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This short article reviews the different types of questions that can be effectively asked in class to promote active learning, with particular relevance for the engineering classroom.

This 136-page AP Environmental Science Textbook is provided by the University of California College Prep. "This text is designed to acquaint students with the physical, ecological, social, and political principles of environmental science. Scientific method is used to analyze and understand the...

This paper, from the American Society for Engineering Education, discusses the NSF ATE-funded Applying Research-Based Instructional Methods in the Classroom project at Sinclair Community College. The project, led by Professor Houdeshell, focuses on the "application and evaluation of research-based...

This slide deck was presented on December 12, 2017 as part of a National Academy of Sciences conference on Fostering Worker Mobility and Apprenticeships for a Skilled Technical Workforce. This presentation was from Panel II: Lessons from European Workforce Programs and focuses on apprenticeships at...

These slides are from a presentation given by Andrea Messing-Mathie at the Symposium on the Supply Chain for Middle-Skill Jobs: Education, Training, and Certification Pathways. This presentation discusses apprenticeship systems. The main slide topics of the presentation include Interest in...

This presentation by Deirdre Knapp was given to the Workshop on Assessment of 21st Century Skills, held in January 2011. In it, Knapp discusses a number of approaches to developing assessments for 21st century skills including: identifying what to assess, selecting assessment strategies, developing...

This 63-page lab manual was developed by North Georgia Technical College for its Aquaculture course. The manual is organized into the following 10 lab exercises: pond construction, dissolved oxygen, aquaponics, economics, marketing aquaculture products, feed formulation experiment, phytoplankton and...

This 25-page report, published by Alexandria University, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Aquaphoton Academy team for the Explorer Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM...

In this activity, developed by the Lane Community College MAPS GIS Program, students are asked to investigate the distribution of Chinook salmon in the Columbia River basin using GIS technology and web-based maps. The objectives of the lesson are for students to be able to "use GIS to investigate...

These presentation slides are provided by the GeoTech Consortium of Western New York: Get the GIST (Geospatial Information Science Technology) Certificate and include information about GIST professional development opportunities and careers. Slide topics include Business GIS, Sample Student GIS...