Excellence in STEM Experiential Education

Doug Havens, MA EXSEED Director Marilyn Eggers, PhD Associate Provost Extended Education Ron Carter, PhD SVP for Education LLUH University Provost Commissioned by Richard Hart, President of LLUH

EXSEED Academic Partners La Sierra University Pacific Union College Walla Walla University Kettering College Union College Andrews University

Oregon EXSEED Alumni – past 3 years Bennett, Bradley Bowlby, Laura Cornette, Kimberly Dewey, Julia Duffield, Phillip Fish, Elizabeth Francisco, Jamie Gage, Ruthie Goh, Cinday Haffner, Fae Hartzell, Douglas Meharry, Shaun Smith, Sharilyn Corson, Julie Gage, Darvid Jr Deweber, Roberta Shewmake, Sherly Waagen, Linda Wachter, Michelle Whitchurch, Amy

How it all began Primary Goals Overview of the week Events of day-1 Worship

Teacher Stated Concerns Inspiring students ( Especially in STEM - gender stereotypes’) Feel alone (as an educators) Undervalued Fiscal Challenges Greater connectivity Time (Overcoming time constraints caused by course prepping, grading, instruction and maintaining class decorum) Being on the cutting edge of their subject material and teaching methods specific to STEM/ Staying on the STEM masters degrees to be offered and Church sponsored at our universities

What We’ve learned! 1.The World Needs what we have and is beginning to recognize that 2.MFL (Mission-focused Learning) 3.Values driven (Public Good) 4.Student directed/inspired learning 5.Collaborative/Cooperative learning 6.Creative thinking/problem solving

Major Challenge for EXSEED How to best serve the “Oneness” of todays’ Conference How to connect with our Schools and Churches during the school year How can EXSEED help to mature a new “Systems Approach” to SDA education

1. What can SDA "Higher Ed" institutions do to help your school/church? 2. How can you help your students develop critical thinking skills within the Adventist culture? 3. How do we make Adventism attractive and remain distinctive with students/parents of other faiths?

EXSEED Excellence S TEM Experiential EDucation