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This website provides information pertaining to Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Fab Labs; Fab Labs, an abbreviation for Fabrication Laboratories, are the educational outreach component for the Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA) at MIT.  A Fab Lab is a technical prototyping...

In this video provided by Bio-Link, technicians talk about their careers and education. This session took place at the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITECH) in 2011. This session is "presented by Dr. V. Celeste Carter, National Science Foundation, Dr. Elaine Johnson,...

Buildings.com is published by Stamats Communications, Inc. and "is a community of facility managers and building owners responsible for the operation of commercial and public buildings." This website provides news, archived articles, research, and newsletters on facility management. Users of this...

This 3-page whitepaper, written by Steve Harrington, begins by asking a question: "Have you ever thought about how those shoes you bought online last night arrived on your doorstep today?" Harrington uses this question to launch a discussion concerning logistics – how automation has impacted the...

This paper, by Michael Gray, a middle school technology education teacher, and Michael Daugherty of the Department of Technology at Illinois State University, covers enrollment factors in technology education programs. The paper covers the authors' study "to identify effective recruitment techniques...

In this article, the author responds to two frequently asked questions: "Is there a meaningful way to evaluate teaching?" and "How can staunchly traditional professors be persuaded to use proven but non-traditional teaching methods?"

The article, written by Richard M. Felder and Rebecca Brent, addresses the questions "Can I use active learning exercises in my classes and still cover the syllabus?" and "Do active learning methods work in large classes?"

Light a light bulb by waving a magnet. This simulation of a Faraday's Law is from the Physics Education Technology website of University of Colorado. It is accessible for teachers and students alike. Included are links to related topics and additional ideas and activities for teachers to use.

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. In this episode of ATETV, wind energy technology, architectural technology, and internships are discussed. Community colleges provide hands-on experience in emerging fields such as green energy and...

These documents from MatEd provide materials needed to teach a Fused Deposition Modeling ​(FDM) Additive Manufacturing Fundamentals Orientation course. At the end of the course, students will be able to identify manufactured projects or products that are compatible for production on FDM Machines,...