Outcome evaluation involves identifying and measuring the changes that occur as a result of project implementation. These changes may occur at the individual, organizational, or community levels and include changes in knowledge, skills, attitudes, behavior, and community/societal conditions. All too often, however, evaluations focus on project activities, rather than meaningful changes it helped bring about. Webinar participants will learn how to identify appropriate outcomes to assess in an evaluation and how to use those outcomes as a foundation for planning data collection, analysis, and interpretation.

This workshop helps faculty build a sense of community within their classrooms by emphasizing dialogic approaches to teaching the whole student and relational teaching pedagogy. The workshop involves extensive interactive work and specific pedagogical strategies for faculty to take back to their respective colleges. Community-building and teaching the whole student matter because they result in improved student academic success and deeper student learning. Teachers who can build appropriate learning relationships with their students can be inspiring and transformative for student learning and their students’ development.

The Florida Forum on Engineering Technology(E.T. Forum) is an important vehicle to bring together the diverse and geographically dispersed colleges with common issues and challenges. The Forum is a semiannual 2-day meeting of community college engineering technologies faculty in Florida. FLATE utilizes the Forum to strengthen its Technology Consortium; share its activities and projects; provide professional development; bring industry and academics together; engage faculty and administrators in statewide curriculum reform; and keep in touch with new and ongoing college program issues and concerns.

Each year, WiCyS, the premier event to recruit, retain and advance women in cybersecurity, brings together students and professionals from academia, research, government and industry to share knowledge and experience, network, learn and mentor. Of the 1,000+ conference participants, 500+ are students who have successfully qualified for a scholarship to attend. 

This one-hour Technical Webinar from the editors of SAE International and Tech Briefs Media focuses on additive manufacturing technology and the 3D printing of production parts for industries as diverse as automotive, aerospace, and medical. As 3D printing becomes more commonplace, parts will require more advanced inspection, processing, and testing to ensure they meet requirements for structural strength and stability. Whether plastic or metal, 3D-printed production parts will be tasked with performing comparably to traditionally manufactured parts in certain applications.

Webinar topics include quality control measures, post-processing techniques, and recommendations for ensuring the safe and reliable performance of parts. An audience Q&A is included.

 

Information security cuts across various academic departments and disciplines. In this webcast, we will showcase various cybersecurity modules that can be integrated into courses such as Accounting (Principles of Accounting 1), Administration of Justice (Criminal Law), Electronics (Engineering Computing), Nursing (Professionalism in Nursing 1), and Hospitality (Career and Customer Service Skills). Modules include a syllabus for each courses, with the week highlighted for cybersecurity, sample slide decks, and sample student assignments.

This workshop provides you with the tools needed to teach critical thinking skills while covering required course content. By the end of the workshop, you are able to create lesson plans that enhance students’ critical thinking skills using the content from any discipline in the Humanities or Social Sciences. You also learn how to easily and accurately measure critical thinking skills.

X-ray free-electron lasers based on powerful mile-long particle accelerators can peer deep into molecular structure and the ultrafast timescales of chemistry. Dr. Graves is working toward a compact version that can fit in a room. In this webinar we will look briefly at the history of the development of this type of laser and then explore the science, physics, and technology behind the operation of this very unique device. These short x-ray laser pulses can capture the motions of molecules and can look at the molecular structure of living systems.

This workshop will benefit winemakers, cellar workers, winery staff, and wine enthusiasts who seek a deeper understanding of these topics and their impact on a winery’s success. In addition, workshop attendees will be guided through sensory test methods to access perceived differences and preferences in wine.

Topics include: Welcome and Introduction to Tasting, White Sensory Standards, Red Sensory Standards, and Evaluating Palate Attributes: Alcohol, Acid, and Tannin Wine Defects, Descriptive Wine Analysis of White Wines, Descriptive Analysis of Red Wines, Laboratory Investigating, Wine Competition Methodology and Professional Wine Rating Systems. A certificate will be awarded after the completion of this workshop.

The organization invites you to join them for a comprehensive oak journey, from forest to cooperage. This behind-the-scenes tour is an excellent way to deepen your understanding of oak science. You will witness the harvesting of oak trees in an Ozark forest, explore the stave mill and cooperage to see how premium wine barrels and oak alternatives are crafted. Each part of the coopering process is dedicated to what matters most: achieving a wide range of flavor profiles that are consistent barrel to barrel, vintage to vintage. 

The National Center for Supply Chain Automation (SCA) is hosting it's annual symposium on April 8-10 in Chicago where you'll learn about the latest trends in Technician Education, Supply Chain Automation and how to access NSF Grant funding. 

