Robotics or nothing
Engineering student Zayyad Yunus wrote about student experiences in the first-year Simple Robotics course taught by Research Assistant Professor Ethan Danahy (pictured).
Center for Engineering Education and Outreach
Training techniques
Merredith Portsmore, Director of the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, spoke to Nature about the need for creativity and integrated learning in STEM education.
A thousand coats of paint
Ethan Danahy, a research assistant professor at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach and a Tufts alum, recalls his personal history with the paint-covered Tufts cannon as it undergoes a major cleaning.
LEGO Education Symposium and Tufts STEM Education Conference
The LEGO Education Symposium and Tufts STEM Education Conference, presented by the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, take place on campus June 5 through 7.
A robotics workshop for Girl Scouts
Four young people trained at Tufts University's STOMP program shared expertise with Malden Girl Scouts during a recent robotics workshop with the Malden YMCA.
Why women enter STEM careers
The Center for Engineering Education and Outreach is collaborating with Indiana University to study why women make up such a relatively small percentage of the STEM workforce and what has encouraged women to enter STEM fields.
A literary strategy for engineering skills
The Novel Engineering program plays on the literary strengths of elementary school teachers to help them explore science- and engineering-oriented activities in their classrooms.
Creative spaces to learn
The Center for Engineering Education and Outreach studies the use of makerspaces as learning environments.