From Producer Michael Shea at Arlington Independent Media, featuring the following:
Dr. Yaolin Fennell (Engineering Professor at Howard University);
Ms. Susie Armstrong (Sr. VP of Engineering at Qualcomm);
Dr. Elliot Douglas, Program Director for Engineering Education at NSF; and
Ms. Saura Naderi (Qualcomm Thinkabot Instructor).
Exploring Technical Careers and College, Programming, Engineering Design, Creative Robotics, and all Hands-On STEM Education Strategies
Virginia Tech's DC Metro Area Thinkabit Lab STEM Education and Workforce Development Programs is the longest-serving collaborator in the Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab network. The mission of our Thinkabit Lab is to serve Washington, D.C. area students, teachers, administrators, parents, and collaborators in technical career exploration and the hands-on electronic and programming foundations of IOT and Smart Cities, AI and robotics automation, sensors, actuators, and data collection and analysis.
In doing so, we are preparing our future STEM workforce and our increasingly diverse, technology-driven community for jobs that may not yet exist. The VT-DC STEM Labs team will work with like-minded teams, organizations and individuals interested in promoting curiosity, innovation, creativity, and students’ self-actualization and self-determination.