Presented By: Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series
"DEI-Sign: Intentional Integration of DEI into BME Design Education" with Aaron Kyle, Ph.D.
Abstract:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) considerations continue to hold an important place in higher education. DEI is particularly necessary for cultivating the next generation of engineers who are representative of the communities that they serve, assuring that young engineers can achieve success, regardless of their backgrounds, and nurturing students throughout their academic journeys. Biomedical engineering design is well-suited to the purposeful integration of DEI because it is human-centric, emphasizing people's specific needs and creating solutions that may lead to equitable outcomes. In this talk, I will share efforts that colleagues and I have undertaken to intentionally incorporate DEI into the biomedical engineering design process, specifically exploring DEI in students' design efforts. From needs finding through prototyping and implementation, I will show how DEI can be, and has been, constructively integrated into biodesign. By sharing this model, I strive to demystify and de-stigmatize these approaches, demonstrating the value of including DEI in design education.
Bio:
Aaron Kyle is a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. His faculty role focuses on teaching undergraduates with an emphasis on hands-on, inquiry-based learning. Kyle teaches first year design, medical device instrumentation, and capstone design courses at Duke. In addition to working with undergraduates, Kyle is passionate about engendering engineering identity in Grades 6 – 12 students, particularly in students from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds. He co-founded and leads the Outreach Design Education (ODE) Program, an NIH-funded set of activities that revolve around enhancing STEM identity in younger students through engineering design education. As a result of ODE, over 1000 students in New York and North Carolina have been introduced to engineering design through ODE-associated pre-college programs and courses.
Zoom:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/94337625486
Questions?
Contact Lauren Yanakeff, yanakeff@umich.edu
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) considerations continue to hold an important place in higher education. DEI is particularly necessary for cultivating the next generation of engineers who are representative of the communities that they serve, assuring that young engineers can achieve success, regardless of their backgrounds, and nurturing students throughout their academic journeys. Biomedical engineering design is well-suited to the purposeful integration of DEI because it is human-centric, emphasizing people's specific needs and creating solutions that may lead to equitable outcomes. In this talk, I will share efforts that colleagues and I have undertaken to intentionally incorporate DEI into the biomedical engineering design process, specifically exploring DEI in students' design efforts. From needs finding through prototyping and implementation, I will show how DEI can be, and has been, constructively integrated into biodesign. By sharing this model, I strive to demystify and de-stigmatize these approaches, demonstrating the value of including DEI in design education.
Bio:
Aaron Kyle is a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. His faculty role focuses on teaching undergraduates with an emphasis on hands-on, inquiry-based learning. Kyle teaches first year design, medical device instrumentation, and capstone design courses at Duke. In addition to working with undergraduates, Kyle is passionate about engendering engineering identity in Grades 6 – 12 students, particularly in students from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds. He co-founded and leads the Outreach Design Education (ODE) Program, an NIH-funded set of activities that revolve around enhancing STEM identity in younger students through engineering design education. As a result of ODE, over 1000 students in New York and North Carolina have been introduced to engineering design through ODE-associated pre-college programs and courses.
Zoom:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/94337625486
Questions?
Contact Lauren Yanakeff, yanakeff@umich.edu
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