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Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
UKCME Outreach Activities:national education support to raise
awareness of the Materials discipline
Presented by: Chris Taylor [email protected]
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Rationale
• Materials Science is a strategically important yet vulnerable subject
• Our primary role is to support those teaching in Higher Education
• However, unless the problem of dwindling student numbers is addressed, and reversed, there won’t be anyone to teach…
•Therefore, assisting with Outreach has become a core activity of our centre
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
UKCME – Our Mission
UK Centre for Materials Education supports high quality student learning in Materials Science and related disciplines.
We promote, encourage and co-ordinate the development and adoption of effective practices in learning, teaching, assessment.
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
UKCME – What we do
1. Help support the change of practice in learning & teaching through educational development activities
2. Offer an information and advice resource for all staff and students involved in Materials education
4. Work with HEIs to increase the quality & quantity of students applying to study Materials disciplines
3. Disseminate good / effective practice and innovation in learning & teaching, principally across UK
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
UKCME – How we can help
UKCME Project Funding: (e.g. Teaching Development Grants, and
Materials Awareness Grants)
Awareness-Raising Events: (e.g. Workshops, Conferences, Courses)
Departmental Support: (e.g. Supported Change Programme, Visits)
UKCME Information & Resources: (e.g. Website, Database, Publications)
Example Activities:• Recruitment booklet• Taster Courses • Public Understanding
Example Activities:• Database of Resources• ‘Materials Interactive’ • ‘Why Study Materials’
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
UKCME Involvement with Outreach
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Activities
• Composites on Tour
• For Schools area
• Guide to attracting Materials students
• Materials Interactive CD-ROM
• KickstartTV
• STEM Outreach
• Why Study Materials website
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Composites on Tour
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
For SchoolsArea of www.materials.ac.uk dedicated to school-level resources
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Guide to Attracting Materials students
• Part of a set of 12 guides for lecturers
• Contains information on:
• Resources
• Workshops
• Open days
• Careers
• Who you should target
• Available to order from our website
www.materials.ac.uk
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Materials Interactive CD-ROM
A set of resources designed and created to help increase the awareness of Materials Science and Engineering, both as a discipline and a degree option.
Includes several interactive simulations, rolling movies and PowerPoint presentations, which demonstrate the diversity and importance of materials in everyday use and the careers available.
CD is freely available.
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
KickstartTV
• Interactive Digital Television
• Available on Sky, Telewest/NTL and soon on Virgin Media
• Converting some of the content of the CD to upload to Kickstart
• Hoping to reach a new audience
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
STEM Outreach
Working group formed by HE Academy subject centres:
• Materials
• Engineering
• Physical Sciences
• Biosciences
• Mathematics
• Information and Computer Sciences
All considered to be “at risk” subjects
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
STEM Outreach
• Mailing List
• We have a mailing list set up, which currently contains 75 members, all involved in outreach.• Contact me ([email protected]) if you would like to be added to the list• Used to inform of new events and resources, and to promote discussion between outreach staff nationwide
• Wiki• www.stemoutreach.org.uk• Contains information on everything achieved so far• News of forth-coming events• Can be edited (relatively) easily to include new work
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
STEM OutreachNext event:
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
www. Why Study Materials .ac.uk
• Based on content from Materials Interactive CD-ROM
• Created to increase awareness and understanding of the discipline, targeted at 14-19
• Designed to be used as a teaching aid, partly due to increasing requests over the last 2 years from teachers
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
www. Why Study Materials .ac.ukSections currently include:
• Homepage
• Students pages
• Teachers pages
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
www. Why Study Materials .ac.ukStudents pages:
• Careers information
• Competitions
• Courses
• Fun Stuff
• News
• Ask a Question
• Quizzes
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
www. Why Study Materials .ac.ukTeachers pages:
• Database of Resources
• School Packs
• Open days
• News
• Ask a Question
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
Funding Opportunities
• Small amount of funding available to champion initiatives which support high quality student learning
• Visit our website or contact our centre manager Susan Doyle ([email protected]) for further details
Effective Schools Liaison Activities, 29th March 2007, University of Oxford
www.materials.ac.uk