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http://www.irmi.com/

The International Risk Management Institute is a research and publishing company. The website contains more than 600 free articles on a variety of subjects such as hazardous materials, workplace hazards, school violence and other areas of risk management. The site also features an expert commentary section, a resource directory of risk management professionals, training opportunities, and more. 11/05

Green Business Network http://www.greenbiz.com/

The Green Business Network helps companies align environmental responsibility with business success.  The web site included related news stories, advice columns, a bookstore, and an events calendar.  09/05


Take Ten Minutes http://www.taketenminutes.com/

A free electronic newsletter that is aimed at industries such as manufacturing, technical, hospitality and professional services with readers ranging from managers to call center and shop floor employees. 08/05
 

Aviation Learning - Professional Development and Technical ...    12/04

Aviation Learning's Professional Development courses offer a complete range of high quality training products and services focused on improving individual performance and well being through the training of human factors and occupational safety. Designed to be compliant with all of the major governing associations including the FAA, JAA, EASA and others, our training and courseware contains a worldwide acceptability that assures your entire organization will be equipped to work within today's global market demands.

http://www.abet.org/home.html


The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology is a recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology.  A federation of 30 professional and technical societies representing these fields, ABET currently accredits some 2,500 programs at over 550 colleges and universities nationwide.  The web site lists accredited schools/programs and has information on the accreditation process.  Publications, news, conferences and workshops are also featured.  10/04

 

Alternative and Advance Energy Technologies: Manufacturing Challenges and Opportunities Conference. October 12-13, 2004 in  Dearborn, MI. 

Call the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at 800-733-4763 or visit www.sme.org   09/04

www.insidequality.com     

This site is full of news, calendars, links and downloads covering a wide range of quality topics.  It also offers Q&A forums on the Baldrige  Award, ISO 9000 standards, management, metrology, Six Sigma, statistical process control and automotive quality where users can post questions and receive replies from quality professionals and experts.  Membership is free but required for many of the services on the site.  04/04

www.acronymfinder.com     

This site helps you find the meanings of acronyms.  A search for any given acronym may come up with multiple possibilities, so a final selection based on context may be necessary.  04/04

 

 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Fellowships to Assist Research and Artistic Creation

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts.

www.gf.org   03/04

 

Internet Professional Axis

IPA brings a world of internet resources for Recruiters, Job Seekers, Employers, and Hiring Managers together in one place. Follow the links to find a wealth of career and employment information.

www.ipa.com   03/04

 

Recruitment, Search and Strategic Consulting Services

"The team at Carney Sandoe has provided the Academy of The Pacific Rim charter public school with 10 teachers and administrators in the past 4 years. Our partnership has been so successful because of CS&A’s candidate pool and the service provided by its associates. Not only have we received a wide array of candidates for each position listing but we also receive superior customer service. It is a pleasure to work with motivated staff members who take the time to know the needs of our school and to respond immediately to any request – whether it be months or minutes in advance."
-- Spencer Blasdale, Director, Academy of the Pacific Rim, 9/22/03

 http://www.csa-teach.com/   12/03

 

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12/03

 

American Association of Instructional Materials

What's New!

http://www.aavim.com/whatsnew/whatsnew.html   11/03

 

Career Lab
 
This site has information related to letters that can be written to aid in your job search, professional development and career pursuit.

www.careerlab.com  Q3, 2003

 

Online Education Resources:

www.cvc.edu (California links),

www.universityalliance.com, classes are online.

If any of you decide that you want to continue your education by taking classes over the Internet, these resources should help you out.  Q3, 2003

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Bilingual Employment Opportunities:

www.HireDiversity.com  Q3, 2003

 

Companies Online:
 
http://www.companiesonline.com has links to many corporate home pages.  Q3, 2003

 

Best Jobs in the USA:
 
www.bestjobsusa.com–this has the best jobs and best places to work in the U.S.A. 

Q3,2003

 

 Manufacturing sites for Professional Growth: 

                         Nerds in Control:  triple "dub" dot control dot com!  Search Me!  You're on your own!

                         This site for manufacturing automation and process control engineers includes
                         discussion boards, a real-time Q&A, automation tutorials and an archive of
                         programming examples. It explains an effort to move the industry toward open
                         control.

                        www.globalspec.com
 
                         GlobalSpec provides engineers with nearly 600,000 electrical, mechanical and
                         optical components. Visitors can search user-friendly categories such as
                         sensors, transducers and detectors, or labware, test and measurement
                         equipment to find comprehensive lists of available parts. 06/03

 

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American Measuring Tool and Manufacturing Association,  (AMTMA)
                      
features information on AMTMA, such as:

                        

  • How to join, membership benefits and a history of the association.
  • It also has  two useful features for members and nonmembers alike:
  • A newsletter archive and a directory of member organizations.
  • Quarterly newsletters, each including complete articles for tool manufacturers, a company profile and short news items.
  • The member directory includes contact information and homepage links for dozens of organizations.

www.amtma.com     06/03

 

MFG Jobs

MFG Jobs is a web based career network for manufacturing professionals. Employers, job seekers and recruiters can search the resume bank or post  job opportunities.  Jobs are classified in divisions including  engineering, production planning, computer numerical control machining,  labor relations, plant management and technical sales.
 

