The Scout Report: Research and Education

Check out these highlights from The Internet Scout Project below.

MIT OpenCourseWare: Principles of Engineering Practice

Engineering can be a difficult subject, and bringing together groups to create new technologies in energy production, bioengineering, and communications can present a wide range of logistical challenges.

This fine course from MIT's OpenCourseWare presents materials from the spring 2010 version of Professor Lionel C. Kimerling's "Principles of Engineering Practice", and it tackles some of these aforementioned challenges. On the site, visitors can look over selected lecture notes from the course, the syllabus, lab materials, and case studies. The case studies are quite interesting, and they represent ideas and projects presented by students in the course.
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MAA Math Alert

Those persons who teach and study mathematics may already know about the Mathematical Association of America's website (MAA) and some of its various features.

One particularly noteworthy feature is the MAA Math Alert newsletter, and it is well regarded for its coverage of MAA events, grant opportunities, new electronic books, and teaching tips. Each month, the newsletter covers these types of stories, and educators will find the "Featured Articles" area quite helpful.
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Lessons Learned: A Planning Toolsite

Congress established the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in 1965, and since then the NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to "support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities.

" This collection from the NEA is a "comprehensive compendium of planning advice from a variety of professional arts consultants, many of whom were associated with the NEA Advancement Program of 1980-1996." In addition to offering grant funds, the NEA also offers management assistance, thus "planning grants" have become an important piece of the support offered by the NEA. This compendium brings together the ideas and perspectives of many planning consultants including arts administrators, writers, teachers, artists, board members, and more.
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Source: Internet Scout Project