The
affinity groups conduct projects in K — 12 schools, provide networking opportunities and mentoring to engineering students, advise companies on best practices to support women engineers, sponsor special lectures and forums, and
organize social outings.
In my research, I've found that one kind of
affinity group — inhabited by video gamers — offers particularly important lessons for K - 12 education, suggesting how we might better
organize our work around students» interests and passions (Gee, 2011).