NSF/ATE Centers: Preparing America’s 21 st Century Workforce Moderator: Linnea Fletcher, Co-PI, Bio-Link, Department Chair Biotechnology Austin Community College, NSF Program Director 2008-2010 Panelists: Deborah Boisvert PI and Director, Boston-Area Advanced Technological Education Connections, University of Massachusetts Deb Newberry, PI and Director, Nanoscience Technology, Dakota County Technical College Marilyn Barger, PI and Director, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center Elaine Johnson, PI and Director Bio-Link, City College of San Francisco Robert J Spear, PI and Director, Cyberwatch, Prince George’s Community College
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NSF/ATE Centers: Preparing America’s 21st Century
WorkforceModerator: Linnea Fletcher, Co-PI, Bio-Link, Department Chair
Biotechnology Austin Community College, NSF Program Director 2008-2010
Panelists: Deborah Boisvert PI and Director, Boston-Area Advanced
Technological Education Connections, University of MassachusettsDeb Newberry, PI and Director, Nanoscience Technology, Dakota
County Technical CollegeMarilyn Barger, PI and Director, Florida Advanced Technological
Education CenterElaine Johnson, PI and Director Bio-Link, City College of San Francisco
Robert J Spear, PI and Director, Cyberwatch, Prince George’s Community College
What is ATE?• The Science and
Advanced Technology Act of 1992 mandated the creation of ATE
• Focuses on the education of science and engineering technicians
• Community colleges have leadership roles on all projects.
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Look What Happens When You Put
Community Colleges in the Driver’s SeatOpen Access
+A Diverse
Faculty and Staff
=More Options,
Opportunities
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A Community College That is a Catalysis for
Change Workforce Bridge Programs that Combine Developmental Education with Education Leading to a Job!
Less “Red Tape” Allows for More Innovation and Transformation
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Talking Points How have you built strategic business/industry
partnerships, to support your program and support program graduates?
What industry driven curriculum is being adapted by ATE centers and community college partners?
Have you interwoven industry credentials/certifications into a rigorous educational program, and are the career pathways transparent to students (step –in/step-out points)?
What strategies have you employed to ensure timely student completion through your programs?
What has been the impact on business/industry of the program graduates who are currently working (employee impact)?
STEM Tech 2011: Focus on NSF ATE Centers
NSF Focus on Community Colleges Building American Skills by Strengthening Community
CollegesPresident Obama set two national goals: by 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world, and community colleges will produce an additional 5 million graduates.
Role of Community Colleges in Undergraduate Education
• Community colleges serve ~44% of the undergraduate students in the United States.• Half of the students who receive a baccalaureate
degree attend community college in the course of their undergraduate studies.http://www.aacc.nche.edu/AboutCC/Trends/Pages/studentsatcommunitycolleges.aspx
Lead Institution: Dakota County Technical CollegeUniversity Partner: University of MinnesotaPI: Deb Newberry [email protected]
Nano-Link will enable community colleges and high schools to infuse nanotechnology
into the curriculum in easy stages.
Nanomaterials NanoelectronicsNanobiotechnology
Module
Topic or
concept
specific
•Topic specific•3 to 5 hours of class time•Background information on the topic•Prerequisites•List of companion traditional concepts•Lecture Power Points – Nano Concepts•As Appropriate:•Demonstrations•Activities•Experiments•Student Assessment•Topics for Discussion•Models, Simulations, animations•Related journal articles and worksheets
BATEC’s Summer International Exchange Program in Scotland allowed 9 Bunker Hill students to spend 4 weeks at Glasgow Caledonian University studying and working on projects across the campus.
BATEC Industry and Academic Partners work closely together to ensure that all students have the problem-solving techniques, performing computational thinking and other higher-order skills.