Events
- Annual Convention
- Great Teaching Round-up
- Leading from the middle
- fall conference for faculty leaders
- The Texas Network
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Events: 2009 Welding Schedule
Welding Summary
Friday, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
"Welding Connects Your World: Welding Curriculum Designed to Make Welding Education Easy"
Speaker: Carl Peters, Director of Technical Training, Lincoln Electric
Saturday, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
"Instructional Round Table"
Moderator: Brian Bennett, Welding Instructor and Program Coordinator, Hill College
Friday, February 20th, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
"Welding Connects Your World: Welding Curriculum Designed to Make Welding Education Easy"
Speaker: Carl Peters, Director of Technical Training, Lincoln Electric
Friday, the Welding Technology Section will discuss the educational resources available to educators provided by Lincoln Electric, with speaker Carl Peters, Director of Technical Training at Lincoln Electric.
Biography:
Mr. Peters has been Director of Training at Lincoln Electric since 2003. He is responsible for technical sales training, the Lincoln Electric Welding School, distributor training programs, secondary and post secondary weld school programs and the Director of the James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation. Mr. Peters has been employed by Lincoln Electric since completing his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering at Penn State University in 1979.
Saturday, February 21st, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
"Instructional Round Table"
Moderator: Brian Bennett, Welding Instructor and Program Coordinator, Hill College
Saturday morning the group will participate in a round table discussion focusing on welding education. Topics of discussion will include issues or obstacles, equipment, and techniques related to welding instruction.
Biography:
Brian Bennett is the Industrial Maintenance/Automotive Program Coordinator at Hill College. He teaches full-time in both the Welding and Industrial Maintenance Departments on Hill's Johnson County Campus. Mr. Bennett has an AA from Hill College, a BFA from Texas State University, and a Master of Education in Educational Technology from the University of Texas at Brownsville. His credentials also include multiple certificates as well as being an American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector.
Welding Section Chair: Brian Bennett, Hill College