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Community Trans‐formation throughIntegrative STEM
Education3rd Annual STEM Conference, Melbourne, 27‐28 July 2016
FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Dr. Bernardo A. León de la BarraSchool of Engineering and ICT
Community Transformation throughIntegrative STEM Education
http://www.utas.edu.au/[email protected]
Motivating and engaging context
Engineering design challenges to develop technologies
Learn from failure and then redesign
Mathematics and science content
Exposure to other non‐STEM disciplines
Emphasize team work and communication
Student centered pedagogies
Engineering a better world
Amusement Park Engineering
Safer fun
AutomotiveSafety
Engineering
Safer vehicles
Biologically Inspired
Engineering
Inventions inspired by Nature
BiomedicalEngineering
Animal prosthetics
Human prosthetics
Sports prosthetics
Sports technology
CyberspaceEngineering
Securing cyberspace
EnvironmentalEngineering
Keeping water streams clean
Reducing air pollution
Keeping forests healthy
FashionEngineering
ArianaGrande
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Wearable electronics
Electronic textiles
Health InformaticsEngineering
IT‐based innovations in healthcare
Smart textiles
HumanitarianEngineering
Clean water for everyone
RenewableEnergy
Engineering
Air energy
Electric energy
Hydrogen energy
Solar energy
Wind energy
Search and RescueEngineering
Engineers use equipment to rescue people, provide shelter, restoreelectricity and sanitation to make lives better in the aftermath of disasters like avalanches, earthquakes, flooding, and tsunamis.
SportsEngineering
More aerodynamic sports gear
Faster and safer bikes
Safer helmets
Thank you very much!
