ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION ·
SEPTEMBER 2010
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The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) provides a wide range of environmental and energy technology learning resources for students, teachers, and technicians; the Center does this, in part, through their electronic Environmental Resources Library (eERL) digital library. The Center's objective is the "advancement of environmental technology education through curriculum development, professional development, and program improvement in the nation's community colleges and high schools." ATEEC is housed at Scott Community College (Bettendorf, Iowa) and was established by National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technology Education (ATE) Center funds.
Here is a small sample of the valuable resources in ATE Central that focus on Energy Production and Energy Efficiency:
From the Environmental and Energy Resources Library (eERL):
Part of MIT's innovative OpenCourseWare Project, which provides materials from MIT classes to the public on the web, this site outlines the content of a Sustainable Energy seminar at MIT. The site provides a syllabus, calendar, references for readings, lecture notes, exams, project ideas, and a variety of related links. The topics covered include various energy technologies, energy economics, renewable energy, climate change, and energy efficiency. The course content is also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Portuguese.
From the Center for the Advancement of Process Technology (CAPT):
The Center for the Advancement of Process Technology (CAPT) has created this 22-page glossary of renewable energy terms which was "taken in part from the EPA and the Energy Information Administrations website, and provides definitions of a number of important terms associated with power generation technologies and their environmental impacts, including definitions of specific pollutants, technologies, and the key terms related to the electric power marketplace." From acid rain to wood pellets, the terms are defined as they relate to renewable energy development and applications.
From the Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technology (CERET):
This handy list of online resources is provided by the Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technology (CERET) and the resources include information and links on Alternative Vehicles & Fuels, Biomass, Energy Environment & Society, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, Photovoltaics & Solar Thermal, and Wind Energy. The site also contains learning objects in Fuel Cell Technology, Solar Technology, and Curriculum Modules.
CWIS is open source software, created with NSF funding, that can help your project or center showcase resources online. It's free and very easy to use — click here to check out a few of the sites running CWIS. We'd be happy to provide you with more information about CWIS and give you a quick tour of its features — please e-mail Edward Almasy (ealmasy@scout.wisc.edu) to get started!
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