ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION ·
MARCH 2011
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The Academy for College Excellence (ACE), formerly the Digital Bridge Academy, was developed at Cabrillo College with support from the James Irvine Foundation, the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, and the National Science Foundation. ACE provides a new model for serving under-prepared (demographically, many are from low-income or minority groups) students that has shown success with a group of students considered unlikely to succeed in college. It is a curriculum-based persistence model, designed to help students develop a sense of self-efficacy and potential, and motivate them to engage in learning once again and claim a future they couldn't see before. These students are then accelerated to college level performance on several dimensions in an intensive, integrated 16 units semester-long program.
Here is a sample of the valuable resources in ATE Central that focus on Information Technology:
From the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Center:
This resource, a part of the Information and Communications Technologies Center, an ATE Center, examines the technology skill standards in information and communications technology (ICT). This robust PDF contains one hundred and nine pages of almost every aspect within telecommunications. The document is broken up into two main sections. The first section focuses on skills and concentrations. The second addresses critical work functions and key activities. Each large section is also broken down into smaller subsets. This resource addresses everything from operating systems, servers, and databases to the professional research behind the profession. This document certainly lacks nothing in terms of its scope. The coverage is extensive and makes for a solid representation of the ICT field.
Mike Qaissaunee, an Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology at Brookdale Community College, is the author of this blog and "shares his experiences and perspectives on integrating new technologies in and approaches to teaching and learning." Qaissaunee's blog, titled "Frequently Asked Q," gives insight into everything from web design, Twitter, and Google, to how economic downturns can effect his profession. The author provides links to other related blogs that address, and sometimes further elaborate, his discussions. Links to helpful videos are also used to engage the reader. This is a nice collection of ideas and interactive media that present Qaissaunee's point of view towards the professional world of technology and engineering.
From the Boston-Area Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC):
The Boston-Area Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC) is a regional partnership between business, industry, government and community that is a development system for information technology. This system is an attempt to attract a diverse workforce for the promotion of lifelong learning in this discipline. This specific resource "is designed as a practical resource and planning tool for educators embarking on the development" of information technology curriculum. The guide is broken down into these sections: an overview, collaboration, planning/preparation, gap analysis/action planning, feedback and references/resources. This study is a thorough introduction into professional development in the field of information technology.
ATEEC is looking for environmental and energy specialists to vet (review) materials for the electronic Environmental and Energy Resources Library. If you are interested in participating please contact Lora at [email protected].
CWIS is open source software, created with NSF funding, that can help your project or center showcase resources online. It's free and very easy to use — click here to check out a few of the sites running CWIS. We'd be happy to provide you with more information about CWIS and give you a quick tour of its features — please e-mail [email protected] to get started!
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