ATE Impacts 2020-2021

E d mon d s Community Co ll ege Lynnwoo d , WA QMotEdU Ellg National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education http://materialseducation.org "We started making our frrst projects yesterday and substituted roasted poplar for calico walnut. The kids in the shop call it 'bacon wood' as they claim it smells like smoked bacon when cut." TimWilhelm, Instructor Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL MatEdU Offers Faculty Innovative Learning Opportunities With materials science developments affecting multiple disciplines, employers' needs for qualified technicians who understand the basics of materials technology grows exponentially. MatEdU serves as a trusted international resource to identify and articulate the linkages between materials science and manufacturing processes. National Resource Center www.materialseducation.org Its Virtual Reality (VR) Workshops exemplify the innovative learning opportunities MatEdU and its partners have developed to promote student engagement in materials science. At VR Workshops instructors explore equipment, software, design, and implementation options as they create projects for their classrooms. For example, one teacher incorporated VR into his welding curriculum to improve safety and accuracy while testing the impact of using different materials. A navy veteran works on getting her fret board completed in the Guitar Heroes: Operation TWANG guitar-building workshop.