Join us for the Dream It. Do It. Metro Minnesota VEX Robotics Tournament. Teams will be putting STEM skills into action while competing in the game Skyrise. Teams also will have the opportunity to qualify for the Dream It. Do It. Minnesota State VEX Robotics Tournament held in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The public is invited to attend for free.

Please join us for this one-day training which will provide participants with information to increase success for students included within mainstream classrooms. The primary audience should be STEM general education teachers, inclusion specialists, and local assistive technology specialists.

Please join us for this one-day training which will provide participants with information to increase success for students included within mainstream classrooms. The primary audience should be STEM general education teachers, inclusion specialists, and local assistive technology specialists.

AACC's Workforce Development Institute continues to be a pre-eminent opportunity for in-depth exchanges and networking for economic and workforce leaders at community colleges and their partners.

Join us for the Dream It. Do It. Metro Minnesota VEX Robotics Tournament. Teams will be putting STEM skills into action while competing in the game Skyrise. Teams also will have the opportunity to qualify for the Dream It. Do It. Minnesota State VEX Robotics Tournament held in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The public is invited to attend for free.

Cyberlearning 2015: Connect, Collaborate, and Create the Future1 will be held January 27-28, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia. Attendees will work together to understand how this developing community can achieve deep impacts by integrating emerging technological possibilities with rigorous learning theory. Key outcomes will include shaping the research and development efforts that will become the focus of future community efforts. The meeting will be structured for participants to to work collaboratively towards potential impacts on policy, practice, future research solicitations, and products.

Even the strongest message won’t deliver itself! Learn how the pros plan their campaigns, measure their accomplishments, and do it even better next time. The More Than a Message training provides big concepts and practical tips you need to plan and carry out your effort. This workshop is for people who need to communicate with public audiences about natural resources, watershed management, and land conservation.

The Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year in Palm Springs, CA, February 4-6, 2015. The conference theme will focus on Engineering Education: Past, Present and Future and will highlight the accomplishments of the four sponsoring divisions: Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED), College-Industry Partnerships Division (CIPD), Continuing Professional Development Division (CPDD) and the Engineering Technology Division (ETD).

Please join us for this one-day training which will provide participants with information to increase success for students included within mainstream classrooms. The primary audience should be STEM general education teachers, inclusion specialists, and local assistive technology specialists.

Please join us for this one-day training which will provide participants with information to increase success for students included within mainstream classrooms. The primary audience should be STEM general education teachers, inclusion specialists, and local assistive technology specialists.

SAE 2015 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium addresses critical information on both the technical developments in electronic vehicle technologies as well as the business decisions around technology development and implementation. Additionally, it allows for attendees to meet with those industry experts and technology specialists from the entire supply chain of EV, HEV and EREV to engage in dialogue about the topics of greatest interest.

Here, attendees will learn about technology applications of the manufacturers’ hybrid and electric vehicles, powertrain technologies and components, and about supporting technologies — such as advanced energy storage and charging systems.

Please join Nancy Maron, Program Director of Sustainability and Scholarly Communications at Ithaka S&R, and Edward Almasy, Director and Co-PI of ATE Central, for the first webinar in our spring series: Planning, Goal Setting, and Follow-Through.  As we all know, planning and goal setting in terms of grant funded projects may seem obvious: the terms of the grant spell out the aims of the work and its need, the timings and budget. Still, for multi-year grants or projects that are moving into the post-grant phase, setting achievable goals that address both the short and very long term ambitions of the initiative is harder than it looks.

• The #1 secret to increasing the number of women in your classes
• The top three recruitment strategies -- according to the women themselves
• Why changing your thinking isn't enough, and what you can do about it
• The critical thing women want to hear up front that will keep them engaged throughout your course
• 3 simple techniques you can implement tomorrow so your female students will excel in the lab
• Answers to your specific questions during the Live Q&A session

The AAAS Annual Meeting is interdisciplinary and inclusive. Each year, thousands of leading scientists, engineers, educators, policymakers, and journalists gather together to discuss recent developments in science and technology. The theme of the 2015 Annual Meeting is "Innovations, Information and Imaging." Science and technology are being transformed by new ways to collect and use information. Progress in all fields is increasingly driven by the ability to organize, visualize, and analyze data.

This pre-conference session on Thursday will focus on Community College Innovations.

Two social media experts, Mike Quaissaunee (Brookdale Community College and ICT Center Lead) and Gordon Snyder (Consultant, formerly of Springfield Technical Community College and former ICT Center co-lead) will talk us through using social media strategies for promoting your course or program. Using the ICT Center and other college examples as they go through the strategies, they will cover: 

• Facebook Groups for students in a discipline 
• Twitter for a more global reach
• LinkedIn for connecting with alumni and the business community

Register here: http://go.edc.org/STEPWebinarRegistration

• The #1 secret to increasing the number of women in your classes
• The top three recruitment strategies -- according to the women themselves
• Why changing your thinking isn't enough, and what you can do about it
• The critical thing women want to hear up front that will keep them engaged throughout your course
• 3 simple techniques you can implement tomorrow so your female students will excel in the lab
• Answers to your specific questions during the Live Q&A session

 “Small Grants for Institutions New to the ATE Program” is a funding track specifically designed for community colleges that have not had an ATE award within the past 10 years. Like all ATE awards, these projects—up to $200,000 over three years—are required to have an external evaluation that matches the scope of the project. In this webinar, EvaluATE and MentorConnect are teaming up to provide guidance on evaluation to current and prospective recipients of small ATE awards—or anyone tasked with producing a meaningful and useful evaluation for a small-scale project.  We’ll discuss how to design an evaluation that will generate the evidence needed to support claims of project success and set the stage for larger-scale projects in the future.

