Curriculum Modules

Welcome to the Center for Materials Technology Education!

The National Science Foundation has recently funded a project to Edmonds Community College that will create a National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEd) at Edmonds Community College.

The objective of this project is to develop a clearinghouse of teaching materials for the broad field of materials technology. All materials considered for this Resource Center will be peer reviewed and the focus will be on innovative approaches to curriculum.

The National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education is housed at Edmonds Community College at Monroe Hall. Contact MatEd at mated.edcc.edu.


Specific goals of the Resource Center are:
  1. To develop a set of core competencies in the area of materials technology to define the materials-related skills a technician needs in today's advanced manufacturing environment;
  2. To provide faculty with easy and direct access to available curriculum that will allow them to introduce the required competency-related concepts of materials technology into their manufacturing and engineering technology courses;
  3. To provide mentoring and professional development for faculty members to assist them to better teach the basic subjects of materials technology to their students; and
  4. To provide the communication systems and web-based resources needed to create a community of users to disseminate and sustain the Resource Center activities.