{"id":2275,"date":"2013-09-29T12:03:20","date_gmt":"2013-09-29T02:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/?p=2275"},"modified":"2013-09-27T15:22:04","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T05:22:04","slug":"lego-engineering-symposium-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/lego-engineering-symposium-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGO Engineering Symposium 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 3rd Annual LEGO Engineering Symposium was hosted by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceeo.tufts.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Engineering Education and Outreach<\/a>\u00a0at Tufts University on June 1-2, 2009. Under the theme of \u201cLEGO Engineering for Girls: Building a diverse learning environment with LEGO\u201d, the symposium offered a series of presentations and hands-on development labs to nearly 90 participants over the course of the 2 days.<\/p>\n<p>The presentations and development lab summaries can be downloaded from the links below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Presentation-Overview.doc\">Presentation Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7008\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Artful-themes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7008\" alt=\"Artful themes\" src=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Artful-themes-300x225.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Artful-themes-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Artful-themes-600x451.png 600w, http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Artful-themes.png 622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artful themes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Monday presentations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Asli.zip\">Asli Bilgin<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; WomenBuild: An entrepreneurial program for professional and future leaders for Women in Technology<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Eirik-Jatten.ppt\">Eirik Jatten<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Using LEC&#8217;s in school &#8211; the Norwegian experiences; perspectives from the LEGO Educational Center Scandinavia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cathy-Helgoe.ppt\">Cathy Helgoe<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Inviting Everyone In: LEGO WeDo as a friendly engineering environment for female teachers and students<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Kar-Tin-Lee.pptx\">Kar-Tin Lee<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Cultivating digitally prepared teachers to cater for girls in schools<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Marina-Bers.ppt\">Marina Bers<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Storytellers and engineers in early childhood: developing technological fluency by making robots<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mitchel-Resnick.ppt\">Mitchel Resnick<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Low Floor, High Ceiling, Wide Walls: Providing Multiple Pathways into Engineering<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Monika-Fuglister.zip\">Monika Fuglister<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; What are girl\u2019s initial barriers and how can they be overcome<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Natalie-Rusk.ppt\">Natalie Rusk<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Artful Themes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<h2>Tuesday presentations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Amy-Eguchi.zip\">Amy Eguchi<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Are robotics competitions for girls? \u2013 How RoboCupJunior attracts girls<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Barbara-Bratzel.avi.zip\">Barbara Bratzel<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Door Wide Open: Attracting Girls to Engineering<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Birger-Brevik-and-Suyan-Aidarov.ppt\">Birger Brevik and Suyan Aidarov<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; LEGO engineering in science and vocational education for street children in Kyrgyzstan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Chris-Bracken.zip\">Chris Bracken<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Australian LEGO Teachers Award recipient<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Lisbeth-Valther-Palleson.pdf\">Lisbeth Valther Palleson<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Girls are different, but still the same! What to focus on when engaging girls in learning with LEGO materials<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Morgan-Hynes.ppt\">Morgan Hynes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A glance at interesting projects<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Sarah-Kuhn.ppt\">Sarah Kuhn<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; LEGO Engineering and Girls: Many paths to the future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Development Labs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Development-Labs-Overview.pdf\">Development Labs Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Collaboration-Part-1.pdf\">Collaboration Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Collaboration-Part-2.pdf\">Collaboration Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Competition.pdf\">Competition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Data-Logging.pdf\">Data Logging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Storymaking.pdf\">Storymaking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 3rd Annual LEGO Engineering Symposium was hosted by the\u00a0Center for Engineering Education and Outreach\u00a0at Tufts University on June 1-2, 2009. 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