COVID-19 Resources

In these unprecedented times, the ECU Sector wants to ensure that you have the latest educational and employment resources to facilitate on-line learning. We'll add resources as they are made available - check back often.

April 3

  • On April 3, Interplay Learning hosted a webinar on Helping Students Complete Energy Labs Through Online & VR Learning. InterPlay is making its latest online resources, including its 2D and 3D VR platform, Skill Mill, available to California Community Colleges at no cost through the end of the school year. This includes access to HVAC, Electrical and Solar online content. Faculty who have experience with the platform were to answer questions.
Interplay Learning Introductory Presentation
Interplay Learning California.pptx

march 26

  • On March 27 at 10am, the ICT-Digital Media Sector is hosting a webinar on Humanizing Remote Instruction to help instructors deal with the challenges of digital course delivery and improve online learning. Click here to register.

march 25

march 23

  • Internet service providers are making special offers during the crisis - here are some of the deals we're aware of:
Comcast
Effective Monday, March 16, 2020, Comcast is offering two months of free to Internet service through the Internet Essentials program (Links to an external site).  This offer is available to new and existing customers. Additionally, Xfinity WiFi hotspots (Links to an external site) are now available free of charge to the public.
AT&T
AT&T is providing free access to its WiFI hot spots (Links to an external site) throughout the country. 
Charter
Charter is offering free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access (Links to an external site) for 60 days to households college students and educators who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription and at any service level up to 100 Mbps. To enroll call 1-844-488-8395. Additionally, all WiFi hotspots are now free of charge.
T-Mobile
T-Mobile is providing unlimited data to all current customers who have plans with data for the next 60 days. It will also provide additional data to mobile hotspot users.
Verizon
Verizon is waiving late fees and suspending service termination  (Links to an external site) for customers negatively impacted by the global crisis.
California Connects
California Community Colleges students are eligible for this mobile hotspot service (Links to an external site), powered by Sprint, which offers nationwide 4G LTE connectivity and allows users to connect up to 10 WiFi enabled devices for up to 10 hours on a single charge for only $19.99 a month.

march 20

  • ​The Lighting Controls Association is offering free educational resources to students - visit the LCA Education Express.​
  • The ESCO Institute and its partners are providing free educational resources for HVACR Instructors for a limited time. Go to ESCOGroup.org and click the Content for Educators button.​
  • The ESCO Institute is offering free webinars  on HVACR core competencies - go to ESCOGroup.org and click the ESCO Webinars button.​