Resources for Entrepreneurship Education Phil Weilerstein, NCIIA Katherine Emery, Stanford John Bourne, Olin John Ochs, Lehigh REE October 23, 2003 Palo Alto, CA
Objectives TO PROVIDE: • An overview of resources available to technology entrepreneurship educators with an emphasis on networking, collaborative, cooperative and distance learning tools. • Details of emerging programs designed to improve the depth, quality, reach and outcomes of your teaching and the success of your program. • An opportunity for involvement in the growth and development of networks, tools and practices that will shape this emerging field.
Structure • Overview • Presentations • Questions
Panelists • Phil Weilerstein National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) • Katherine Emery, Stanford STVP – Educators Corner • John Bourne, Olin College – SEE and SEEE • John Ochs, Lehigh – ASEE - Entrepreneurship Division
The good news • Many good resources are available • Diverse and varied • Growing quickly • Range of opportunities and options for access • Participation builds community
Conferences • REE October 22-24, 2003 Palo Alto, CA • ASEE - ENT June 20-23, 2004 Salt Lake City, UT • USASBE January 15-18, 2004 Dallas TX • NCIIA Annual Meeting March 18-20, 2004 San Jose, CA
Symposia • Greif Tech Commercialization Symposium N2TEC Los Angeles, CA January Small, focused on technology commercialization (USC) • SEE / REFLECT / SEEE Intensive training and networking for new educators June 2005 Boston, MA (Babson)
Foundation Support • Kauffman Foundation KCEN, Kauffman Interns, many other programs & resources • Coleman Foundation Coleman chairs, collegiate programs, & more… • NCIIA - Lemelson Foundation Curricular grants, E-Team grants, resource grants
NCIIA Resources • Crossroads Entrenetwork – Electronic tool for building your network – Sign up today at the break • RAPID Rapid Prototyping service network – 16 sites, 22 technologies, fast turnaround • Order services on line for product design & development
NCIIA Resources • Assessment database – Phase 1:Annotated database of tools, rubrics and guidance for evaluation and assessment of student design and eship teams. • Launch in December 2003 – Phase 2: Interactive tool for multi-institutional assessment and data collection • Curricular database – Summaries, profiles, examples • Student Guidebooks
NCIIA Resources I2V Workshops • National series of one day workshops focused on technology entrepreneurship that targets technology oriented business, engineering and other interested students as well as host institutions developing their technology entrepreneurship programs. Designed as a catalyst for entrepreneurial action by students and institutions • Fall 2003 workshops: – Washington/Baltimore Metro University of MD College Park, JHU, UB – San Diego University of California San Diego, SDSU, UCI, USC – Chicago Illinois Institute of Technology, UIC, UC Northwestern – Orlando University of Central Florida (Orlando), – Gainesville,FL University of Florida Supported by a Kauffman Foundation grant
NCIIA Resources Grants – Course and Program grants —up to $50K over 1-3 years—support curricular initiatives that launch new courses and programs or improve existing ones, leading to the formation of early stage E-Teams. – Advanced E-Team grants —up to $20K over 12-18 months—provide multidisciplinary E-Teams with support to move an innovative product idea to prototype and eventual commercialization
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