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Welcome to the IN-STEP project repository for scholarly dissemination and research outputs. Grounded in our three-year initiative funded by the National Science Foundation, our research investigates how integrating Learner-Centered Teaching (LCT), Design Thinking (DT), and Internet of Things (IoT) precision agriculture empowers urban high school students to address local food system challenges.
Below you will find our peer-reviewed papers, poster presentations, and conference proceedings detailing empirical findings on situated STEM motivation, community-centered engineering, and agricultural education methodologies. These materials are open-access to support researchers, educators, and community partners in scaling innovative urban STEM learning models.
Poster and Paper Presentations
Poster and Paper Presentations
Engineering Community Solutions Through the Incubation Design Challenge (IDC) Process
This poster details the four-stage Incubation Design Challenge (IDC) framework developed through the IN-STEP project. The initiative engages urban high school students in addressing local food insecurity by integrating Learner-Centered Teaching (LCT), Design Thinking (DT), and Internet of Things (IoT) precision agriculture tools. Readers can explore how students move from qualitative community needs assessments to data-driven engineering prototypes (such as micro:bit-monitored microgreen systems) that turn neighborhood contexts into active STEM learning environments.
Citation:
Knobloch, N. A., Wang, H.-H., Ware, J., Feng, Y., Langenhoven, P., Tormoehlen, R., Mumma, K. L., Hains, B., & Hains, K. (2026, September 11). Engineering community solutions through the Incubation Design Challenge process [Poster presentation]. Graduate Student Welcoming and Networking Event, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.
Engineering Community Solutions Through the Incubation Design Challenge (IDC) Process .pdfThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under the IN-STEP project. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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