The Evolution of a Regional STEM Center
Session Format
Presentation Session (45 minutes)
Location
Room 218/220
Abstract for the conference program
The Millard Oakley STEM Center for the Teaching and Learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics is a dedicated facility at Tennessee Tech University in support of a campus-wide initiative to enhance existing STEM education models and develop new educational strategies in STEM-related fields. The Oakley STEM Center fosters new partnerships with various units of our university to create new paradigms of student learning and teaching. This Center is a product of many years of strong connections between the Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Education, and Engineering. Our campus is a leader in offering STEM education courses in multidisciplinary settings at the undergraduate and graduate level. The Oakley STEM Center works closely with faculty from Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education. We offer many opportunities for students who are learning to teach as they apply their strategies in both formal and informal settings. Multi-tiered outreach programs ranging from K-12 E(x)peditions to our mobile STEM lab will be presented as we discuss what the work of a STEM Center should be.
Proposal Track
Non-research Project Teaching and Learning in the STEM Field
Start Date
3-4-2017 10:45 AM
End Date
3-4-2017 11:45 AM
Recommended Citation
Eddins, Scott Ed.D. and McGehee, Nikolas J., "The Evolution of a Regional STEM Center" (2017). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 41.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2017/2017/41
The Evolution of a Regional STEM Center
Room 218/220
The Millard Oakley STEM Center for the Teaching and Learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics is a dedicated facility at Tennessee Tech University in support of a campus-wide initiative to enhance existing STEM education models and develop new educational strategies in STEM-related fields. The Oakley STEM Center fosters new partnerships with various units of our university to create new paradigms of student learning and teaching. This Center is a product of many years of strong connections between the Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Education, and Engineering. Our campus is a leader in offering STEM education courses in multidisciplinary settings at the undergraduate and graduate level. The Oakley STEM Center works closely with faculty from Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education. We offer many opportunities for students who are learning to teach as they apply their strategies in both formal and informal settings. Multi-tiered outreach programs ranging from K-12 E(x)peditions to our mobile STEM lab will be presented as we discuss what the work of a STEM Center should be.
