The National Center for Optics and Photonic Education (OP-TEC), is a National Science Foundation (NSF) National Center of Excellence with the mission of promoting photonics education and assisting colleges around the United States in developing and implementing educational programs that support expansion of this critical technology.
As part of its efforts to provide faculty development in optics and photonics, OP-TEC offers a hybrid, online faculty development course in optics and photonics. This Open Entry/Open Exit course has been developed for faculty whose schedules demand a more flexible course timeline. It is perfect for busy faculty who might have difficulty keeping up with weekly assignments in a "scheduled" course, but who would have a period or periods of time during the semester or school year that would allow them to complete assignments and exams independently and at their own pace. It is also an excellent opportunity for junior faculty, adjunct faculty, and lab technicians who may need to prepare to teach a college level or dual credit introductory photonics course.
This online course is being offered at no charge to U.S. high school, community college and technical college faculty interested in teaching a basic photonics course.
The course will cover OP-TEC's Fundamentals of Light and Lasers. Modules Include: Nature and Properties of Light, Optical Handling and Positioning, Light Sources and Laser Safety, Basic Geometrical Optics, Basic Physical Optics, and Principles of Lasers.
Online: The course is facilitated by an instructor experienced in teaching photonics concepts at the college level and will require a high level of independent self-paced instruction. The six modules will be completed online and through email with the instructor. Though this course is self-paced, participants must pass all six End of Module tests by May 15, 2013 to be eligible to attend the Capstone Laboratory Experience in June 2013.
Hands-on: After successful completion of all six modules by May 15, 2013, participants will spend a 3-day Capstone Laboratory Experience at an OP-TEC partner college where they will have the opportunity to conduct laboratory experiments included in the course and discuss with experienced instructors best practices for teaching the materials.
Participants who successfully complete the online course and the 3-day laboratory session will receive a certificate of completion from OP-TEC. Participants may also apply for 9 CEUs from an OP-TEC partner college.
No tuition or materials fees! Participants will be responsible for travel, lodging, and meals for the 3-day lab session in June 2013.
Applications are accepted online or by email. For more information and registration, please visit http://www.op-tec.org/faculty, call 254-751-9000, or email [email protected].
Increase the number of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) classrooms with the strategies presented in the WomenTech Educators Online Training Fellowship. Based on proven practices, the workshop training curriculum includes the “best-of-the-best” of IWITTS strategies, culled from four National Science Foundation projects and over 18 years of success in assisting educational institutions in recruiting and retaining female students in programs around the country.
Participants will take away (learning outcomes):
• An easy-to-implement recruitment plan that will greatly increase the number of women and girls in their STEM classrooms.
• A retention plan that will increase the completion rate of female (and male students), starting this semester.
• The knowledge and confidence to put these plans into action, right away.
Fellowship includes:
• WomenTech Educators Online Training ($450 value). 10-week training starts January 28, 2013.
• Long-term follow up support for implementation ($300 value). 6 monthly live Support and Strategy sessions of 45-60 minutes each, starting in April 2013
• Women in Technology Outreach Kit ($150 value). Learn where to find female role models and exactly what to ask them. Includes easy-to-customize outreach materials like brochures, flyers and a PowerPoint Presentation.
• STEM Resources for Instructors to Help Women and Girls: An Annotated Bibliography ($35 value): Instant access to online role model resources that will help women and girls see themselves in all career pathways.
• Membership in the WomenTech Educators Online Learning Community (priceless)
Eligibility: Administrators, teachers, professors, instructors, counseling and outreach staff at two-year colleges from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs in which women are under-represented. Priority will be given to applicants who are connected to an ATE Project or Center.
