Last Friday’s webinar with Terry Bartelt on Learning Objects: What are they? How do you use them? went very well (despite some sound difficulties for the first 15 minutes that we tried to clear up and somehow did). If you missed it, you can find it here.
For those of you who have used learning […]
I was out of town last week at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY, taking a look at the new software updates for the HAS-200 by SMC corp. The HAS-200, a machine that, in essence, is a scaled down version of an automated product processing plant. It is used to train students in how […]
Reading Karl Kapp’s blog the other day, he had a great post on Changing Attitudes on Manufacturing Jobs. This is something that I have written about before how the preception of manufacturing jobs is so last century. People have images of manufacturing jobs from the 1920s-1940s. For the most part, this is not the case. […]
When you think of manufacturing jobs, what do you think of? If you are in the high tech fields, you think of robotics, high skill, and high paying jobs. What do most people think? Low tech, low skill, low paying jobs. CBS News, on 3/11/08, ran a story about how untrue this is.
There are low […]
NetWorks had a very successful webinar last Friday on Technical Program Recruitment: Ten Tips to Thinking Outside the Box. The webinar had over 100 registrants, and close to everyone showed up. Some program chairs made it a department meeting so I am sure there were more people than we knew about. One of the constant […]
There are many high tech jobs available in the United States. A shortage of qualified technicians is developing rapidly. Yet, technical programs are suffering from declining enrollments. Just as there was (and some say still is) a nursing crisis, America is approaching the same in high tech technicians. What can be done about it? Terry […]
We just had a great webinar on Technical Programs: Here to Stay or too Expensive to Maintain. For those who attended - thank you for helping make this a success. For those who missed it, you can listen to a recording at matecnetworks.org - in the keyword field, type webinar.
I wanted […]
This Friday, November 30, 10 AM MST, will be NetWorks Webinar: Technical Programs: Here to Stay or Too Expensive to Maintain? Electronics, engineering, automated manufacturing, semiconductors, communication, optical, just about any technical program is suffering and often times questions are asked about the viability of these programs.
Concerned with declining enrollment in your […]
The NetWorks Webinaron Technical Programs: Here to Stay or Too Expensive to Maintain? was originally scheduled for Friday, November 9, has been rescheduled to Friday, Nov 30 at 12 PM EST. Michael Lesiecki will lead a panel of College Presidents and Deans to discuss this very important topic. From the Webinar description:
The highest […]
We will be having another Webinar this Friday, October 26. Many people have questions on what NetWorks National Externship Program is, and this Webinar will answer their questions. NetWorks Externships helps the instructor become immersed in the latest technology industry environments that allow them to update their curriculum with the knowledge and skills […]
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