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The Fiber Optic Association has always been involved in standards, both creating standards for education and certification, as well as participating in industry standards activities. Now the Fiber Optic Association is creating its own standards for their members – the contractors, designers,...

This course, developed by the Fiber Optic Association, Inc., provides an overview of FTTx (Fiber to the Home), and provides six lesson plans called: What is FTTX, FTTx Architectures, FTTx PON Protocols, Installing FTTX Networks, Testing FTTx Networks, and FTTH Design, Case Study. Each lesson plan...

This paper, from Ben D. Cranor, Matthew E. Elam, and Jerry D. Parish, of Texas A&M University-Commerce, covers global trends in patenting. Topics include the U.S. position in the global marketplace, the U.S. trade balance in high-tech goods and high-tech manufacturing, real per capita income growth,...

This paper from Todd Myers of Ohio University discusses the globalization issues present in the industrial technology transfer supply chain. This paper discusses examples of organizational/national differences in standards, regulations, and societal expectations of technology and how these...

This 3-page assessment, created and published by Northwest State Community College, evaluates a student's ability to understand motor control and motor branch circuits. The assessment is composed of an introduction, five questions, three figures, and a Department of Labor's Employment and Training...

These resource, from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center, provides a brain exercise to assist in the interpretation of engineering drawings. With this interactive object, "learners practice their 3D visualization skills by identifying the correct isometric view of an object." In the first section,...

These slides are from a presentation given by Dale Allen at the Symposium on the Supply Chain for Middle Skill Jobs. The presentation was given during Panel 5: Employer-led Training. Presentation slides cover the following topics: Industry Partners and Shared Interests, Foundation of Collaboration:...

This is the homepage of the National Insulation Association which information about member benefits, publications, conventions, and meetings.  Additionally, there is a link to training in the field of insulation that includes webinars and e-modules.  The Resources tab contains information related to...

This paper from Mark Sanders, faculty in the Technology Education Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, compares modern technology education to the industrial arts programs of the 1960s and 1970s. Sanders presents a literature review, his study comparing the two types of...

This paper, by Rodney L. Custer and Franzie Loepp, faculty with the Department of Industrial Technology at Illinois State University, with G. Eugene Martin of the Department of Technology at Southwest Texas State University, covers a survey of individuals who have received grants for technology...