1. 1. The E in STEM: Why We Cant Wait Gregory Washington, PhD Stacey Nicholas Dean of Engineering Henry Samueli School of Engineering University of California, Irvine
2. 2. Unprecedented Global Challenges Level 1 Climate Change Water Scarcity Energy Security Cyber Security Global financial structure Biodiversity and Ecosystem losses Fisheries Depletion Deforestation Infectious Disease Level 2 Poverty Education The Digital Divide Urbanization Intellectual property International labor and migration E-Commerce rules Biotechnology rules Maritime Safety and Pollution Disruptive to our way of lifeEliminate our way of life Are we educating students to solve the grand challenges of our generation?
3. 3. Unprecedented Global Competitors Singapore 2015 Singapore 1965 Shanghai - 1987 Shanghai 2015 Are we educating students to truly compete globally?
4. 4. More than half of the top 10 in demand jobs in 2015 did not exist in 2004 PentiumIntel 4004 Six-Core Xeon 7400Radio- 38 Years TV - 13 Years Cellphone 7 Years Internet - 4 Years Facebook 2 Years Unprecedented Change Years to 50 million users Are we educating students for the job market of the future?
5. 5. Remember this?
6. 6. Did you think it could wind up here?
7. 7. Five Trends will create new jobs and eliminate old ones Internet of Things Wearable Technology Computational Intelligence Social Networks Data Fusion These trends an bring forward new opportunities as hundreds of thousands of smart people have access to software, knowhow, and the 5 items above
8. 8. Record movies Record movies View movies Photographs Compute Listen Radio Play Games Measure Time Telephone Share pictures Share text Yellow Pages Plan route Forecast weather DassaultSystemes2009 Design 1980: Disconnected Technologies Listen Music (mobile!) 2015 Now integrated in our pockets But we STILL educate the same way
9. 9. Grand Opportunities in STEM 9 7/22/2015 In the next 5 years you will no longer need IDs Money Credit Cards Store cards Business Cards Photos Mail/Mailman Paper and Hardback Books Bills and notices Paper Steering Wheels Organ Donors? Classrooms?
10. 10. Technology is a New Real Competitor Probability of Computerization Telemarketers 99% Secretarial/Adm. Assistant 96% Accountant/Auditors 94% Retail Salespersons 92% Technical Writers 89% Paralegals 94% Postal Service Clerks 95% Machinists 65% 47% of total US employment is at risk The future of Employment: How Susceptible Jobs are to Computerisation; C.B. Frey, M.A. Osborne
11. 11. Computers and Sensors Worn on the Body Everything Connected to the Network WHAT ARE WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES? WHAT IS THE INTERNET OF THINGS? WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON? Connectivity
12. 12. Why the market is interesting Source: Ericsson Mobility Report, On The Pulse Of The Networked Society, June 2013 THINGS PEOPLE PLACES 50B THINGS connected 50 40 30 20 10 0 Billions 1900 1990 2000 20202010 1B PLACES connected 5B PEOPLE connected
13. 13. IOTs Future is Very Bright Security Monitoring Smart Irrigation Smart Appliances Water Quality Monitoring Pet Location Smart Metering Mold Detection Smart Watch Health Monitor Out-Patient Monitor Wearable Sensors Smart Glasses Cardiac Monitor Smart Clothing Location Monitoring Energy & Water Use Smart Grids Pollution Monitoring Structural Monitoring Urban Noise Maps Traffic Congestion Smart Parking Your City Your Home Your body
14. 14. What can fit in a wearable DEVICE? Power Management WiFi + Bluetooth + FM + NFC GPS 3G Cellular SoC w/Quad-Core 1GHz CPU and Advanced Graphics Memory
15. 15. Watch this!
16. 16. Is Education changing fast enough? The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn A. Toffler
17. 17. not at the pace of industry...