The National Council for Geographic Education, US Geological Survey, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and West Valley College (in Saratoga CA) are partnering to offer professional development for GIS instructors at two-year colleges, high schools, and universities interested in collaborationg with two-year college geospatial programs. The program builds on the successful iGETT project (Integrated Geospatial Education and Technical Training), recently completed with ATE funding by the same group of collaborators. The new program, iGETT – Remote Sensing, enables participants to teach workforce skills that integrate remote sensing data with GIS.
iGETT – Remote Sensing is currently recruiting the first of two cohorts. Cohort 1 will join the project in February 2013; Cohort 2 in February 2014. Each will participate in monthly webinars and two summer institutes, held at the USGS EROS Center and/or the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, over an 18-month period. More information about both the original iGETT project and the current project and Cohort 1 applications for iGETT-Remote Sensing (due December 20, 2012) are available at http://igett.delmar.edu.
The courses are designed to build faculty knowledge of the content areas with opportunities for hands-on
training. They are geared to instructors and faculty with little knowledge in these areas. Although the
courses are intended to share best practices with instructors and provide teaching resources in the
specific content areas, they are open to non-faculty, as well.
There will be discussions on various topics related to distance learning technologies, techniques and how to
leverage them for greatest transfer of knowledge, skills and abilities. The course will refer to tasks found in
the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education
(NIST/NICE) [4]. Upon completion of the course, participants should have adequate preparation to take the
Accessdata Certified Examiner (ACE) certification and be familiar with the CEH certification requirements [5].
Beyond Sustainability conference continues to move ideas into action and offers opportunities to engage in meaningful dialogue with intended outcomes to cultivate potential collaborations. As we dive deeper into conversations about the triple E (Education, Ecosystems, and Economics) bottom line of sustainability, the goal of this year’s conference is to shine light on creating nexuses among socialentrepreneurs, investors, educators, government, regulatory agencies, businesses, and community.
At the 2013 ACTE National Policy Seminar, participants will interact with members of Congress to advocate for and increase understanding of the value of Career and Technical Education. During the course of this seminar, participants will also gain new advocacy skills, network with other CTE educators, and learn more about federal education and workforce policies.
Founded upon educational studies and research, the mission of Effective Schools has been to create successful educational environments where all children can reach their academic potential. Attendees of the 30th Annual Effective Schools Conference will gain hands-on experience, learn proven implementation strategies and hear from some of the greatest minds in the field.
Before the conference, there will be a session led by education consultant Marcia Tate. In this session, Marcia will conduct the topic of Worksheets Do Not Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies that Engage the Brain, exploring 20 brain-compatible strategies that maximize understanding and memory. Participants will learn how to use music, metaphor and movement to increase time on-task and overall academic achievement by providing all students with opportunities to learn. Participants will also engage with research that shows why these strategies are preferable to other strategies and learn how to ensure that brains retain key concepts, not only for tests, but for life.
The pre-conference will begin March 5th. The main conference will begin March 6th, and end March 9th.
The OP-TEC Workshop on Optics and Photonics Education has the following three goals:
1. To inform participants about career opportunities and the growing need for optics and photonics technicians and the secondary and postsecondary programs options to prepare them.
2. To explain the opportunities for participants to create new secondary-to-postsecondary programs in photonics and/or to infuse optics and photonics instruction into existing technical programs and courses in math, science and technologies enabled by photonics.
3. To inform participants of the OP-TEC curriculum materials and services available for planning and implementing photonics education at their institutions.
Although the workshop is free of charge, space is limited and registration is required. Participants are responsible for lodging, meals, and all travel expenses. Lunch will be provided on Thursday, March 7. Registrants are also invited to attend the “LASERS IN ACTION” Industrial Affiliates Symposium at the Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL) on Friday, March 8. Optional Friday Symposium events include technical presentations by CREOL faculty, graduate students, and business affiliates, exhibits, and lab tours spanning 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Norman Bier of the Open Learning Initiative of Carnegie Mellon University will provide an overview of implementing Flipped Lesson pedagogy into online courses to improve learner outcomes both in the classroom and eLearning formats. Norman Bier is the Associate Director of the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University. OLI is dedicated to the development of freely available “stand-alone” college-level online courses and web-based learning environments informed by the best current research from the cognitive and learning sciences.