During the symposium, you’ll network with like-minded academics, supply chain industry professionals, successful grantees and representatives from the National Science Foundation.

The Symposium includes no-cost access to ProMat (https://www.promatshow.com/), the largest industry show of its kind in the America's, held at Chicago’s McCormick Place.  At ProMat, over 950 supply chain industry professionals showcase the latest technologies and innovations in supply chain automation.     

Writing in the Disciplines workshop provides strategies for infusing writing in courses across all educational programs.

This workshop will benefit winemakers, cellar workers, winery staff, and wine enthusiasts who seek a deeper understanding of these topics and their impact on a winery’s success. In addition, workshop attendees will be guided through sensory test methods to access perceived differences and preferences in wine.

Topics include: Welcome and Introduction to Tasting, White Sensory Standards, Red Sensory Standards, and Evaluating Palate Attributes: Alcohol, Acid, and Tannin Wine Defects, Descriptive Wine Analysis of White Wines, Descriptive Analysis of Red Wines, Laboratory Investigating, Wine Competition Methodology and Professional Wine Rating Systems. A certificate will be awarded after the completion of this workshop.

Join Dr. Barry Grump for a two day wine chemistry workshop at Niagara County Community College. During four chemistry sessions, participants will learn about malolactic fermentation, soluble solids, hydrogen ion concentration, titratable acidity, distillation and titration procedure, and more. 

The VESTA Wine Chemistry Workshop is a one day event at the Texas Wine Company. During two lecture and two lab sessions, participants will learn about malolactic fermentation, soluble solids: determination by refractometry, ethanol: ebulliometric analysis, titratable acidity, and much more. Admission is $200 and lunch is included. 

The Summit brings together the researchers and practitioners in educational equity to build capacity, knowledge, and skills to transform education, enrich classrooms, and improve student success as well as share best practices and build a learning community of professionals. The conference offers workshops and sessions that engage participants in learning about new research, tools, and strategies for improving policies and practices to close achievement, participation, and interest gaps. 

This webinar focuses on the various forms associated with NSF ATE grant proposals.  Forms can make up 2/3 of a final proposal submission and impact the quality and accuracy of a proposal. The webinar will cover:

• the purpose of various forms associated with NSF ATE proposals
• what data to enter into each form associated with NSF ATE proposal
• the importance of providing consistent information on forms and other components of a proposal
• common errors that can be avoided

In this 3-hour workshop, participants can train and test pipetting skills, in addition to receiving a certificate of completion. Get to know the latest pipetting technology and train with biotechnology professors! The event is open to all who seek to master this in-demand skill and only $15 to attend. Current students of Santiago Canyon College, Fullerton College, Santa Ana College, and Irvine Valley College receive free admission.

The 2019 Summer Institutes are open to all STEM subject area educators, primarily focused in the 9-12 High school grade levels, community college levels, and freshman/sophomore university instruction. This project is designed to help faculty increase student interest and engagement in the study and learning of STEM principles, practices, and careers through guitar design and building. As a participant, you will receive a $300 stipend, a completed guitar, and a support package at the institute.        

The conference is targeted to automotive industry representatives and secondary and post-secondary automotive educators, counselors, and administrators. Representatives from automotive-related government and professional organizations are also encouraged to attend. Industry and state leaders will talk about:

• the automotive industry's continued focus on electric vehicles (EVs)
• the current status of market acceptance of EVs
• the EV  charging network, fast charging, charge rate, and range anxiety
• the MiSTEM Network, the Michigan STEM Advisory Council, and the state's STEM programming that is helping to make the state a world leader in STEM education
• the many STEM activities in Michigan that focus on developing skills that will help students gain proficiency in collaboration, questioning, problem-solving, and critical thinking that will better prepare them for the many jobs that are currently, and will continue to be, available to meet the needs of industry
• the Michigan Workforce Development Agency's efforts to work directly with federal, state, and local partners to implement workforce and education programs, and develop policies that align with and support the state's key workforce strategies

This is a mini-symposium to inform the audience about the opportunities in Biological sciences.

Are you interested in continuing your education and exploring careers in Health care and the Biological Sciences? Don't miss your chance to meet with industry leaders and learn about hiring trends and new job opportunities. 

Bring your resume and dress professionally. 

AutoSens is a 3-day workshop, conference and exhibition – providing a backdrop for the continuation of technical discussion concerning the future of vehicle perception technology. Fusing leading academic research, industry R&D and OEM insights, AutoSens in Detroit is a practical learning tool for engineers as well as a first-class networking experience. The conference dives into the US automotive market delivering invaluable updates for an international audience of 450+ technical experts and engineers.

