url":null,"abstract":"Precision medicine has evolved from an initial focus on personalized medicine based on genetics to a broader notion that includes diagnosis, prediction, prevention, monitoring, treatment, and prognostics by integrating multi-dimensional data from biological and extrinsic environments. It is beneficial to health problems, especially type II and gestational diabetes, since both types are closely relevant to genetics and personal life habits. Our long-term goal is to continuously develop an app that monitors patients’ real-time glucose fluctuations by using optical glucose sensors paired with a modified cell phone while tracking important information about individuals’ unique biology, environment, and context to determine their potential risk factors. Helpful reminders are provided by integrating and analyzing individual data pools to minimize the exposure to specific risks. In this work, we use a proof-of-concept fluorescent glucose sensor implanted under a person’s skin. The sensor’s key mechanism is by applying the chemical equilibrium of Boronate formation between a Boronate Ester and Glucose to form a Glucose-Derived Bornite Ester. When alizarin-phenylboronic acid (fluorescent) binds with glucose, it will be dissociated into glucose-derived Boronate Ester (Not Fluorescent). Therefore, the change in fluorescence intensity corresponds to the glucose concentration. The modified cell phone measures the glucose levels by scanning the sensor spot, and fluorescence readout is then transmitted to our developed app. Furthermore, information, such as weight, diet, excise, and mental health, are also recorded. With such information, the algorithm we developed in the app can interpret the personal data and finally generate a report that will be a significant reference in the precision diabetes therapy strategy. The app can also learn the user’s lifestyle and provide some suggestions, such as the number of calories in one meal and the type of exercise the people should do. Furthermore, we will have a social component in the app where users have the opportunity to interact with their friends and followers to learn their healthy activities such as physical exercises. We believe that reminding people to pay attention to their health and guiding them to a healthy lifestyle will be the most meaningful goal of our work.","PeriodicalId":329844,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114462488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Retention of Undergraduate Women in Engineering: Key Factors and Interventions","authors":"Wenbing Zhao, Xiongyi Liu","doi":"10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9763990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9763990","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present a concise review regarding factors that impact the retention of undergraduate women in engineering as well as interventions that aim to boost female student academic performance and retention rate. We divide these factors into two types: individual factors, and environmental factors. The former refers to the student’s characteristics. The latter refers to factors that could impact a student via social interaction. The core theories for individual factors include the self-determination theory, the expectancy-value theory, and the self-efficacy theory. An important theory on the environmental factors is the social capital theory. The primary individual factors include self-efficacy (competence belief), sense of belonging (relatedness), sense of autonomy, belief about worth, academic preparation, engineering identity. The primary environmental factors include social capital, family role, friends role, peers role, faculty role, level of advising and support, and stereotypic attribution bias. The various intervention programs that aim to boost student academic performance, retention, and persistency are designed to help strengthen student characteristics and provide a more conducive social environment for the student to excel in engineering. We classify the intervention programs into five categories, including mentoring, co-op, living learning, contextual support, and pedagogy.","PeriodicalId":329844,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133006674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding electronics and CT in school - a simplified method for drawing and building electronic circuits for the micro:bit and breadboards","authors":"Bjarke Kristian Maigaard Kjær Pedersen, J. C. Larsen, Jacob Nielsen","doi":"10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9763976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9763976","url":null,"abstract":"Worldwide we see an increasing focus on implementing STEM, CT and Educational Robotics, within K-12 curricula and the British BBC and the Danish DR, have provided more than one-million pupils with the micro:bit technology. However, research show that breadboards and circuit diagrams, can be difficult to understand. In this paper, we have evaluated a set of tools and materials - designed to support the teaching of electronics and CT, for use with micro:bits, breadboards and circuit diagrams - by integrating them in a case study of a robotics course for 7th grade primary school pupils (n=21). The tools and materials consist of 3D-printable covers designed to visualize the internal connections of a breadboard, and a new type of circuit diagrams, incorporating visual cues from the these, into their designs. Results show that the tools and materials ease the learning of the breadboard and of how to use and interpret circuit diagrams. Furthermore, the tools and materials, have been made available free of charge.","PeriodicalId":329844,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121940197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Edison High School WiSTEM | FOCUS: Addressing Female Underrepresentation in STEM","authors":"Vasumathi Venkat, Ishani Kunadharaju","doi":"10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764075","url":null,"abstract":"STEM research has the potential to revolutionize a variety of fields, alleviating real-world problems on a global scale. Yet, half of the world’s population seems to be excluded from input