On January 27, the California State University System announced a pilot program that will offer lower division online courses at one of its campuses for the ultra low cost of $150 per 3-credit course. Gov. Jerry Brown approved the project for San Jose State University (SJSU) to partner with Udacity (www.udacity.com) to provide lower-division and […]
Puzzle 32 (Published in Jan 2013 edition of the FLATE Focus) AnalysisAt first glance at this puzzle the student might declare that the puzzle is not fair because it has a complicated trigonometry based equation associated with the plotted data. It is certainly true that an engineering technician has to be comfortable with algebra and trigonometry […]
click to view larger image Manufacturing Secondary Educator-of-the-Year Award – Sponsored by ConMed Linvatec The Secondary Educator-of-the-Year Award recognizes a high school educator for outstanding contributions to manufacturing and/or engineering technology education. Nominees for the award must have had a demonstrated impact on technology education at the local, state, and/or national level. This award represents […]
Students choosing an engineering-related educational pathway in two year colleges across Florida have a number of options as they contemplate on joining the workforce, or consider pursuing a bachelors in engineering/engineering technology related fields. The two options offered at Florida State Colleges are: the Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.); and the Bachelors of Science in […]
As the energy debate heats up and quest for alternative energy sources are on the rise, a key question on everybody’s mind is a growing need for skilled workers. As is the case with any technology, education and training are keys to successfully using and integrating emerging technologies as part of everyday industrial operations. Renewable […]
What happens when science, technology, robots and humans join hands and collaborate? A good place to get a preview is the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) where the possibilities become endless, as room for innovation is greatly expanded through an intermingling of science, technology, human and artificial intelligence. IHMC, with offices in […]
FLATE has a great set of manufacturing partners. This is evident to long time readers of the FLATE Focus and we are proud to add one more data point to their accomplishments list. In 2012, NAM’s (National Association of Manufactures) Manufacturing Institute in partnership with Deloitte and the University of Phoenix, initiated an annual recognition […]
Florida Advanced Technological Education Center’s (FLATE) award winning, A.S. degree in engineering technology was featured in Science Nation as part of a series of special reports from the National Science Foundation. The video which will be released on Feb. 7, 2013, takes a look at the two year degree in engineering technology created by FLATE, […]
As part of national Career and Technical Education (CTE) month, legislators around Florida are joining hands to celebrate educators involved in CTE. Chancellor Rod Duckworth from the Division of Career & Technical Education at the Florida Department of Education says “now is the perfect time” to thank teachers for everything “they do year round on […]
