Faculty Development

Events & Conferences

Click here to view a complete listing of OP-TEC events.
OP-TEC also includes listings for other photonics- and education-related events and conferences.

OP-TEC Faculty Development Hybrid, Online Course – Fundamentals of Light & Lasers

As part of our efforts to provide faculty development in optics and photonics, OP-TEC has developed a hybrid, online faculty development course.  This course is being offered at no charge to high school, community college and technical college faculty interested in teaching a basic photonics course. This course covers OP-TEC’s Fundamentals of Light and Lasers and is taught online followed by a 3-day hands-on laboratory session in June 2012 at an OP-TEC partner college.. 
This Open Entry/Open Exit course is open October 3, 2011 through May 15, 2012.
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OP-TEC Workshop on Optics & Photonics Education

In an effort to support and promote the inclusion of optics and photonics applications in secondary and postsecondary programs, OP-TEC offers a free two-day Workshop on Optics and Photonics Education. This workshop informs participants about opportunities to create new secondary-to-postsecondary programs in photonics and/or to infuse optics and photonics instruction into existing technical programs and courses in math, science and technologies enabled by photonics. 
Our next workshop will be held April 5-6, 2012 at Irvine Valley College in Tustin, California.
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OP-TEC Webinar on Enhancing Classroom Instruction through e-Books

As advertised at HI-TEC 2011, OP-TEC is conducting a webinar entitled "Enhancing Classroom Instruction through e-Books." This webinar is free to all participants. It demonstrates strategies for integrating e-book features into the learning process. OP-TEC's e-book, Fundamentals of Light and Lasers, is the focus of this webinar, however, participants do not need an in-depth understanding of photonics to follow the presentation. Instructional and assessment strategies are the main emphasis.
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Photon Projects – New England Board of Higher Education

The PHOTON projects of the New England Board of Higher Education (NEHBE) use photonics and optics as a vehicle for improving secondary and post-secondary science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, while also setting students on real career paths encompassing several academic degree levels.  The programs focus on developing field-tested student-centered educational materials, providing science and technology teacher professional development, and facilitating relationships between academia and local industry. 
Click here to go to the Photon Projects website!

Professional Society Faculty Development Opportunities

Professional societies such as the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), Laser Institute of America (LIA), Optical Society of America (OSA) and IEEE Photonics Society provide a variety of faculty development opportunities. 
Click here to view a list of OP-TEC’s professional society partners.  Then, visit each society’s website for additional information on faculty development opportunities, short courses and more!

www.Teaching Technicians.org

www.Teaching Technicians.org is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is dedicated to providing technician educators an opportunity to take advantage of the exemplary professional development opportunities provided by NSF grantees.  This website links technician educators with state-of-the-art faculty development in advanced & emerging technologies, teaching methods, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). 
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