 

Contract Employer Weekly's Jobs Online

www.ceweekly.wa.com   05/03

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The Global Benchmarking Council

http://www.globalbenchmarking.com/

The Global Benchmarking Council (GBC) is a research membership service that provides members access to a suite of cross-industry and cross-functional benchmarking tools and networking opportunities.

GBC services help member companies increase business performance and position for sustainable growth.  05/03

 
 
 
 
 
http://www.middleweb.com/MWLresources/brain1.html

The MiddleWeb list serve features a variety of articles on brain-based learning. 04/03

 

Federal Jobs Digest

www.jobsfed.com  04/03

 

HRS Federal Job Search

www.hrsjobs.com  03/03

 

 
 
The American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials, (AAVIM)
Welcome to the AAVIM website. We invite you to review the variety of quality instructional programs and materials we offer for vocational-technical instructors, students and administrators.

This catalog provides information on Performance-Based Teacher Education, Competency-Based Administration Education, and Providing Better Teachers for Tomorrow.  01/03
 
 
 
 
 
 
SIGI
is divided into nine sections.  Each section related to a stage in making a career decision.  Users can go through the entire program, or just the steps needed. 
 
SIGI PLUS® educational and career planning software integrates self-assessment with in-depth and up-to-date career information that is easy to use and provides students and adults with a realistic view of the best educational and career options for their future success. http://www.ets.org/sigi/   01/03
 
 
 
Comex systems, inc.

Comex systems, inc. can lead you to CD-ROMs, video programs, and reproducible study guides for CLEP, basic skills, study skills, SAT, GRE, GMAT, GED, ESL, and other areas of instruction.  www.comexsystems.com or email mail@comexsystems.com.  01/03
 
 
 
 
How to Plan & Develop a Career Center
 
Detailed "how-to guide" details what you need to know about creating a high school, postsecondary, adult or virtual career center. www.cfkr.com    01/03
 

Contextual Teaching and Learning Teacher Education Programs

This is a sponsored project of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education and the National School-to-Work Office, U.S. Department of Education, is available for copies at
susan_toy@ed.gov.  01/03

 

JIST's 2003 Resource Directory The Gigunda JIST Resource Directory 1999-2000

Carefully selected professional materials, posters, audio tapes, workbooks, classroom and professional books, assessment tests, occupational reference books, and videos. 

ATTN: Career Professionals: JIST offers the widest and deepest array of materials on all essential self-directed job search topics, career, and job retention, and life skills!

JIST Training Institute  |  8902 Otis Avenue  |  Indianapolis, IN 46216
Phone: 1-800-547-8366  |  Fax: 1-800-547-8329  | 
amartinez@jist.com   http://www.jist.com/   01/03

 

http://www.mfgjobs.com

MfgJobs calls itself "the only online recruiting network exclusively focused on manufacturing professionals."  Job seekers can search job postings, employers can post job openings, and all jobs are manufacturing related.  Registration is free for both job seekers and employers. 12/02

 

www.clarktraining.com  Building Expertise and the Four Architectures of Instruction

A Summary of the Model & Its Adaptive Potential for Use in Teacher Education~The purpose of this summary is to present the substantive elements of the model and explore its adaptive potential for use in teacher education. http://www.cuaa.edu/~joycem/performance_improvement/sabbmodels/buildingexp4archs.htm

The outlined content has primarily been drawn from:

Clark, Ruth C. 1999. Building Expertise: Cognitive Methods for Training and Performance Improvement. International Society for Performance Improvement.

Clark, Ruth C. Four Architectures of Instruction http://www.clarktraining.com/research/4architectures.pdf

Macromedia Authorware: Authorware, multimedia and instructional methods www.macromedia.com/support/authorware/basics/instruct/

 

Professional Development of Staff

Internal best practices and benchmarking are explored by this group. See what kind of results internal best practices will net your organization. www.benchmarkingreports.com/ Designed for a sales organization but adaptable to education.10/02

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Professional Development for Industry

Indiana State University private site! Faculty and Community Resource Center - Within this site go to Services~Instructional Support~ and read about:  Teaching and Learning, Multimedia Development and faculty development in instructional tools and environments.  The page of links is currently "under construction."    www.fcrc.indstate.edu/ 09/02 

 

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