Live broadcast of Vision expo panel discussions available online

The International Automotive Technicians Network (iATN) and the Automotive Service Association (ASA)-Midwest have teamed up to live broadcast the Educator Think Tank Panel Discussion taking place on Friday, March 7, at 4 p.m., CST, during the Vision Hi-Tech Training & Expo.

To remotely attend this live event, please go to: http://iatn.net/live.

Prior to the one-hour panel discussion, educators will have had the opportunity to attend Vision training sessions specifically designed for them on topics including “Teaching to the YouTube Audience,” “OBDII/CAN Update to MODEs $01 – $0A,” “Using Mobile: What has Happened? How Do I Get on Board?” “Engaging Today’s Learners” and “Grant Writing Workshop – Demystifying the Process.” The panel discussion will give educators a forum to discuss the topics and summarize the knowledge gained from the day’s sessions.

Rick Escalambre, a former shop owner and instructor at Skyline College, San Bruno, Calif., will moderate the Educator Think Tank Panel Discussion. Panelists will include Jeff Curtis, a diesel technology instructor at Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham, Wash.; Paul Danner, an instructor at Rosedale Technical Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Tim Dwyer, an instructor at Oklahoma State University, Okmulgee, Okla.; Bill Lieb, an automotive technology instructor at the Fort Osage Career and Technology Center, Independence, Mo.; and Doug Mueller who has more than 30,000 hours of automotive training both as a student and teacher and is the owner of TecHelp, a training company in Northern California. For more detailed bios on the Educator Think Tank moderator and panelists, visit: http://iatn.me/6NE.

“The live broadcast gives interested parties who are unable to attend the event in person a chance to observe and interact with fellow industry participants,” said Scott Brown, iATN president.

Viewers will be able to interact in real-time and provide live feedback during the event. A video recording will be available in the iATN Educators Forum and on the iATN YouTube Channel for those who miss the live broadcast: http://www.youtube.com/user/iatn.