This course is offered in cooperation with the 2013 Sustainability Summit & Exposition and with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Continuing Education.
This course is based on Articles 690 and 705 in the National Electrical Code (NEC) and how they pertain to photovoltaic (PV) systems. The course will also review some of the key requirements in Chapters 1-4 of the NEC, as well as equipment listing and labeling requirements. This course is intended to inform electricians of code compliance requirements for solar electric systems.
Industry experts describe what is on the horizon for renewable energies. Hear the latest on small, large, and offshore wind turbine research as well as progress on ultra-high efficiency solar cells and concentrators. The latest approaches in energy harvesting will be reviewed and the discussion will include smart approaches to enhanced energy efficiency. To register, visit: http://www.matecnetworks.org/growth.php
Experts estimate that by 2015 there will be more mobile devices than people on our planet. It is also expected that people will be seven times more likely to connect to the Internet using a mobile device than with a traditional desktop or even a laptop computer.
What does BYOD mean for organizational security? How does the military handle troops accustomed to using personal mobile devices? What are best practices for on-the-go individuals who are tied to social media? Which moves will smartly tap into this new market of mobile viewing at minimal risk? How can your organization safely integrate mobility and security? This conference will explore mobile security from a variety of perspectives presented by speakers who are forerunners in their fields.
This workshop provides an introduction to POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) and explores the benefits of this approach to active learning in the classroom. Participants will experience a POGIL-based learning environment, analyze activities to understand how guided inquiry is structured in a POGIL classroom, and consider classroom facilitation and other issues related to the implementation of POGIL.
Innovations 2013 is designed for professionals dedicated to improving organizational teaching and learning and discovering new approaches for enhancing the community college experience. The conference provides a forum for collaboration among academic experts and leading community college professionals, while granting participants access to inventive and thought-provoking programs from around the world.
The conference provides opportunities for colleagues to showcase their model programs, share lessons learned, and look to the future by experiencing a wide array of new ideas through the ten Conference Streams.
CyberPatriot is the premier national high school cyber defense competition that is designed to give hands on exposure to the foundations of cyber security. CyberPatriot is not a hacking competition. CyberPatriot's goal is to excite students about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education.
In each competition round, students are provided one to three virtual machines. These machines contain several vulnerabilities, and students must clean the image of them. The virtual machines can have Windows or GNU/Linux Operating systems. They are given a set amount of time on the competition day to do so. Teams that find the most vulnerabilities pass on to the next round, and the winners of all three rounds compete in the National Championships in Washington, D.C.
The support from the competition’s industry-leading sponsors helps reaffirm the importance and relevance of cyber security. A generous grant from the program’s presenting sponsor, Northrop Grumman, made full national deployment possible. SAIC supplies their patent-pending software as the platform for the competition. The CIAS at the University of Texas in San Antonio (creator of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition) provides rich instructional materials for the competition. All of these sponsors ensured that CyberPatriot became a reality for high school students nationwide.
The CUE Conference is the largest and oldest education technology conference in California, and among the largest in the United States. Educators, technology coordinators, administrators and those who are looking to see how technology can support student achievement should attend. Many sessions and exhibits will be of special value to those involved in Title I, School Improvement Program, Eisenhower Program, Data and Assessment, Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT), English Language Development (ELD), Special Needs, and GATE.
The conference includes concurrent sessions, a poster session, panels, short CUE tips presentations, corporate sessions, featured speakers, and more.
The ATE Team routinely holds free beginners and advanced courses for academic personnel. The ATE team's workshops are designed to bring instructors up to date on current Xilinx FPGA chips and tools. Sponsorship is available for instructors. This beginner course assumes that participants have a basic understanding of digital logic and can develop simple circuits.
This course will focus on code compliant calculations required for PV system design. Using a combination of lecture and classroom activities, the course will review all pertinent mathematics, although much of the focus will be directed by participants in order to address their areas of concern.
