Session 8

Jack Donohue 

This presentation tells my story of making a small-scale CNC router for under $350 and how you can make one too! With CNC technologies transitioning from cutting-edge to the industry standard, it is vital to teach students the fundamentals and skills of these machines to ensure their success in industry. Join me to hear about the early stages of this project, where it is going, and for an open discussion on CNC technologies.

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Mark Springston  

What equipment are you using to teach or create multimedia? Most students enjoy creating meaningful multimedia projects, and an instructor needs to support their efforts with reliable equipment. The digital equipment and formats of multimedia are evolving quickly, and sometimes it can be difficult to know exactly what to purchase. The presenter will share the equipment, both new and old, that they are having students capture and create multimedia projects. Some of the equipment will include digital SLRs, camcorders, microphones, drones, lighting, desktop computers, and multimedia software. Examples of the equipment will be displayed in the Multimedia and Communication Systems Laboratory in Park Hall. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, dialogue with one another, and share on the equipment that they utilize. 

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Ryan Novitski   

Many K-12 schools have established makerspaces with 3D printers, digital die cutters, and other fabrication tools. A consortium of national education associations received a POSE Phase I award (NSF # 2229627) to develop a plan for a repository of peer-reviewed open-source educational objects. This work is being undertaken through the National Technology Leadership Summit (NTLS) coalition, which includes national teacher educator associations in science education (ASTE), educational technology (SITE), engineering education (ITEEA), and mathematics education (AMTE). During Phase I, external contributors were identified in mathematics, science, and engineering. These included managers of existing repositories of CAD models with NSF support. Plans for a central Educational CAD Library incorporate three crucial features. The CAD Library provides a central storehouse of educational objects for STEM instruction.The CAD Library provides a method for peer review of educational CAD models. The CAD Library offers ease-of-search made possible by standardized metadata.

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Casey Westermann   

How splitting middle school technology course into two 20-week classes allowed for doing more with less, diving deeper into both industrial arts technology and contemporary technology.  

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Chris Stein, Rich Bush  

The Technology Management degree is the perfect course of study for young people who don't want to be engineers or educators but are passionate about the field of technology. Come learn about how we are trying to get more students into this amazing program and how you can help us!  

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Tim Skurka, Alec Macdonald   

This presentation will inform educators on how to incorporate slot car racing as a learning activity in the technology education and engineering education environment. 

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