https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE Findings, ideas, and open questions relating to diversity, inclusion, and equity issues specifically related to mechatronics and robotics educational activities including courses and extracurricular events. en-us 2020-05-13 20:00:15 UTC 2020-06-24 11:57:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f916.png pannier3 https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/573769926 Create a new note with the plus button below and tell us about yourself and your Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering (MRE) instruction]]> 2020-05-14 20:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/573769926 pannier3 https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/573771762 I teach and research at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. I teach a 4th year undergraduate mechatronics class in the mechanical engineering department. My email is: pannier@umich.edu]]> 2020-05-14 20:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/573771762 pannier3 https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/573783308 We write about several of them in the paper at the K-12 and undergraduate level.  FIRST is the most well-known, but the costs to get involved can be prohibitive.  

What other ones are out there that we missed in the paper?]]> 2020-05-14 21:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/573783308 pannier3 https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/573783775 Do we have weblinks to the paper or video/slideshow?]]> 2020-05-14 21:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/573783775 pannier3 https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/573785305 We find limited research on this topic, so what resources can you share or would you feel would be helpful?]]> 2020-05-14 21:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/573785305 pannier3 https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/573786435 We find that diverse populations participate in K to 12 activities, but that same percentage is not reflected in most college-level mechatronics and robotics programs.

Why is this the case? 
What can be done to fix it?]]> 2020-05-14 21:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/573786435 MelissaTronic https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/589008078 Overall, instructors were uncertain regarding the effectiveness of both their individual and institutional efforts to increase the number of underrepresented students.]]> 2020-05-22 13:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/589008078 MelissaTronic https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/589012208 What constituted a measure of success varied among respondents.  

What is your measure?]]> 2020-05-22 13:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/589012208 MelissaTronic https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/589017151 Instructors consider things such as ]]> 2020-05-22 13:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/589017151 MelissaTronic https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/602942214 Tell us about things that really worked for you.]]> 2020-05-31 05:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/602942214 MelissaTronic https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/602942446 What did you try that may not have worked so well.]]> 2020-05-31 05:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/602942446 MelissaTronic https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/602942569 What did you try that you are uncertain about. Perhaps you can get feedback from others!]]> 2020-05-31 05:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/602942569 MelissaTronic https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/602945741 I am with the Department of Engineering and Technology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.  I have created and taught a variety of robotics and mechatronics courses and workshops for over a decade.

You may contact me at morrim44@erau.edu]]> 2020-05-31 05:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/602945741 MelissaTronic https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/637497832 Equity wasn't specifically targeted in our paper, but it is an important issue.  The high cost of popular student robotics competitions is one problem for equity.  There are solutions (including non-competition activities) that also have other benefits.  Other ideas?]]> 2020-06-23 13:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/637497832 pannier3 https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/637645990 In the paper, survey respondents suggest D&I can be improved by increasing the social context in the curriculum and activities as well as marketing of degree programs. Examples included bio-applications such as robotic surgery and prosthetics/orthotics.]]> 2020-06-23 15:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/637645990 pannier3 https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/637650284 One recommendation from the survey data in the paper was starting this outreach earlier (late elementary and middle school), using a variety of outreach programs (not just FIRST Robotics-type competitions [which are expensive]), supporting K-12 educators with faculty/research lab outreach to K-12.]]> 2020-06-23 15:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/637650284 MelissaTronic https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/638106550 How can we as a division host or collaborate with other divisions to host workshops/seminars/sessions to support DEI? What is happening at our individual schools around these topics? And CDEI summer workshop series https://diversity.asee.org/deicommittee/2020/05/04/summer-workshop-series/]]> 2020-06-24 00:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/melissatronic/DI_MRE/wish/638106550