TechSpectives

The first day of the work year for me and in our weekly executive meeting I talked about some of our upcoming webinars.
In January we have the update for the eSyst project. If you teach electronics, this webinar is for you.
February - Recruiting Tips […]

We had a great webinar with Karl Kapp today on Communicating with Today’s Generation. There was actually some grade school teachers at the presentation and their web pages are just awesome examples of what the colleges have to do. You can watch the webinar by going to NetWorks and typing in the keyword […]

With tomorrow’s webinar with Karl Kapp, “Communicating with Today’s Generation” fast approaching, and much of the information that Karl will speak about will be in his book Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning. I asked Karl a few questions and below are his answers.
What inspired you to write Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos? I […]

Once again, Karl Kapp has graciously agreed to do a webinar for us on Communicating with Today’s Generation. I asked him some questions and here are a few answers.
How do we teach to the younger generation of students or “Digital Natives”?

Create an interactive environment in which the students can create their own understanding of […]

Next week’s webinar, “Communicating with Today’s Generation,” on December 12, is fast approaching. Here is the description:
Are your classroom lectures designed to teach the new breed of student? One raised on a steady diet of video games, electronic gadgets and the Internet. Confused by the right use of Wikis, Blogs, IM and […]

We had a great webinar this last Friday with John Robertson from Arizona State University and formely of Motorolla, Roger Melcher of Microchip, and Michael Lesiecki of MATEC as moderator. We put them in the same room and let them loose. Having the panel in the same room is a lot different then […]

NetWorks is having a free webinar this Friday on Industry Expectations for our Graduates: What We Can Do In Our Education Programs Now! This webinar will be moderated by Michael Lesiecki and feature John Robertson of Arizona State Univeristy, and Roger Melcher of Microchip. The description follows:
It is no surprise that […]

Do you ever have a day where you are just waiting for things to go wrong? That was Friday for me. Of course, that was the day NetWorks had its free webinar: Recruiting Women into Technical Programs with Celeste Baine. Because of construction by my kid’s school, we waited in line […]

Here is the last of our series of conversations with Celeste Baine.
How did you get started?
The Engineering Education Service Center (EESC) began in 1998 as Bonamy Publishing when I wrote my first book, “Is There an Engineer Inside You?” The inspiration for the book was constructed from my struggles in engineering school. I […]

Here is more of my conversation with Celeste.
Are more women getting into technical programs then before? Why do you think that is?
According to “Inside Higher Ed” on August 7, 2007, women are enrolling in engineering and technology programs at a much higher rate than previously found. Fields such as biomedical engineering or technology and environmental […]