Title
Human Factors Engineering, the Gateway from Education to Industry

Session Code
2087

Venue
Phoenix Convention Center

Room
126 A/B

Speaker

Lisa Tenenbaum

Description

Vocational, industrial and trade schools of the nineteenth century educated the workforce of the Industrial Revolution, today’s industries drive the future of education. More than ever, education is faced with meeting the needs of a technologically advancing economy, where innovations and creativity directly contribute to our ever-changing and fast-paced world. A common goal in engineering and design solutions is to ensure safety, effectiveness, and ease of use while reducing error and influencing behavior. Human Factors & Ergonomics (HF/E) is the method used to analyze existing systems and solutions to create new experiences, products, services, and systems. Today, most HF/E education programs are offered, beginning at the college and graduate levels. In fact, evidence strongly correlates career preparation in high school as a highly valuable and influential time in a young student’s life. Launched in 2021, the vocational high school Human Factors Engineering (HFE) course has added valuable practical hands-on project-based and user-centered design experiences with authentic real-world applications aligning with 21st-century STEM initiatives. This workshop will discuss, the value of a HFE course to K-12 education and how it adapted HF/E to other vocational high school curriculum environments. Workshop activities will reinforce hands-on analysis, redesign and decision making methods.

Handouts

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- ACTE 2023_HFE-GATEWAY FROM EDUCATION TO INDUSTRY.activity handout.pdf|256BAF5E-E55E-4612-BA57-9EC9ECC56754/3B0090FE-C64F-ED11-80C3-001B21D7CC11/handouts/20231129145334_811875f69be96207324404b616156bfc.pdf|eshow|etagDO|https://eshow.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/256BAF5E-E55E-4612-BA57-9EC9ECC56754/3B0090FE-C64F-ED11-80C3-001B21D7CC11/handouts/20231129145334_811875f69be96207324404b616156bfc.pdf|false|https://eshow.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/256BAF5E-E55E-4612-BA57-9EC9ECC56754/3B0090FE-C64F-ED