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Blind Students Learn CNC Machining at Davis Tech

Davis Technical College in Kaysville, UT wants to make a career in manufacturing accessible to everyone. That is why they created the CNC Enhanced program that provides opportunities for blind and visually impaired students to work at innovative and forward-thinking companies in industries like aerospace engineering. The students in this program have…

Academic Leaders 1 min read
Danville Community College: How a Two-Year College is Altering the Face of Manufacturing

How a two-year college is altering the face of manufacturing Danville Community College (DCC), in the Virginian town of 41,000 people, is altering the perception of two-year colleges—one student at a time. The reality of skyrocketing tuitions at four-year universities has caused students to rethink their academic futures. Community…

Academic Leaders 4 min read

When Life Gives You Lemons: The Sudden Transition to Distance Learning

Schools and universities all over the world have closed due to COVID-19, and to say the transition has happened quickly is an understatement. Almost overnight, educational institutions have had to reimagine what teaching looks like through the lens of a virtual environment and likewise, teachers have borne the brunt of…

Academic Leaders 4 min read

A Lesson-Plan Contest That Stokes Positive Social Change

Gen Z is on track to become the most educated generation yet—many of whom are budding social entrepreneurs looking to solve problems in their communities. As an educator, tapping into this passion is a great way to get your students excited about using their engineering skills…

Career Readiness 1 min read
Introducing the Autodesk Industrialized Construction (IC) Curriculum

Amid a booming global population, rapid urbanization, finite natural resources, and the reality of climate change, the current built environment is neither scalable nor sustainable to meet the global demand for buildings and infrastructure. To mitigate these issues, architects, engineers, contractors, and owners have started a movement to embrace industrialized construction (IC),…

Career Readiness 1 min read

How UTCs are Transforming STEM-Based Education in the UK

In 2009, University Technical Colleges (UTCs) were established in the United Kingdom as STEM-focused, government-funded institutions advocating for a new approach to education. Their mission? To help students move beyond linearity into a more dynamic, do-it-yourself learning environment that focuses on the application (versus the…

Career Readiness 1 min read

How Bay-Area Senior Citizens Preserve Culture Through Teaching 3D Design

Bay-Area nonprofit Kimochi created a program to connect seniors with children in the community using technology as a common ground. The program teaches seniors the useful skills of 3D design and printing, which they impart to the kids.

Industry Collaboration 1 min read
Cycling and Academia Team Up to Explore Thousands of Design Solutions for Swingarm

University of Bristol engineering student combines his love of mountain biking with a curiosity about generative design to offer A.I.-powered solutions to a cycling company in the UK. The story begins with a fortuitous meeting in a garden shed over a cup of tea. Engineering student Ben Boxer contacted Joe McEwan—an accomplished engineer who was in the process of…

Industry Collaboration 4 min read

One Student’s Path From Work to School and Back Again

Transitioning from the safe cocoon of academia to the wide-open plains of professional life can intimidate anyone. With industries and skillsets transforming quickly with Industry 4.0, the journey can feel foggy and it’s easy to get lost in the grind of it all. But there are many ways to get…

Career Readiness 5 min read
5 Tips for Shining a Social Media Spotlight on Your Students

Kids, pets, and food are subjects that dominate social media, no question. But if you’re an educator, there can be many upsides to expanding your social media interactions beyond those categories to start promoting your students and their classroom projects. Showing off the good work going on in your…

Product Success 4 min read

A Circular Design Scholarship Contest Gets an Assist from a Former NFL Star

Imagine your community as a material bank, rich with resources to reuse. This describes the circular economy model, which makes the built environment sustainable by upcycling waste, circulating existing materials, or regenerating nature. Through a new contest, Autodesk is challenging high school students to apply circular…

Career Readiness 3 min read