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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...

This video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features two presentations on HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) education. These presentations were held at the 2025 Annual BEST Institute: Ensuring Sustainability: Energy Efficient Buildings &...

This video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features a panel discussion on "using facilities outside campus labs to provide hands-on opportunities for students." This discussion was held at the 2025 BEST Center Annual Institute: Ensuring Sustainability: Energy...

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,...

This video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features an interview with Jenny Brinker, program coordinator for the Building Energy & Comfort Controls program at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC). Brinker discusses prior professional experience before...

This interview from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features an interview with Jim Horst, Energy Management and BAS (Building Automation Systems) Program Coordinator at Delaware Technical Community College. Horst provides an overview of how these programs prepare...