on the technology that is meant to change their lives. Women are chronically underrepresented in STEM fields due to gender stereotypes and a lack of self-confidence in a male-dominated sector (Ertl, Luttenberger, & Paechter, 2017). Noticing this gender disparity within their own community, Edison High School STEM Academy juniors Vasumathi Venkat and Ishani Kunadharaju formed a club based on the principles of activism and passion for STEM. Mirroring the initiative at the Rutgers WiSTEM2D Conference, which featured the work and journeys of female professionals in the STEM fields, WiSTEM | FOCUS (Women-in-STEM | Female Opportunities Created Using STEM) was created. Mission: The purpose of this club is to empower girls through STEM. Our club hosts various projects that focus on allowing students, especially future women leaders in STEM, to find more opportunities in STEM fields. Additionally, we aim to introduce the mission and resources of the global WiSTEM (Women-in-STEM) movement to our local community. Community Outreach: This year, our club launched Project I3, an initiative in which our members host informative STEM-based seminars for middle schoolers. These mini-lessons aim to teach middle schoolers niche topics that are not covered in the school curriculum, including the COVID-19 vaccine, CRISPR Cas-9 technology, chemical crime-scene analysis, and lucid dreaming science. Currently, the presentations are being delivered through Zoom due to remote learning. However, more lab-based activities will be conducted as school returns to an in-person format. Throughout the year, our club will incorporate one-day activities, such as Scratch Night to teach coding to elementary schoolers and a STEM Trivia Bowl to encourage connections between middle and high school students. Together, these programs make STEM more accessible to students from a young age. Developing Opportunities: Simultaneously, our club runs projects to augment the skills of our own members. Some members participated in HackJA 2021, a virtual beginner-level hackathon. After this experience, our club plans to promote interest in computer science through Hackathon 101 sessions for aspiring coders. To motivate our members, we also host female Edison High School alum in STEM fields as guest speakers. Additionally, our club will join several teambased competitions such as the Thomas Edison Pitch Contest and the iGEM competition. The goal of participating in these competitive activities is to help eliminate the stereotype that STEM and competition is designed only for males (Meyer, Cimpian, & Leslie, 2015).","PeriodicalId":329844,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125128702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Review of the Relationship Between Diabetes and Diabetic Amputations in the United States: An Expensive, Chronic but Preventable Condition","authors":"Gabrielle Rose Kiewe, Hugh Herr, Francesca Riccio-Ackerman, Aaron M. Jaeger, Daniel Levine","doi":"10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764145","url":null,"abstract":"The number of people living with diabetes is expected to increase to 250 million worldwide by 2025. Diabetes is a chronic condition that requires constant care. Not everyone has the financial means to upkeep their diabetic care. When diabetes becomes unmanageable, it often causes unknown infections, or ulcers, which can lead to the need for amputation. This increase in type 2 diabetes largely contributes to the near doubling of the current amputated population in the U.S. As of 2004, 68 percent of major amputations were due to diabetes. This is especially an issue because people with diabetic amputations not only have to deal with an amputation, but also with a chronic illness that they have difficulties managing. Most studies look into the cost of surgery and prosthetics, which is easily tens of thousands of dollars. However, previously completed studies have not looked into the indirect costs and productivity losses, which excludes the costs on the family and society as a whole. Diabetes contributes to $$237$ billion in annual costs, which makes it the most expensive chronic disease in the U.S. So much so, that one in every four dollars spent on healthcare goes toward diabetes. Without understanding the complete cost of illness, that money can not be spent effectively to help those with diabetic amputations. Since the cost and time commitment of maintenance for diabetes is very expensive, there’s a natural relationship between low socioeconomic areas and high rates of untreated or undertreated diabetes. Consequently, these areas also face high rates of diabetic amputations; studies show that certain low-income neighborhoods have 10 times higher amputation rates compared to their high-income counterparts, as a result of lower resources, medical infrastructure, financial support, which are important factors in diabetes management and living with an amputation. Racial disparities are another factor of amputation. Black Americans are under-represented in treatments that would prevent or delay preventable limb loss and over-represented in amputation surgeries. Both economic and racial disparities together create centers of extremely high amputation rates, which is shown by geographic clustering of diabetes and amputation rates. Diabetic amputation is considered one of the most preventable chronic conditions. Studies have shown that 75 percent of diabetic amputations could have been prevented through education, earlier identification, and treatment of ulcers. Experts suggest more than 80,000 toe, foot, and lower-limb amputations could have been prevented with better diabetic control. As the prevalence of diabetes grows, it is important to document and better understand rates of diabetic amputations, how they come about, and best practices for preventing them. Most studies providing data regarding diabetic amputations are outdated and need to be updated regularly to inform policy-makers how to allocate resources for prevention. Thus, areas of work tha","PeriodicalId":329844,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)","volume":"51 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120837154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}