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This one-page description of the 4.0 Learning System is provided by the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science. This is "an easy-to-follow 3-step systematic framework that empowers students by enhancing their ability to learn principles and concepts." The core principle of...

This article, which originally appeared in the International Journal of Engineering Education, describes the NSF-sponsored Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering Education (SUCCEED) faculty development program and briefly reviews the events in engineering education that led to...

This resource, published in the Experimental Techniques journal, describes an experiment related to the Helmholz resonator. "The Helmholz resonator is perhaps the simplest acoustic resonant system. The ideal Helmholz resonator consists of an air volume enclosed with rigid walls and vented through a...

This 7-page resource, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, is an activity "designed to lay the foundation for future discussions and learning activities regarding electric guitar pickups, and is appropriate for both middle and high school students." The learning objectives for this...

ATETV continues to produce excellent web-based videos spotlighting advanced technical careers and educational programs. This video, part of the From High School to College series, focuses on high school students at the Learning Center for the Deaf experience a college level IT class. The video runs...

This paper, from Theodore Lewis of the Department of Work Community and Family Education at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, discusses technology education as a school subject. Lewis introduces pre-engineering and its magnet school conception, as well as wider adoption. 

This article, which originally appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education, reports on an experimental study of the use of a peer rating system in an introductory engineering course. The study examines the incidence of students receiving low ratings from all their teammates, inflated and...

This 15-page document, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, is an activity on cost estimates and the anatomy of acoustic guitars. During the activity students "calculate the cost and quantity of the following components: soundbox or body back, sides, top, interior bracing and kerfing,...

Description: This collection of learning resources, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, are activities on adhesives. Topics covered include: the history of glue, types of glue, chemistry of adhesives, strengths of different glues, applications of adhesives in guitar construction, and...

This 21 page case study, from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) National Center, provides an overview of the facility management, maintenance, and operations of the Adobe Systems Incorporated World Headquarters in downtown San Jose, California. Best practices are highlighted...