• The #1 secret to increasing the number of women in your classes
• The top three recruitment strategies -- according to the women themselves
• Why changing your thinking isn't enough, and what you can do about it
• The critical thing women want to hear up front that will keep them engaged throughout your course
• 3 simple techniques you can implement tomorrow so your female students will excel in the lab
• Answers to your specific questions during the Live Q&A session

• The #1 secret to increasing the number of women in your classes
• The top three recruitment strategies -- according to the women themselves
• Why changing your thinking isn't enough, and what you can do about it
• The critical thing women want to hear up front that will keep them engaged throughout your course
• 3 simple techniques you can implement tomorrow so your female students will excel in the lab
• Answers to your specific questions during the Live Q&A session

Please join us for this one-day training which will provide participants with information to increase success for students included within mainstream classrooms. The primary audience should be STEM general education teachers, inclusion specialists, and local assistive technology specialists.

Please join us for this one-day training which will provide participants with information to increase success for students included within mainstream classrooms. The primary audience should be STEM general education teachers, inclusion specialists, and local assistive technology specialists.

Speaker: Bart Walhout

The EU has identified Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI) as an integral part of its research and innovation programme aimed at excellent science, competitive industry, and better society. RRI seeks to address societal challenges, such as sustainability or security; anticipate risks or social and ethical concerns; and include stakeholders in charting research and innovation. But RRI won’t start from scratch. Practices like Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) schemes; safety and privacy regulations; public dialogue and stakeholder involvement initiatives; gender and sustainability policies; and business and engineering ethics all currently shape research and innovation governance. For RRI to make a difference it must be integrated with these practices. Walhout will discuss the European research project Res-AGorA’s attempt to develop an RRI governance framework. He’ll also examine and compare the work of organizations studying and practicing RI, including the Dutch Risk Analysis & Technology Assessment (RATA) program, the ASU & UCSB Nanotechnology and Society Centers, and the US and Netherlands governments. 

In this webinar, CSEC representatives will discuss the various resources they have available that can be leveraged by the National CyberWatch Center members, including faculty professional development workshops and curriculum.

Perfect for novices and industry professionals, this workshop will walk participants through the steps of evaluation wine aromas, flavors characteristics, and flaws. Technical concepts of sensory defects, chemical analysis, house palate, and sensory standards will also be covered. Whether you want to learn something new or refresh and sharpen your skills, impress your friends and colleagues with your new-found wine-tasting prowess. 

Please join us for this one-day training which will provide participants with information to increase success for students included within mainstream classrooms. The primary audience should be STEM general education teachers, inclusion specialists, and local assistive technology specialists.

Please join us for this one-day training which will provide participants with information to increase success for students included within mainstream classrooms. The primary audience should be STEM general education teachers, inclusion specialists, and local assistive technology specialists.

ASER-TEC is pleased to announce a public lecture on the achievements of the laser and infrared technologies.

Indian River State College has planned a series of events throughout the year focusing on different light-based technologies. Come and share an evening with us as we celebrate the International Year of Light. You will have the opportunity to listen to experts explain how lasers and infrared light technologies make our lives easier today, ask questions, learn about college studies and careers in light-based technologies, and tour the photonics and fiber optics labs at IRSC’s Fort Pierce campus.

The Innovations conference is the premier event for professionals dedicated to improving organizational teaching and learning, and discovering new approaches for enhancing the community college experience. The conference provides a tremendous forum for collaboration among academic experts and leading community college professionals, while granting participants exclusive access to the most 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 ten Conference Streams:

• Learning and Teaching
• Leadership and Organization
• Workforce Preparation and Development
• Student Success
• Basic Skills and Developmental Education
• Resource Development and Foundation Management
• Research, Assessment, and Accountability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Sustainability
• Open Educational Resources

2015 Innovations Conference Features

• Engaging Keynote Speakers discussing critical issues facing community college educators
• John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Awards and award winner activities
• Forums, Special Sessions, Roundtable Discussions, and Poster Sessions
• Master Seminars to connect with experts in the field
• 24-Hour Wireless Hotspot
• An extensive exhibition featuring educational products and services
• The opportunity to exchange ideas with hundreds of colleagues during Receptions and Refreshment Breaks

Innovations 2015 is the premier event for professionals dedicated to improving organizational teaching and learning, and discovering new approaches for enhancing the community college experience. This international conference provides a forum for collaboration among academic experts and leading community college professionals, while granting participants exclusive access to the most inventive and thought-provoking programs from around the world.

Whether your “audience” consists of faculty you hope will adopt the curriculum you have developed, students you hope will enroll in your program, or members of the public you wish would enroll in your online course, identifying and understanding your audience may be the single most important element of your project or center’s future success. Join ITHAKA S&R and ATE Central to discuss tactics for identifying key audience segments, and hear about tactics for recruitment that have worked for others.