National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEd)

随着纳米技术、腐蚀、复合材料、生物材料和绿色技术以及金属、陶瓷和塑料等传统领域的快速变化和新发展，工业需要受过材料和先进制造方面教育的合格技术人员。材料技术教育资源中心(MATED)在以往努力的基础上，通过一个创新的、易于访问的网站，链接到课程材料、研讨会、会议期刊和专业组织，扩大了教师教育材料、制造技术人员和其他材料专业人员获取资源的途径。增加和广泛传播了经过同行审查的高质量教学模块集合，这些模块与传统和新的先进材料技术方面的技术人员基于行业的核心能力保持一致，以帮助教员改进现有课程和开发新课程。与焊接、快速成型和航空航天领域的其他ATE中心以及专业协会建立的伙伴关系确保了技术人员教育的全面用途。制定了确保网站可持续性的战略。评估衡量材料的有用性以及对教职员工和其他用户的核心能力。

With rapid changes and new developments in nanotechnology, corrosion, composites, biomaterials and green technologies, as well as the traditional areas of metals, ceramics and plastics, industry needs qualified technicians educated in materials and advanced manufacturing. The Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEd) builds on its previous efforts to broaden access to resources for faculty educating materials and manufacturing technicians and other materials professionals through an innovative, easily accessible website with linkages to curriculum materials, workshops, conferences journals and professional organizations. The collection of peer-reviewed, high quality instructional modules aligned with industry-based core competencies for technicians in both traditional and new advanced materials technologies is increased and disseminated broadly to help faculty enhance current courses and develop new ones. Partnerships created with other ATE centers in welding, rapid prototyping, and aerospace and with professional societies ensure a comprehensive collection of use to technician education. Strategies to ensure the sustainability of the web site are developed. The evaluation measures the usefulness of the materials and the core competencies to faculty and other users.