Since the Fall of 2021, students and faculty from College of the Canyons have engaged in multidisciplinary design collaborations with students and faculty from other colleges and universities worldwide. Aside from the unique educational experiences these projects have provided Canyons students, faculty have also benefitted through development of new technical skills and enhanced currency in … Continue Reading
This webinar will share and discuss a hands-on STEM outreach project designed to engage and introduce middle school aged students to your college’s Building Automated Systems Technology related degree or certificate program and provide ideas on how you could adapt a similar approach to your program. Presenter: Deb Hall, Energy Management and Controls Technology Program … Continue Reading
Join us to learn about a free new tool that can teach students how to build an energy model and analyze impacts of energy efficiency technologies in buildings. Sketchbox is a cloud-based modeling tool that enables simplified energy analysis of new construction and renovations. The platform, which is based on the U.S. Department of Energy’s … Continue Reading
Please join CREATE and high school chemistry teacher, Eric Knispel, for a new spin on an old calorimetry lab idea. Once students make their biofuel, what’s next? Eric will demonstrate how to measure the energy content of biofuels with simple, low-cost materials. This lab activity is appropriate for high school and beyond!Join us for this … Continue Reading
Please join CREATE and Columbia Gorge Community College Faculty member and recently awarded NSF ATE PI, Jim Pytel, for an overview of teaching motor control using a low-cost collection of components. In addition, Jim will share free online instructional resources and lab activities to accompany the motor control kit.Join us for this free webinar on: Date … Continue Reading
Please join CREATE and Heartland Faculty member and recently awarded NSF ATE PI, Chris Miller for an overview of the construction of a LiFEPO4 12v Battery and resources to be used in the classroom. In addition, Chris with share additional battery technologies, curriculum and labs available.Join us for this free webinar on: Date and Time: January … Continue Reading
In the last few years, CREATE has published a collection of high quality, faculty tested energy lessons and lab activities. Meet the author of many of these lessons, Scott Liddicoat, as he reviews our lessons, how they may be used in the classroom and virtually, and the features that make them teacher (and student) friendly.Join … Continue Reading
We urgently have to scale up both the workforce and awareness needed for a clean energy transition. This requires bold efforts in education and workforce training. This interactive event, sponsored by the Green Learning Network, the International Renewable Energy Agency, REN21 and UNEP’s Youth and Education Alliance, brings together experts at the forefront of renewable … Continue Reading
Please join CREATE and Joseph Arthur & James Auld from NextEra Energy, Friday, April 30th, at 11:00AM PST Electricity from new wind and solar power plants is now less expensive than operating an existing coal or nuclear facility but are intermittent resources. To be able to move our energy infrastructure away from fossil fuels, energy … Continue Reading
Please join CREATE and Erin Twamley & Joshua Sneideman from STEM Superheros, Thursday, April 29th, at 11:00AM PST The gender inequity in energy jobs from the office to the field still exists. How do we attract and retain women in energy jobs? We start by sharing the diverse range of energy careers and role models … Continue Reading
