The STEM Speaker Series provides high school students with the opportunity to meet and interact with university students, faculty members, and/or working professionals in STEM fields. See topics for May and June below.
Robotics
May 20, 2023
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Grade 8-12
Our guest speaker for May is Paige Tuttosi, who is a PhD
student at SFU’s School of Computing Science. Paige’s current research
interests are human computer/human robot interaction, technology aided language
learning and general social good uses for AI. Her talk in May will introduce
the field of robotics with a focus on technology design for
human-computer/human-robot interactions. Join this talk to learn more!
REGISTER HERE: https://websurvey.sfu.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WebSurvey.woa/wa/survey?446144356
Health Sciences
June 3, 2023 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Grade 8-12
Our guest speaker for June is Dr. Malcolm Steinbeig, who
is an Associate Professor and the Director of Public Health Practice at SFU.
Dr. Steinberg is also a Physician Epidemiologist with the Division of STI/HIV
Prevention and Control at the BC Centre for Disease Control. His talk in June
will introduce the field of public health and its importance. Join this talk to
learn more!
REGISTER HERE: https://websurvey.sfu.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WebSurvey.woa/wa/survey?446158961
HOUR++ OF CODE
The Hour Plus Plus of Code event features various one-off
workshops for school-age students to learn how to code and implement popular
digital tools. Between May to June 2023, we will be offering multiple online
workshops on various topics ranging from user interface and experience design,
programming logic foundations (in Python and Java), mobile app development, and
game development. Please review the overview and requirements document for each
workshop before registering. Not sure if coding is for you? Join us for these
workshops and let us change your mind!
Intro to Git
May 25, 2023 | 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Grade 10-12
REGISTER HERE: https://websurvey.sfu.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WebSurvey.woa/wa/survey?446358708
UX & UI Design
June 1, 2023 | 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Grade 10-12
REGISTER HERE: https://websurvey.sfu.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WebSurvey.woa/wa/survey?446173559
Turtle Graphics in Python
June 3, 2023 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Part 1 | Grade 8-12
June 3, 2023 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Part 2 | Grade 8-12
REGISTER FOR PART 1 HERE: https://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/448650555
REGISTER FOR PART 2 HERE: https://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/448664390
Python Programming
June 10, 2023 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Part 1 | Grade 8-12
June 10, 2023 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Part 2 | Grade 8-12
REGISTER FOR PART 1 HERE: https://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/447690029
REGISTER FOR PART 2 HERE: https://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/447707211
Hour++ of Code Waitlist
If the workshops you are interested in attending are
full, please fill out the waitlist below. We may be able to offer more of these
workshops in June and Aug 2023.
SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST HERE: https://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/447617638
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
To achieve diversity and inclusion in the field of
science, technology, engineering, art and design and mathematics (STEAM), we
strive to empower traditionally under-represented groups in STEAM by offering
programs specifically to under-represented groups.
BLACK YOUTH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EVENT -
VIRTUAL
May 27, 2023 | 10:30 am -12:00 pm | Grade 8-12
Join us for a FREE virtual workshop where we teach a
general introduction to computer science and digital safety. Specifically, we
will explore Artificial Intelligence (e.g, ChatGPT) and the importance of
diversifying data and the field of STEAM to include more perspectives. This
session is intended for Black youth in grades 8-12, and the session will be
scaled to be aged appropriate.
REGISTER HERE: https://coursys.sfu.ca/outreach/apsc-black-youth-artificial-intelligence-event-202/register
INDIGENOUS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EVENT -
VIRTUAL
June 15, 2023 | 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Grade 8-12
Join us for a FREE workshop where we explore Artificial
Intelligence (e.g, ChatGPT) and the implications of AI on Indigenous
storytelling. This session is intended for Indigenous youth in grades 8-12.
REGISTER HERE: https://coursys.sfu.ca/outreach/apsc-indigenous-ai-event-virtual-2023-06-15/register
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