Symposium on STEM Sign Lexicons for Teachers and Educational Interpreters
Registration is now open for the Symposium on STEM Sign Lexicons for educational professionals (teachers and interpreters). The symposium will be held at Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Please fill out the form if you are interested in attending the symposium. We accept up to 100 people for the symposium.
Women In Engineering
Women in Engineering introduces kids to six determined women—from ancient times to present day—who have dreamed up ideas to improve and connect the world. Explore the field of engineering through the questions of a spunky girl whose inquiries guide an engaging, scientifically accurate conversation.
Jenny A. Leung
I am currently working on research in Captioning for Deaf viewers for my Masters thesis. I also do the other work/research in captioning tech.
Mel Chua
I am a quantitative person who uses qualitative methods. I have a PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Olin College.
In my research, I take a critical postmodernist approach to investigating engineering cultures, curricular change, learning in open source communities, faculty development, and applying open source and free culture principles to STEM higher education.
I teach electrical and computer engineering at undergrad and grad levels, with occasional forays into senior CS seminars focused on open source development. I have taught qualitative research methods to engineering students as group independent studies; I would welcome more opportunities to teach graduate qualitative methods courses. I have a particular fondness for teaching project-based, studio-style courses in the first year (DC circuits, intro to makerspaces, intro to engineering design, etc.,) and in senior capstones, as they often set up the notion of “what engineering is” in students’ minds.
I have also run faculty development workshops around the world. These are especially fun when my job is essentially to unleash undergrads and guide them through “instructing” faculty.
My most recent work analyzes faculty narratives to show complex and interacting images of how engineering faculty understand and portray their own roles in curricular change efforts. It’s got comics.
Oh, yeah. I draw research comics. https://www.scribd.com/user/34172836/Mel-Chua
My future work lies in the area of prototyping alternate-universe (fancypants words: alternate onto-ethico-epistemology) curricular cultures in engineering, computing, technology, and hacker/maker education. How do we write engineering fictions and then make those worlds into engineering nonfiction?
See melchua.com for more.
3rd Workshop of 2023 Global Year of STEM Signs
There are many STEM sign lexicons worldwide based on different sign languages. Over the year, we will celebrate this work and discuss the future of STEM sign language lexicons and their impact on STEM education and careers. A series of six events that provide those us working in this field with opportunities to come together. […]
Franly Ulerio-Nunez
I’m Afro-Latino, a biochemist, and an activist. My 10+ years of experience in team leadership at different organizations took place from community to employer. My leadership model was cultivated with the support of my multi-intersectional groups throughout a series of small discussions. I made several accomplishments in the laboratory. I trained staff and faculty in the culture of laboratory safety at the academic institution for 3 years. I won a runner-up award for the NAD Youth Ambassador Program in July 2018. My idea focuses on delivering STEM materials to non-STEM audiences via entertainment content.
Carly Leannah
Coming from a background in d/Deaf education, I am currently a PhD candidate in educational neuroscience studying how sign language knowledge affects visuospatial processing and embodied cognition. My current projects focus on understanding the cognitive and behavioral impacts of emerging educational technology on the learning process.
STEM Sign Language Lexicon Workshop
A showcase of STEM sign language lexicon from around the world. This is the first of several events celebrating the 2023 Global Year of STEM Sign Language Lexicons.
Jemima Chong
I am currently in the first year of Master of Biological Sciences and had the Bachelor of Recreation and Park Administration from Eastern Kentucky University. I have an opportunity to develop a project that focus on DHH/DB accessibility in outdoors and education.
Dr. Deaf Ph.D Workshop
Are you in a Ph.D program or considering a Ph.D? Travel to beautiful Norway and learn more about: What to expect in a Ph.D. program How to pick a mentor Find qualified interpreters Presentation skills and more!
