2010 FIE Special Session: What should a course reader on gender and engineering include? An unconference discussion
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This document outlines the plan for an unconventional conference session on developing a course reader about gender and engineering. The session will use an "unconference" model where attendees actively participate in discussions rather than passively listening to presentations. The session is divided into two conversations - the first to discuss definitions of gender and engineering, and the second to identify important questions the reader should answer. Attendees will report out key ideas to inform revising the reader prospectus, with the goal of continuing the conversation in future years.
2010 FIE Special Session: What should a course reader on gender and engineering include? An unconference discussion
- 1. 1 Special session: What should a course reader on gender and engineering include? An unconference discussion Alice L. Pawley School of Engineering Education, Purdue University Donna Riley Picker Engineering Program, Smith College
- 2. 2 un-unconference-y plan Welcome, table intros Project introduction Unconferencing planning First conversation Second conversation Next steps un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps
- 3. 3 un-unconference-y plan Welcome, table intros Project introduction Unconferencing planning First conversation Second conversation Next steps un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps
- 4. 4 project Need for a gender and engineering textbook for... • Graduate students in engineering education • Scholars and instructors of engineering who care about gender underrepresentation and who want an introduction • Gender scholars interested in science and technology who have not focused on engineering un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps
- 5. 5 project So far... • Session at National Women’s Studies Association, November 2009 • Draft prospectus to MIT Press (no go so far) • Special session at FIE • Promise from us to revise prospectus and resubmit un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps
- 6. 6 unconferences 1. Presenter is facilitator. Attendees are presenters. un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps
- 7. 7 unconferences 1. Presenter is facilitator. Attendees are presenters. 2. The sum of the expertise of the people in the audience is greater than the sum of expertise of the people on the stage. un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps
- 8. 8 unconferences 1. Presenter is facilitator. Attendees are presenters. 2. The sum of the expertise of the people in the audience is greater than the sum of expertise of the people on the stage. 3. These are the right people, it is the right time, whatever happens is the only thing that could have, and when it’s over, it’s over. un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps
- 9. 9 unconferences 1. Presenter is facilitator. Attendees are presenters. 2. The sum of the expertise of the people in the audience is greater than the sum of expertise of the people on the stage. 3. These are the right people, it is the right time, whatever happens is the only thing that could have, and when it’s over, it’s over. 4. Law of mobility: if, at any time, you find yourself in a situation where you are neither learning nor contributing, then move someplace else. un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps
- 10. 10 unconferences Models: ScienceOnline 2009, 2010, 2011 http://scienceonline2010.com/index.php/wiki un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps
- 11. 11 unconferences Models: ScienceOnline 2009, 2010, 2011 http://scienceonline2010.com/index.php/wiki un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps Conference program developed transparently on wiki by attendees
- 12. 12 unconferences Models: ScienceOnline 2009, 2010, 2011 http://scienceonline2010.com/index.php/wiki un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps Conference sessions involve public discussions beforehand
- 13. 13 unconferences Models: ScienceOnline 2009, 2010, 2011 http://scienceonline2010.com/index.php/wiki un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps Conference convos continue after the conference is over
- 14. Models: Postcards at 4th Global Colloquium on Engr Education, September 26-29, 2005 14 unconferences un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps SamePlaceDifferentPlace Different TimeSame Time Postcards Communicate with Persistence I cannot attend the conference because my fish died …… Groovy Postcard dude Few saw my presentation or poster What is being presented at the conference? What was that interesting paper at the conference? Same Time Different Time DifferentPlaceSamePlace Slide shamelessly stolen from David Radcliffe
- 15. Models: Postcards at 4th Global Colloquium on Engr Education, September 26-29, 2005 15 unconferences un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps Slide shamelessly stolen from David Radcliffe
- 16. Models: Postcards at 4th Global Colloquium on Engr Education, September 26-29, 2005 16 unconferences un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps Slide shamelessly stolen from David Radcliffe
- 17. Our model needs to be different (‘cause of time, and possibility of conference audience preparation) 17 unconferences un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps Time available Item 10 min Organizing 1st convo 20 min 1st convo 10 min Organizing 2nd convo 20 min 2nd convo 15 min Report out
- 18. Our model needs to be different (‘cause of time, and possibility of conference audience preparation) 18 unconferences un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps Time available Item 10 min Organizing 1st convo 20 min 1st convo 10 min Organizing 2nd convo 20 min 2nd convo 15 min Report out Plan on “not enough” time – it’s all we have for now. But plan on subsequent conversations!
- 19. Our model needs to be different (‘cause of time, and possibility of conference audience preparation) 19 unconferences un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps 1st convo What is gender, and what is engineering? Ask and discuss your questions.
- 20. Our model needs to be different (‘cause of time, and possibility of conference audience preparation) 20 unconferences un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps 1st convo 2nd convo What is gender, and what is engineering? Ask and discuss your questions. What is gender, and what is engineering? What questions should this reader answer?
