Academic Lecture

Title：STEM Education: Perspective, Lessons Learned and New Approaches Following the Great Recession

Lecturer：Dr. Michelle Fox the CEO of Exsilio, LLC

Time： 10:00-11:00 am ，Jan. 14， 2016

Site ：Room 3-102, West Main-building

Abstract：

A robust and capable STEM workforce has been identified as critical to economic growth. STEM is not only advancing cutting edge industries, but is also becoming essential to virtually every industry from transportation and retail to medicine and manufacturing. STEM education has concomitantly become the subject of much hype and an increased percentage of education budgets.

This proposed talk will present new initiatives for teaching STEM including efforts to use information technology to reduce attrition rates in STEM programs. It aims to stimulate discussion around current STEM education approaches and practices as both the U.S. and China strive to answer the challenges of ensuring there is a ready and qualified STEM workforce for both today and tomorrow.

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About the Speaker:

Michelle Fox serves as the CEO of Exsilio, LLC. She has a long history of directing and contributing to learning technology, policy, and workforce development initiatives. For the past decade, her work has focused on developing and evaluating new kinds of technology-based training and education that can improve learning outcomes and engagement for learners in formal and informal settings. Michelle has directed and implemented national programs serving in leadership positions for both federal and non-profit organizations including ACT Foundation, the US Department of Energy, and the Federation of American Scientists. Fox earned her B.A. at Trinity College, Hartford, CT; her M.A. at King’s College, London; and her doctorate at Oxford University.