18. 18. The Outcomes of our Ed
19. 19. Poh, M.Z., Swenson, N.C., Picard, R.W Long-Term Brain Activity
20. 20. Source: National Center for Education Statistics Top Bachelors Majors at US Universities 1. Business 2. General Studies 3. Social Science and History 4. Psychology 5. Health Professions 6. Education 7. Visual and Performing Arts 8. Engineering and Technology 9. Communications and Journalism 10.Computer and Information Science
21. 21. Source: National Center for Education Statistics Top Bachelors Majors at Global Universities 1. Business (1) 2. General Studies (10) 3. Social Science and History (6) 4. Psychology (9) 5. Health Professions (4) 6. Education (5) 7. Visual and Performing Arts (8) 8. Engineering and Technology (2) 9. Communications and Journalism (7) 10.Computer and Information Science (3)
22. 22. We Need Different Students Strong analytical skills. Practical ingenuity, creativity; innovator. Global communication skills. Business, management skills. High ethical standards, professionalism. Dynamic/agile/resilient/flexible. Lifelong learner. Able to put problems in their socio-technical and operational context. Adaptive leader, Team Player Innovators Mentality 23 The Student of 2020 It takes a village to raise an engineer
23. 23. Solutions Which way do we go? Beyond the Common Core Create new inventors Disrupt the University Paradigm Establish Create and Make Spaces on Campus Experiential Learning Embrace Entrepreneurship Embrace the Digital Learning Revolution
24. 24. Common Core Common Core: 5 million teachers in 46 states Tools are being developed to teach to the skills that kids need to have. Active crowdsourcing is promising Under Intense attack www.sharemylesson.com www.torsh.co www.betterlesson.com
25. 25. Common Core Cont You must to continue to learn, relearn, and unlearn! Use these online tools to help you plan Contribute and disseminate www.learnzillion.com www.khanacademy.org iTunesU
26. 26. Why Kids are the ideal inventors? Creative Motivated by challenges Not afraid of failure Resilient Idealistic Create Inventors
27. 27. Why Kids are the ideal inventors? Kelvin Doe, Sierra Leone, created batteries and generators; started a radio station for his village from a deteriorating voltage stabilizer that he found in the trash. William Kamkwamba, Malawi, windmill to power his familys house using blue gum trees, bicycle parts, and materials collected from a scrapyard
28. 28. Girl-power!
29. 29. Laser CutterCNC Machine Sewing Machine Scanner 3D Printer Vinyl Cutter Modela Milling Machine Items in a Make - SPace
30. 30. FAB-Camp UCI UCI Fab-Camp - This program gave students hands on project based learning skills while simultaneously exposing them to multiple engineering disciplines Students built their own, LED, Fuel Cell, Hovercraft, model aircraft, ice cream, etc. They also learned the basics of advanced manufacturing with a focus on how to use CAD software and 3-D printers FABCamp 2015 June 22nd Aug 7th (6 - one week sessions) https://www.facebook.com/FABcampUCI
31. 31. http://www.triolith.com/2011/08/08/design-insigths-about-diablo-3-auction-house/ Novel Partnerships works out when there is common purpose and pursuit We need more collaboration between University and K-12 Engineering must be at the table along with the Sciences and Education NGOs play a key role Industry is our greatest untapped resource Adopt a School Program Industry Partner University Partner Parent support group
32. 32. Image Source: Jamil Salmi, World Bank Online Education: Tomorrows Classroom Stanford Universitys Sebastian Thrun and Googles Peter Norvig Allowed anyone, anywhere to attend online, take quizzes, ask questions and even get grades for free. In the first few hours 5000 students enrolled, 160,000 by the beginning of class Students hailed from more than 190 different countries (Ukraine, Australia, China, US)
33. 33. We should be concerned... but? 1. Electrification 2. Automobile 3. Airplane 4. Water Supply and Distribution 5. Electronics 6. Radio and Television 7. Agricultural Mechanization 8. Computers 9. Telephone 10. Air Conditioning 11. Highways 12. Spacecraft 13. Internet 14. Imaging 15. Household Appliances 16. Health Technologies 17. High-Performance Materials 18. Laser and Fiber Optics 19. Nuclear Technologies 20. Petroleum and Petrochemical Technologies We were able to do this in spite of the fact that in 1900 the US Population was 76 million and Chinas was 467 million (6.14 times larger than ours). Chinas Population in 2013 was only 4.33 times larger than ours. What about people like me? Great Achievements of the Last Century
34. 34. Major 21st Century Innovations . . . . And many more!