Pittcon is the world’s largest annual premier conference and exposition on laboratory science. It is organized by The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania not-for-profit educational corporation which is comprised of the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP).
Join us in the great city of Philadelphia, where 15% of economic activity is attributed to major industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, research and development, medical devices and diagnostics, healthcare services, and supporting industries.
This is the composite manufacturing industry’s authoritative event exploring how composites are changing aerospace, automotive, defense, recreational and sporting goods, and wind/alternative energy.
Bonus this year: Composites Manufacturing 2013 will be co-located with AeroDef Manufacturing 2013. Not only will exhibit attendees have access to viewing more exhibits, but conference attendees will have crossover privileges between both conferences.
AeroDef® is an industry-wide gathering to re-think aerospace and defense manufacturing – from design, to product, to lifecycle sustainment. Created with the support of executives from Bell Helicopter, Boeing, EADS, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, NASA, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon, AeroDef showcases emerging technologies in every category needed to spread innovation throughout the supply chain.
Participants at this conference will: experience the entire A&D manufacturing enterprise in one venue, learn about the new ideas that are driving innovation, hear highly-regarded experts address the challenges facing the industry, and collaborate with peers on new ideas to speed production, create efficiencies and reduce costs.
This is the first ever Puget Sound FabLab Symposium! Developed by MIT, a FabLab is a special lab comprised of off-the-shelf industrial-grade fabrication and electronics tools. It is a community workspace offering experiences in areas such as design, science, and engineering skills valuable to today’s industry employers.
Cost of $225 ($99 student) includes:
• Hands-on demonstrations of cutting edge technology such as 3D printers and laser engravers.
• Real-life applications including aviation.
• Tours of Boeing’s Everett factory, and the Future of Flight Interpretive Center.
• Presentations by organizations such as the WATR Center (Washington Aerospace Training & Research) and Boeing.
• How to start a FabLab.
• And MUCH MUCH MORE!
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Join this conference for hundreds of opportunities to learn, share, and connect with other technology-using educators. Sessions are available at every level of proficiency from novice to long time technology implementer. New features to the conference encourage you to meet with like-minded educators to explore new ideas, share lessons learned, and have some fun. If you’re looking for ways to share in the conversation, use your device and join the backchannel discussions on Twitter and Facebook. Also new this year is the MACUL app. Check it out at http://www.conferencebeat.com/macul.
Educators: Learn powerful recruitment and retention tools--Don't miss it!
Check out this free, one-hour webinar to learn:
•The # 1 secret to increasing the number of women in classes
•The top three recruitment strategies-according to women themselves
•The critical thing women want to hear up front that will keep them engaged throughout a course
•Why just changing thinking isn't enough, and what can be done instead
•3 simple techniques that can be implemented tomorrow so female students will excel in the lab
This webinar will teach proven, research-based strategies that can be implemented right away.
Space is limited, so be sure to register right away.
BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) is a no cost (6) Week Robotics Program aimed at Middle and High School Students to encourage them to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-related careers through participation in a sports-like robotics program and competition emphasizing Business and Workforce Development.
For evaluation reports to be meaningful and useful, clients and other stakeholders need to be able to find the forest of the trees. What’s the bottom line? Is the project on track? What’s the project’s quality? What do these numbers mean? To convey clear answers to these types of questions, evaluators need to interpret, synthesize, and report results in meaningful and efficient ways. In this webinar we’ll share strategies for transforming data into genuinely evaluative conclusions and presenting results in visually compelling ways to aid in understanding and using results.
For evaluation reports to be meaningful and useful, clients and other stakeholders need to be able to find the forest of the trees. What’s the bottom line? Is the project on track? What’s the project’s quality? What do these numbers mean? To convey clear answers to these types of questions, evaluators need to interpret, synthesize, and report results in meaningful and efficient ways. In this webinar, presenters share strategies for transforming data into genuinely evaluative conclusions and presenting results in visually compelling ways to aid in understanding and using results.
