Op Amp Comparator (Screencast)
By Terry Bartelt
Students read an explanation of the operation of an operational amplifier that functions as a comparator.
Inductive Proximity Sensors (Screencast)
Learners examine the operation of an inductive proximity sensor in this animated object. A brief quiz completes the activity.
Lathe Maintenance
By Kelly Curran
This document gives an overview of lathe maintenance.
Creating Histograms
By Mary Lee Rudnick-Kaun
Students follow steps to transfer data from a list to a histogram.
Intercultural Communication: Gestures
By Elizabeth Jones
The learner will recognize common gestures and identify the meanings associated with those gestures.
Transformer Practice Problems
By Patrick Hoppe
Students solve practice problems on voltage, current, and impedance matching. Examples precede the problems.
Building Core Abilities During Student Learning Through Formative and Summative Assessment
By Alex Birkholz, Ann Jadin
This learning object gives instructors an opportunity to review the definitions of formative and summative assessment and list examples of the evaluations they use. In a drag and drop exercise, they classify a variety of assessment tools as either formative or summative.
Hello, May I Help You?
By Rosie Bunnow
Learners access information on telephone techniques in the workplace and create customer focused responses.
Retaining Information: A Key to Safety
Learners rank the most efficient ways in which workers retain information and create their own plan for improvement.
How the Ethernet Works
In this learning activity you'll explore how computers connected on a network use Ethernet technology.
Power Law Practice Problems #4
Learners review the three formulas for power and work 12 problems. In each of the problems, students are given two of the three variables (voltage, resistance, or current) and asked to solve for power. Immediate feedback is provided.
Parallel Resistance Practice Problems
Students work practice problems in which the total resistance of the circuit is calculated. Feedback is provided.
Statics - Trig: The Law of Cosines Using a TI-36X Calculator
By Steve Whitmoyer
Learners apply the Law of Cosines to determine forces using a TI-36X calculator in this animated object.
Weight-Volume Relationships: Void Ratio
Students read how to determine and calculate the void ratio for a given sample of soil or aggregate based on the weight-volume relationship.
Safety - Tubing Bender
By Dave Hoffman
In this learning activity you'll review safety considerations for using a tubing/pipe bender.
Incremental Encoder Quadrature Modes
Learners study the method of using more than one track and quadrature modes to improve the resolution of an optical encoder. A brief quiz completes the activity.
Lathe Project: Grinding a Threading Tool
This project gives a drawing with steps to complete the activity.
My Online Experience: Case Study - Dana
By Terri Langan
Users of this learning object review a case study of an online student and her experience with her instructor. They determine the principles of good practice for teaching online.
Responsible Beverage Server Game Show #4
By Michael Gemignani
Learners answer 20 questions related to providing responsible customer service. The questions are presented in a game show format, and immediate feedback is provided. A final score is given at the end of the activity.
Responsible Beverage Server Game Show #5
Learners answer 20 questions related to the sale of tobacco products. The questions are presented in a game show format, and immediate feedback is provided. A final score is given at the end of the activity.
Voltage Measurements of a Half-Wave Rectifier
In this animated lesson, students view how an oscilloscope and a DC voltmeter measure the voltage of a half-wave rectifier.
A Summary of the Closing Process
By Lynette Teal
In this accounting learning object, students follow the steps involved in the closing process. Temporary accounts contain ending balances for a specified period and must be closed.
The Transfer Function and Frequency Response of a Low Pass Filter
Students learn how to predict how circuits will respond to varying frequency. They solve for the magnitude and phase angles.
Instantaneous Voltage Calculations of a Discharging RC Circuit (Using a TI-35X or a TI-36X Calculator)
In this animated object, learners view the keystrokes on a TI-35X/36X calculator that are required to solve for the instantaneous voltage of a discharging RC circuit.
Hall-Effect Sensor Application
Learners view practical examples of how a Hall-effect sensor is used.