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Chips for everyone – developing creativity in engineering and initial teacher education

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dc.creator Jane Magill
dc.creator Scott Roy
dc.date 2007-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:28:40Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:28:40Z
dc.identifier 1750-0044
dc.identifier 1750-0052
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/af970198614544f086a9177ce6c3ff8a
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22023
dc.description This paper reports on a novel method to encourage creative participation in engineering for undergraduate students by involving them in the development of public engagement activities. It presents and evaluates workshops undertaken as part of ‘Chips for everyone’ and its successor ‘Chips with relish’, two projects funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) under their Partnerships for Public Engagement (PPE) funding programme. The projects have developed workshops and drop-in events for diverse audiences ranging from school groups to shopping centre customers. The subject focus of the projects is semiconductor technology - a technology that influences the daily lives of everyone and yet is largely unseen. The activities sought to engage, engender interest and promote informed discussion about this technology and about engineering in general. The development method for the activities was innovative and creative, using the complementary skills of research academics and students in both electronic engineering and technology initial teacher education (ITE). Recent developments using this method with external partners in other subjects have also been successful.
dc.language English
dc.publisher The Higher Education Academy Engineering Subject Centre
dc.relation http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/eejournal/2007/2-1/MAGILL_J.pdf
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1750-0044
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1750-0052
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source Engineering Education, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 40-46 (2007)
dc.subject semiconductor technology
dc.subject creativity
dc.subject public engagement
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject DOAJ:General and Civil Engineering
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject DOAJ:General and Civil Engineering
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.title Chips for everyone – developing creativity in engineering and initial teacher education
dc.type article


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