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The topic of "inclusive growth" has emerged as a new interest worldwide. In 2014, among Korean scientists and technologists in Europe, the Inclusive Development Research Association for Mankind (I-DREAM, https://idream4all.eu) was "established" in Paris, France. Since its establishment, the association has been developing and providing appropriate technologies and carrying out related activities with the goal of promoting economic self-sufficiency and improving the quality of life of communities around the world.
The I-DREAM has been seeking activities to promote networking among Korean scientists and engineers mainly in Europe, as well as to raise awareness of inclusive development among the next generation of Korean youth. I-DREAM has been hosting sessions on inclusive growth and appropriate technologies at conferences for Korean scientists and technologists in Europe. We have also organized I-DREAM Day to encourage young scientists and have been hosting appropriate technology camps for Korean teenagers in Europe.
In addition, we have been carrying out various activities to improve the quality of life of low-developing communities. such as designing and constructing educational centers for achieving inclusive growth and applying appropriate technologies in Chad, developing earth architecture, establishing wireless libraries, producing and supporting smart farms. We have also been co-hosting various appropriate technology-related competitions and camps with the Academic Society of Appropriate Technology (http://appropriate.or.kr) and Sharing and Technology Inc. (http://www.stiweb.org).
Recently, in 2022, I-DREAM members conducted a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) camp at Ilboru High School and Arusha Science School in Tanzania. The STEM camp consisted of three tracks, including two practical tracks and one lecture track. One practical track was for the process of the NAND Game, which allows students to understand computer architecture. Another one is for Arduino where students could perform Arduino-based projects on their own at the end. In the lecture track, a series of lectures on 1) engineering projects and 2) cancer and nutrition were provided.
The purpose of this presentation is to analyze the effectiveness of the STEM camp in Tanzania by examining the entire process from the preparation of the curriculum to the execution of the camp. Moreover, based on this analysis, we aim to provide a good example of an effective short-term STEM education program forAfrican middle and high school students, and suggest various ways to prepare different STEM curricula on offline and online platforms in the future.
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| Keywords | Inclusive Development, Appropriate Technology, Science Camp, STEM, Africa, Tanzania |
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