 

This workshop will benefit winemakers, cellar workers, winery staff, and wine enthusiasts who seek a deeper understanding of these topics and their impact on a winery’s success. In addition, workshop attendees will be guided through sensory test methods to access perceived differences and preferences in wine.

Topics include: Welcome and Introduction to Tasting, White Sensory Standards, Red Sensory Standards, and Evaluating Palate Attributes: Alcohol, Acid, and Tannin Wine Defects, Descriptive Wine Analysis of White Wines, Descriptive Analysis of Red Wines, Laboratory Investigating, Wine Competition Methodology and Professional Wine Rating Systems. A certificate will be awarded after the completion of this workshop.

The Oceans of Data Institute (ODI) will be at the PCATT IT Symposium 2019 running this pre-conference workshop. Essential questions covered during the workshop include: Who are data workers and what are they expected to do? How can we assess what skills data workers are expected to perform? How can faculty work with employers to determine if the school's data program is addressing employer's skills demands? What key elements should drive program design? What actions need to be taken now?

To ensure high-quality evaluation, evaluators and project staff must collaborate on evaluation planning and implementation. Whether at the proposal stage or the official start of the project, setting up a successful dialog begins at the very first meeting between evaluators and project staff and continues throughout the duration of the evaluation. Intentional conversations and planning documents can help align expectations for evaluation activities, deliverables, and findings. In this webinar, participants will learn about innovative and practical strategies to improve communication between those involved in evaluation planning, implementation, and use. We will describe and demonstrate strategies developed from our own evaluation practice for：

• negotiating evaluation scope
• keeping project staff up-to-date on evaluation progress and next steps
• insuring timely report development
• establishing and maintaining transparency
• facilitating use of evaluation results

NISOD’s International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence is the definitive gathering of community and technical college educators passionate about teaching and learning. Over the years, NISOD’s annual conference has provided faculty, administrators, and staff with the resources, ideas, and solutions that drive excellence in all areas of community and technical college campuses. Come and be inspired by thought-provoking sessions and pre-conference seminars designed specifically for community and technical college educators committed to improving student achievement. With more than 300 sessions in a variety of focus areas and formats presented by your colleagues from across the nation and internationally, you’ll walk away with dozens of ideas you can implement immediately!

The CT College of Technology and the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing would like to invite you apply for the Smart Manufacturing Workshop that will be hosted at Tunxis Community College in partnership with Motlow Community College and Tennessee Tech. This workshop is made possible through funding from the National Science Foundation. Participants will get to build a programmable drone!

Workshop Features:

• Learn about Smart Manufacturing Technologies, Status, and Applications
• Learn how to implement Smart Manufacturing technologies.
• Build your own programmable drone
• Breakfast and Lunch will be provided
• Each workshop participant will receive a $400 stipend and a programmable drone.
• For technical college, community college, and high school instructors of STEM fields

Workshop Organizers:

• Dr. Khalid Tantawi, Motlow State Community College, PI & Project Manager
• Dr. Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University, Co-PI
• Dr. Karen Birch, Tunxis Community College, Co-PI

The NDG NetLab+ environment has established a large national adoption by schools teaching cybersecurity courses. The environment provides a safe sandbox environment for students to experience and use cybersecurity tools and techniques. The NetLab community has built and distribute and extensive library of exercises that are freely available. This two-day course presents the basics of creating and managing courses in the NetLab+ environments. The course will include an overview of the NetLab+ environments and features. The participants will learn to create PODs, manage users, extract assessment data and implement and deploy pre-packaged labs.

Join 16,000+ biotechnology and pharma leaders at the BIO International Convention (BIO) for one week of intensive networking and discover new opportunities and promising partnerships. This convention brings together a wide spectrum of life science and application areas including drug discovery, biomanufacturing, genomics, biofuels, nanotechnology and cell therapy.   

The Introductions to Nanotechnology and Nanotechnology Curriculum Materials 1 and 2 workshops that were held this spring gave participant educators the opportunity to remotely learn about nanotechnology workforce education from the NPDP Team using a live-stream technology approach. The NPDP Team is now opening up applications to the next phase of training, hands-on face to face laboratory experiences entitled NPDP Hands-On-Site Workshops. The purpose of these workshops is to enable educators who attend these experiences to enhance their understanding of this technology and further understand the laboratory experiences that NPDP partners are using within their nanotechnology workforce programs, leading to implementation of nanotechnology classroom experiences, nanotechnology courses or perhaps nanotechnology workforce programs at their home institutions.