This webinar will take place from 1:00-2:30 pm EST.
Many people, companies and organizations have websites. They contain very useful information. But how do you make yours standout? Better yet, how do you get a website to help your bottom line?
If you want to learn the basics of website information architecture, join this workshop for an informative training and discussion on webpage structure and ROI metrics.
This seminar is brought to you by AIM Institute. This presentation features speaker, Tim Erickson, co-manager and implementer of several websites that have won E-Gov Pioneer and Best of the Web awards.
The Midwest CCDC events will equip graduates with a more experienced skill set for their jobs upon beginning their employment. This competition also provides direct feedback for schools to exercise, reinforce, and examine their security and information technology curriculum.
If you're a woman considering a career in the exciting technology field, Moraine Valley's mentoring program is just for you. The Women in Technology program, supported by the National Resource Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA) helps women feel more comfortable entering technology careers.
The mentoring groups allow students entering programs in technology to connect with experienced female students who can provide guidance, answer questions, and learn more about career opportunities for females. The unique relationship between students and professionals makes the transition from college into the work world smoother and less intimidating.
Please contact Angela Spyropoulos for more information ~ [email protected] or 708-974-5602 ext. 2184.
1. Learn more about vacuum technology & its STEM components
2. Review pump operation & maintenance
3. Develop your own lesson plans
By invitaton only!!
IF you:
• Attended an AVS Science Educator Workshop in 2010, 2011, or 2012
• Received a vacuum pump after attending
Please contact Dr. Marilyn Barger (barger@fl-ate.org) for details
During this webinar, the NACK Network will highlight best practices for developing programs in nanotechnology in 2 year colleges and discuss collaborations with 4 year institutions.
Nanometer-scale science and technology encompass the research and application of new behaviors and properties exhibited by materials with dimensions ranging approximately from 1 to 100 nanometers.
Nanotechnology is helping to improve, even revolutionize, many technology and industry sectors: electronics, energy, environmental science, food safety, information technology, national security, medicine, and transportation, among many others.
A skilled S&T workforce is one essential component for advancing the research, development and commercialization of nanotechnology to help drive the successful implementation of Advanced Manufacturing.
Two-and four-year colleges, in collaboration with research universities, can provide educational pathways for technicians to obtain training, certificates and degrees applicable in numerous industries utilizing nanotechnology in various products and
services.
In this Informational Workshop, learn more about:
- Nanotechnology Nanotechnology and applications and applications - Pathways Pathways for technician education in AZ for technician education in AZ
- Nanoscale S&T at ASU (incl. lab tours) - Professional development opportunities
The Sixth Annual Pacific Rim Regional Cyber Defense Competition will be held March 23 and 24, 2013, and will be hosted by Highline Community College (Direction and Hotel Reservation).This event is an integral part of curriculum for the Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at the University of Washington, and provides real world cybersecurity and information assurance experience that cannot be replicated in a classroom, making the students better trained and prepared when they graduate. Lodging and other details for the PRCCDC will be provided under separate cover prior to the event. The winning team will continue to the National CCDC, to be held in April 2013 in San Antonio, TX.
This workshop provides an introduction to POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) and explores the benefits of this approach to active learning in the classroom. Participants will experience a POGIL-based learning environment, analyze activities to understand how guided inquiry is structured in a POGIL classroom, and consider classroom facilitation and other issues related to the implementation of POGIL.
Join the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) for the 2013 Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, March 24 - 28, 2013. The conference theme: Confluence by the Bay - A Gathering of Geospatial Insights, refers to the "coming together" of researchers and practitioners for the purpose of open dialogue with respect to the most recent advances in geospatial analysis. The term "confluence" also has meaning in the assessment of the three earth's spheres (hydrologic, terrestrial, and atmospheric) via remote sensing; very apropos for our confernece location on the eastern seaboard of the United States.
Year 2013 promises to be an encouraging period due to the successful launch of the LDCM Earth observing satellite (January 2013). The first look imagery from Landsat 8 is anticipated to be presented at the conference.
