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OER Had Its Breakthrough in 2017. Next Year, It Will Become an Essential Teaching Tool

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Open educational resources (OER) have long been touted as “the next big thing” in higher education, but the drawn-out hype has led many educators and administrators to wonder if it would ever live up to its expectations. The community of academic OER creators and collaborators has reached critical mass. That happened in 2017.

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IEEE Receives Grant to Develop Lesson Plans On Semiconductors

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Thanks to the grant from the ON Semiconductor Foundation, students will learn how semiconductors are made through hands-on activities. We are proud to be a resource as well as helping to train the next generation of semiconductor process technicians and engineers.” “A CHIPS and Science Act highlighted a gap in the workforce pipeline.

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NVIDIA, Baidu partner to accelerate AI; cloud data centers, self-driving cars and the home

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Optimize Baidu’s PaddlePaddle open source deep learning framework for NVIDIA Volta GPUs and make it widely available to academics and researchers. NVIDIA and Baidu have pioneered significant advances in deep learning and AI. —Ian Buck, NVIDIA vice president and general manager of accelerated computing.

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New machine learning method from Stanford, with Toyota researchers, could accelerate battery development for EVs

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Now, a team led by Stanford professors Stefano Ermon and William Chueh has developed a machine learning-based method that slashes these testing times by 98%. This is because the machine learning system, after being trained on a few batteries cycled to failure, could find patterns in the early data that presaged how long a battery would last.

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New Resource for University Educators

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The COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities to close classrooms and shift to remote learning, prompting instructors to adapt their curricula and teaching style. As schools reopen this year using in-person, hybrid, and remote learning models, it has become crucial for teachers to adjust. Distance learning series.

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Education Week Spotlights Programs for Students and Professionals

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Its technical societies and its councils, sections, and regional groups offer educational events and resources at every level to support technical professions and prepare the workforce of tomorrow. IEEE’s continuing education courses allow professionals to stay up to date on technology, keep their skills sharp, and learn new things.

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W Australia to host $135M national battery research hub: Future Battery Industries CRC

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The national consortium of 58 industry, academic and government partners aims to co-create the tools and technologies needed to ensure Australia is leading the way in the battery revolution from mining and processing to manufacture and deployment in households, communities and industry, and in the recycling of batteries. billion by 2020.

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