WearTec: Empowering youth to create wearable technologies

Jennifer Keshwani; Brad Barker; Gwen Nugent; Neal Grandgenett

doi:10.1109/ICALT.2016.143

WearTec: Empowering youth to create wearable technologies

Jennifer Keshwani, Brad Barker, Gwen Nugent, Neal Grandgenett

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Abstract

WearTec is an NSF funded project focused on activities related to wearable technologies. The goals of the project are to develop an intervention that focuses on solving real world problems and practicing the engineering design process while immersed in the innovative area of wearable technologies. Curriculum has been developed focused on youth in grades 4 to 6 to teach engineering design, computer programming, and basic circuitry. The curriculum and associated professional development are designed to encourage connections between in-school and out-of-school time instruction. Results of this pilot study suggest that the WearTec activities promote female participation in engineering technology activities. In addition, student attitudes towards STEM improved as a result of participating in the program.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016
Editors	J. Michael Spector, Chin-Chung Tsai, Ronghuai Huang, Paul Resta, Demetrios G Sampson, Kinshuk, Nian-Shing Chen
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	498-500
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467390415
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2016.143
State	Published - Nov 28 2016
Event	16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016 - Austin, United States Duration: Jul 25 2016 → Jul 28 2016

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Name	Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016

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Other	16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	7/25/16 → 7/28/16

Keywords

Arduino
Elementary education
Engineering desgin process
Wearable technologies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Education
Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Science Applications

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Keshwani, J., Barker, B., Nugent, G., & Grandgenett, N. (2016). WearTec: Empowering youth to create wearable technologies. In J. M. Spector, C-C. Tsai, R. Huang, P. Resta, D. G. Sampson, Kinshuk, & N-S. Chen (Eds.), Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016 (pp. 498-500). [7757033] (Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2016.143

WearTec : Empowering youth to create wearable technologies. / Keshwani, Jennifer ; Barker, Brad ; Nugent, Gwen ; Grandgenett, Neal.

Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016. ed. / J. Michael Spector; Chin-Chung Tsai; Ronghuai Huang; Paul Resta; Demetrios G Sampson; Kinshuk; Nian-Shing Chen. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. p. 498-500 7757033 (Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Keshwani, J , Barker, B , Nugent, G & Grandgenett, N 2016, WearTec: Empowering youth to create wearable technologies. in JM Spector, C-C Tsai, R Huang, P Resta, DG Sampson, Kinshuk & N-S Chen (eds), Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016., 7757033, Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 498-500, 16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016, Austin, United States, 7/25/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2016.143

Keshwani J , Barker B , Nugent G , Grandgenett N. WearTec: Empowering youth to create wearable technologies. In Spector JM, Tsai C-C, Huang R, Resta P, Sampson DG, Kinshuk, Chen N-S, editors, Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2016. p. 498-500. 7757033. (Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2016.143

Keshwani, Jennifer ; Barker, Brad ; Nugent, Gwen ; Grandgenett, Neal. / WearTec : Empowering youth to create wearable technologies. Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016. editor / J. Michael Spector ; Chin-Chung Tsai ; Ronghuai Huang ; Paul Resta ; Demetrios G Sampson ; Kinshuk ; Nian-Shing Chen. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. pp. 498-500 (Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016).

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