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This resource is a documentary film about the history of the cordage industry from ancient technologies through the industrial revolution, trustbusting, and globalization. The one-hour DVD, Ropewalk: A Cordage Engineer's Journey Through History, is free for schools, libraries, museums. Produced by...

This experiment, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers Shape Memory Alloys or Smart Materials. A Smart Material or Shape Memory Alloys belongs to a class of materials which displays the shape memory effect (SME); they possess the ability to radically change crystal...

The North Carolina Community College System BioNetwork's interactive eLearning tools (IETs) are reusable chunks of training that can be deployed in a variety of courses or training programs. IETs are designed to enhance, not replace hands-on training. Learners are able to enter a hands-on lab...

This lecture from the iBioSeminars project is presented by Elizabeth Blackburn from the University of California, San Francisco Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. It covers telomerase, a specialized ribonucleprotein reverse transcriptase, important for long-term eukaryotic cell proliferation...

These slides, provided by Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC), were presented at the AMTEC Academy - Maintenance: What Does this Mean to the Maintenance Technician conference held March 22-23, 2012. This presentation from Bill Schlegel focuses on sustainable...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode of ATETV discusses the impact your online presence can have on your career. This information can impact you when applying for a job or starting a business. The video advises viewers to be...

This paper, by Stephen J. Ezell and Robert D. Atkinson and published by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, presents a national manufacturing strategy for the U.S.. The Paper focuses on three key questions: 1) Does the United States need a healthy manufacturing sector? 2) How healthy...

This website, provided by the Foundation for Critical Thinking, provides resources for educators regarding educational reform through critical thinking.  Visitors to the site can find links to the foundation's research, resources for professional and curriculum development, and conferences and...

This document from the Consortium for Alabama Regional Center for Automotive Manufacturing (CARCAM) provides the typical automotive manufacturing technology degree requirements. Actual classes will vary by institution. The requirements include general education classes as well as specialized...

This web page is a collection of resources intended for faculty, instructional designers, policy makers, administrators, and others who work in postsecondary institutions. "The purpose of this site is to offer an understanding of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in higher education." The site...