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Java Applets for Engineering Education
intended to illustrate a variety of engineering concepts.
http://www.engapplets.vt.edu/

Tustin Technical Institute, Inc.
TTI provides short courses for engineers and technicians on vibration and shock, instrumentation, data acquisition, fixturing, and design, also metrology, calibration, electronics and many other topics.
http://www.ttiedu.com

Above the Skies
An interactive educational guide explaining how light, electromagnetic radiation, and spectroscopy are used in astrophys ics.
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~efortin/thesis/html/

Univ. of Kentucky - Dept. of Mining Eng.
offers BS, MS, and PhD in Mining Eng. A well-rounded program including several elements of mining and mineral processing .
http://www.engr.uky.edu/mng/index.html

Watered-Down Electricity
Book (for sale) that describes what electricity is in a way that readers of ALL ages can understand. Uses simple comparision to what you already know and lots of graphics to make this sometimes mysterious energy understandable.
http://home1.gte.net/keenie/electron/

BFA Lighting Design
The theatre school at DePaul University of Chicago offers a degree as bachelor of fine arts in lighting design.
http://theatreschool.depaul.edu/training/undergrad/lighting. htm

The "Hole in the Wall"
NIIT's experiments with Minimally Invasive Education, which show that educationally-deprived children can learn technolo gy.
http://www.niitholeinthewall.com/