Archived Webinars
Building Effective Program Assessments: Adapting and Using Tools from the Assessing
Women and Men in Engineering(AWE)
Tricia Berry, Director of the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University
of Texas at Austin, is responsible for leading the efforts on recruitment and retention
of women in the Cockrell School of Engineering
As a follow-up to the May 21st Webinar - "Assessing Effectiveness: Do Your Program
Activities Make a Difference?" - Tricia Berry from the University of Texas at Austin,
will help you access tools from the Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE)
website and adapt these tools for use with your local program. AWE offers exportable
assessment instruments, literature resources and capacity building tools for programs
including surveys, data collection templates, capacity building tools and national
benchmarking. Tricia will share a step-by-step process and give examples so you
can use the AWE tools to improve the evaluation of your recruitment and retention
efforts. Watch the archived May 21st webinar for more information before
viewing this webinar.
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Assessing Effectiveness: Do Your Program Activites Make a Difference?
Insights Learned from the Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE) Project
Tricia Berry, Director of the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University
of Texas at Austin
Mimi Lufkin, CEO, National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation
Tricia Berry from the Assessing Women in Engineering Project of The University of
Texas at Austin shares about assessments and using objective driven assessment to
improve the success of local programs. By creating an assessment-based culture,
programs can understand what is working, what is not, and why. Webinar participants
will learn to identify objectives for program activities, identify assessment items
/ instruments to support identified objectives, become aware of AWE assessment instruments
and be able to access tools from the AWE Web site.
With good assessment, programs can:
- Better understand the impact of programming activities
- Identify program needs
- Allocate resources effectively
- Meet reporting requirements
- Attract funding
- Create & compare cross activity/cross institutional data
- Command respect
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The STEM Equity Pipeline Project - What and Why?
Mimi Lufkin, CEO, National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation
Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology
For anyone interested in learning more about the STEM Equity Pipeline Project and
the status of women and girls in science, technology, engineering and math in the
U.S.
Mimi Lufkin gives a brief overview of the
STEM Equity Pipeline Project, a five year grant from National Science Foundation.
Learn how you can get involved in the project sponsored national professional development
and state level activities in California, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
The process for having your state be selected as the project rolls out is also covered.
Susan Metz, a national expert in STEM education,
provides a backdrop for the projects goals with an overview of the current status
of women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in secondary
education, postsecondary education and career fields. This part of the presentation
is given to participants to share with others to help build the case for participation
in the STEM Equity Pipeline project or other state or local STEM initiatives.
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slides for this webinar.
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Archived Webinars from Other Organizations
Teaching Spatial Reasoning to Improve Retention of Women in Technology
Presented by Sheryl A. Sorby, Ph.D. Offered on the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science website.
http://www.iwitts.com/html/CWTSite_etraining.html
NGCP April Webcast
Using the Data: How to Plan, Develop and Use Program Evaluation to Build a Better
Program
April 9, 2008
11:00-12:00 PDT
Collecting data from participants and other stakeholders is an integral part of
any informal education program, but the real benefit comes from using the data to
inform program planning and delivery. In this webcast learn about methods for collecting
evaluation data and how a summer engineering camp is using evaluation to maximize
its impact. Presenters: Vicky Ragan, Evaluation & Research Associates and Tricia
Berry, Women in Engineering Program, The University of Texas at Austin.
http://www.ngcproject.org/events/webcasts.cfm
Workforce3 One Webinar
Promoting Access to STEM Learning Opportunities and Jobs for Students with Disabilities
May 8, 2008
2:00-3:30 PM EDST
The National Science Foundation (NSF) reports that people with disabilities are
underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies
and careers. NSF and others report evidence-based practices to increase the participation
of underrepresented groups in STEM to include: technology access; hands-on STEM
activities; self-determination skill building; college and career preparation activities;
bridges between academic levels and careers; work-based experiences; peer and mentor
support; tutoring; and preparing educators and employers to work with individuals
who have disabilities.
http://www.workforce3one.org/public/webinars/browse.cfm?cid=4