SITE 2013 is the 24th annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. This society represents individual teacher educators and affiliated organizations of teacher educators in all disciplines, who are interested in the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education and faculty/staff development. SITE is a society of the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
SITE is unique as the only organization which has as its sole focus the integration of instructional technologies into teacher education programs. SITE promotes the development and dissemination of theoretical knowledge, conceptual research, and professional practice knowledge through conferences, books, projects, and the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE).
This annual international forum offers numerous opportunities to share ideas, explore the research, development, and applications, and to network with the leaders in this important field of teacher education and technology.
Shipbuilding Repair and Maritime Career Day (SBRCD) 2013 is organized by the Lean Institute at ODU and the International Society of Agile Manufacturing (ISAM). During the year 2011 and 2012, SBRCD was supported by the Marine Career Tech (McTech) project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve the future workforce in shipbuilding and maritime industry. In addition, the event is sponsored by the local shipbuilding, repair and maritime industry.
Manage resumes with ease, sort applications by qualifications, status, or ranking, send customized emails to your applicant pool to request info or update them on the status of a posting, and more.
NSBE’s Annual Convention returns to the city of Indianapolis after much success at the 2001 Annual Convention, where more than 9,000 students, alumni, and professional members were in attendance and more than 300 companies participated in our career fair, competing for the best engineering talent in the black community.
The Annual Convention annually recognizes excellence among technical professionals, corporate, government, and academic leaders, as well as university and pre-college students. The convention highlights the possibilities that can be cultivated through support and responsibility. The proceeds of the convention are used to create college scholarships for gifted high school students.
The Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC) has used the flipped classroom to teach current community college students and to re-train auto industry employees. This national program involves 30 community colleges and virtually every automobile manufacturer in the USA. SoftChalk was used to shift the “lecture” to digital lessons students complete on their own so that the time they spend with their instructors can be better spent solving real-world problems. AMTEC subject matter experts and instructional designers developed a hybrid online associate’s degree program in general mechatronic maintenance composed of 12 courses, sorted into 57 stand-alone modules, each aligned to validated industry skill standards.
In this presentation we will discuss how AMTEC, this unique collaboration of colleges and industry partners, developed hybrid online lectures and in person labs to contextualize instruction so that students are more engaged and gain valuable experience in maintaining and troubleshooting complex integrated manufacturing systems. Discussion will include how AMTEC’s use of SoftChalk has been integral in developing a mechatronics maintenance curriculum that drives cost down, better aligns to industry skill standards, and helps instructors to target instruction based on student needs. In addition, we will discuss AMTEC’s current work using SoftChalk Cloud to create fault-based scenarios to further improve student learning and better analyze student performance against critical skill standards.
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/777821200
The mission of the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) system is to provide institutions with an information assurance or computer security curriculum a controlled, competitive environment to assess their student's depth of understanding and operational competency in managing the challenges inherent in protecting a corporate network infrastructure and business information systems.
CCDC Events are designed to:
Build a meaningful mechanism by which institutions of higher education may evaluate their programs.
Provide an educational venue in which students are able to apply the theory and practical skills they have learned in their course work.
Foster a spirit of teamwork, ethical behavior, and effective communication both within and across teams.
Create interest and awareness among participating institutions and students.
This 90-minute webinar is presented by The Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME). Each live session is presented by subject matter experts and includes screen sharing, live chat, and Q & A.
The webinar will take a real-life manufacturing example and use the following tools to manage a problem:
• Statistical Process Control
• Problem Solving
• Design of Experiments
Speaker Dr. Laura Jarboe, Iowa State University Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering, presents this free webinar on Metabolic Engineering of Microbes for the Production of Biorenewable Fuels and Chemicals, sponsored by Ag Energy and the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center.
This webinar describes approaches to prepare a program for review. In the process, participants will gain a deeper insight to what the program's success factors are and find the risks to program survival.
