OP-TEC Workshop on Optics & Photonics Education
Description
OP-TEC, the National Center for Optics and Photonics Education, will be hosting a Workshop on Optics and Photonics Education November 13-14, 2008, in Blackwood, New Jersey. The workshop is being hosted by Camden County College. The workshop will provide an opportunity to get in on the ground floor in educating technicians for one of the most exciting and fastest growing technologies - photonics. The workshop is open to high school and college faculty and administrators. Participants will be provided information on the growing need for photonics technicians and postsecondary programs to train them. OP-TEC staff will explain the opportunities for attendees to create new AAS programs in photonics and/or to infuse optics and photonics instruction into existing technical programs in technologies that are enabled by photonics. Attendees will also learn about OP-TEC materials and services available for planning and implementing photonics education at their institutions. For your convenience, a workshop information flier has been attached to this event listing. For more information or to register online, go to www.op-tec.org/workshop.
Event Cost: No fee. Participants pay travel, lodging, meals.
Organization Info: OP-TEC www.op-tec.org
Topics
Content Integration Across Disciplines
Faculty Development
Multiple Intelligence
Location
College Drive
Blackwood, NJ 08012
Target Audience
Four Year College/University
High School
Two Year College
Start Date
Thursday, November 13, 2008
End Date
Friday, November 14, 2008
Time Zone
Eastern Standard Time (North America)
Contact Name
Donna Flanery
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