CONFERENCES
The Principal Investigators have given presentations about grant activities at the following national, regional and state conferences:
ATE Principal Investigators' Conference, Washington D.C. (October 2009 and 2010).
American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, Austin TX. (June 2009) and Vancouver, Canada (June 2011).
High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) in Orlando, Florida (July 2010)
National Association for Workforce Improvement National Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona (April 2009) , Alexandria, Virginia (April 2010) and Burlington, Vermont (May 2011).
Mid-Pacific Information and Communications Technologies (MPICT) Conference in San Francisco (January 2011).
ASQ STEM Conference at University of Wisconsin-Stout (July 2011).
American Society for Engineering Education IL/IN Section Conference, Valparaiso University, Indiana (March 2009) and Purdue University (April 2010)
Connections Conference, Springfield, IL (March 2009) St. Charles, IL (March 2010) and St. Charles, IL (March 2011).
PUBLICATIONS
The following articles about grant activities have been published in peer reviewed publications:
Sue Caley Opsal, Dorene Perez, Jim Gibson and Rose Marie Lynch. "Involving Parents Can Improve Girls' Perceptions of Engineering Careers," American Society for Engineering Education National Conference Proceedings 2011.
Sue Caley Opsal, Dorene Perez, Jim Gibson and Rose Marie Lynch. "Gender Stereotypes Persist in Middle School Students Engaged in Technical Activity," ASQ STEM Conference Proceedings, University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2011.
Dorene Perez, Jim Gibson, Sue Caley Opsal and Rose Marie Lynch. "Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults and Women." American Society for Engineering Education National Conference Proceedings 2009.
Dorene Perez, Jim Gibson, Sue Caley Opsal, Rose Marie Lynch and R. Mark French. "Guitar Building Course Gives High School Students a Taste of Engineering," American Society for Engineering Education IL/IN Section Conference Proceedings 2010.
Dorene Perez, Jim Gibson, Sue Caley Opsal and Rose Marie Lynch. "Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Sequential Program for Reaching Young People," American Society for Engineering Education IL/IN Section Conference Proceedings 2009.
To additional conference/workshop presentations and publications by the Principal Investigators
Project Principal Investigators talk with conference participants at the showcase the IVCC instructors presented during the ATE Principal Investigators' conference in Washington D.C. October 2009. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT ACTIVITIES, contact:
Principal Investigator Dorene Perez, CAD/CAE Program Coordinator, Email: dorene_perez@ivcc.edu
Co-Principal Investigator Jim Gibson, Electronics Program Coordinator, Email: jim_gibson@ivcc.edu
Co-Principal Investigator Sue Caley Opsal, Anatomy and Physiology Instructor, Email: sue_caley@ivcc.edu
Co-Principal Investigator Rose Marie Lynch, Communications Instructor, Email: rosemarie_lynch@ivcc.edu
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