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This webinar presented by Sheryl A. Sorby, Ph.D., explains why it is important to teach female students spatial reasoning skills. The webinar is 42 minutes and includes a demonstration of Dr. Sorby's software "Introduction to 3D Spatial Visualization: An Active Approach."

This site, supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and the American Society for Cell Biology, is a resource database of cell images, videos, and animations for use in research, education, and training. The historic and modern...

Penguin Tutor, created by Stewart Watkiss, includes projects that can be recreated at home (or by students) by following simple instructions and circuit diagrams that Watkiss has provided. The exercises are based around Arduino software using discrete components. The examples and descriptions on his...

This resource provides an interactive activity on field effect transistors. These are "a type of transistor that utilizes an electric field to control the shape of a channel in which charge carriers in a semiconductor material flow." An interactive diagram is presented allowing students to...

This webinar, provided by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center) was recorded on January 27, 2012. This webinar addressed the rising global need for skilled nanotechnology workers. Topics addressed include the importance of teaching nanotechnology, the...

This webinar was presented by the Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC) High Tech Workforce Initiative on October 1, 2010. This webinar discusses Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGAs curriculum validation with industry. Under an externship for the High Tech Workforce Initiative,...

This webinar from the Nanotechnology Applications & Career Knowledge Center (NACK) reviews data on alumni from nanotechnology programs. Former students share their success stories and what they are doing now. The NACK Center's alumni network is also discussed. This webinar was held on March 25th,...

This webinar, provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC) NetWorks, was presented on May 10, 2013. Presenters included Rob Clancey, President of the National Council for Continuing Education and Training and Director of Polk State Corporate College, and Dr. Eric Roe, Director...

This Robotics Now! webinar is presented by the Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC) and was recorded on April 8, 2011. The webinar discusses the development of the Robotics Production Technician program and its relevance in today's robotics production and educational marketplace....

This webinar, presented on March 29, 2013, is provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC) NetWorks and explores occupational program reviews. Presenters included Randall Kimmens, Director of Workforce Development at Maricopa Community Colleges, Dr. Sharon Halford, Dean of...