- 21. Our model needs to be different (‘cause of time, and possibility of conference audience preparation) 21 unconferences un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps 1st convo 2nd convo What is gender, and what is engineering? Ask and discuss your questions. What is gender, and what is engineering? What questions should this reader answer? Available props: Tables of contents of existing readers close to this topic
- 22. 22 1st convo: organization un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps 1st convo What is gender, and what is engineering? Ask and discuss your questions. 1. Write your thoughts down 2. Organize within and across tables. How best should these be grouped, to encourage good conversation? 10 min
- 23. 23 1st convo: go! un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps 1st convo What is gender, and what is engineering? Ask and discuss your questions. 1. Presenter is facilitator. Attendees are presenters. 2. The sum of the expertise of the people in the audience is greater than the sum of expertise of the people on the stage. 3. These are the right people, it is the right time, whatever happens is the only thing that could have, and when it’s over, it’s over. 4. Law of mobility: if, at any time, you find yourself in a situation where you are neither learning nor contributing, then move someplace else. 20 min
- 24. 2nd convo 24 2nd convo: organization un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps 1. Write your thoughts down 2. Organize within and across tables. How best should these be grouped, to encourage good conversation? What is gender, and what is engineering? What questions should this reader answer? 10 min
- 25. What is gender, and what is engineering? What questions should this reader answer? 2nd convo 25 2nd convo: go! un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps 1. Presenter is facilitator. Attendees are presenters. 2. The sum of the expertise of the people in the audience is greater than the sum of expertise of the people on the stage. 3. These are the right people, it is the right time, whatever happens is the only thing that could have, and when it’s over, it’s over. 4. Law of mobility: if, at any time, you find yourself in a situation where you are neither learning nor contributing, then move someplace else. 20 min
- 27. • We will take what we’ve heard and turn into prospectus • We hope someone else continues conversation on feminist approaches to engineering education next year • We hope unconference model could be applied somewhere in engineering education research conferences 27 the so what... un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps
- 28. 28 contact us Alice Pawley, apawley@purdue.edu http://feministengineering.org Donna Riley, driley@smith.edu un conference! 1st convo 2nd convo next steps
Editor's Notes
- #2: Welcome! Thanks for spending your time with us – hope to have some stimulating conversation in next 90 minutes. I’m Alice Pawley, asst prof of Engr Ed and affiliate with women’s studies at Purdue – Research in Feminist Engineering Group Start with introducing yourselves at your tables – we won’t have big report out so you can focus on your local convos – 5 min Building on a good tradition of special sessions, we’ve helped organize a few special sessions over the last few years focusing on thinking about feminist approaches to engineering. Today – want to discuss with you the prospect of creating a course reader on the topic of gender and engineering.
- #3: Admit the irony that this is a beginning plan where an unconference begins with no plan But to help us make use of our limited plan we offer this as some loose structure
- #4: Keep track of where we are in our plan with the circles
- #5: Our collaborative project – Donna, do you want to introduce?
- #6: Donna to introduce?
- #7: Alice: Mashup between open space technology and unconference ideals – the best part of the conference is the conversations in hallways and over dinner – so this helps bring that structure into the formal program. Some basic tenets – not sage on stage, barely guide on side.
- #8: Expertise in room is larger than in the person at the front – so how do we construct our conceptual and actual space and time together to access that expertise
- #9: Some things to take on faith – no shoulda woulda couldas,
- #10: Last – major rule to kee yourself and others accountable to – if you find yourself in a discussion where you are neither learning nor contributing, it is your responsibility to move to a different discussion. Or to start a new discussion,
- #11: Alice – has blogged pseudonymously and as herself, and experienced unconferencing as part of ScienceOnline National unconference for conversations about science through blogs, informal online networks, online tools, journalism, and so on. Conference wiki was a critical tool
- #15: Stolen from David
- #16: Jo Walther may get a shock when he sees this – his postcard!
- #19: Subsequent conversations in the hall, at dinner, at the bar later.
- #20: We propose...
- #22: Now. Should your conversation be going FABULOUSLY and you want to stick with it – that’s you prerogative as in an unconference session. But you must be feeling that the conversation is worthwhile, and that you’re either contributing or learning. If you are not – leave it – visit another table, or change topics. Tools for doing this – post-it notes on tables –
- #23: Sticky notes ouone way of starting this org convo is for people to spend a min thinking on own about what they hope to learn – write on stickynote, then when you’re ready, start a collection of sticky notes on a table – looking for people also interested in talking about this Give it 10 minutes – we will call time. t to tables – what are your
- #24: Now. Should your conversation be going FABULOUSLY and you want to stick with it – that’s you prerogative as in an unconference session. But you must be feeling that the conversation is worthwhile, and that you’re either contributing or learning. If you are not – leave it – visit another table, or change topics.