CTC Professional
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National Visiting Committee
Convergence Technology Center
Feb. 12-13, 2009
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Faculty Training Needs
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Results
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Faculty across Texas surveyed yearly to determine tracks for
Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute
Working Connections ’08 Tracks: Online Course Development,
Forensics, Advanced Wireless/Security, DHTI and new A+.
During Fifth Grant Year
7 Professional Development events conducted
136 faculty from colleges and high schools were trained
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Highlights
Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute
59 educators, five tracks, 4 tracks funded by CTC grant – Online
Course Development, Forensics, Advanced Wireless/Security, DHTI
and new A+.
Speaker presentations: The Neomillenial, BA-IT Degree, Green IT.
Also, lunchtime facilitated discussions.
100 percent rated the institute of high quality (same as last year)
96 percent rated the institute a “Best Practice” (4 percent didn’t rate
this question)
100 percent rated the event a very valuable professional
development experience (2 percent increase over last year)
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Working Connections 2008 Impact
6-month follow-up survey conducted to determine
effectiveness of the institute
85 % said they developed technical skills that enhanced
their teaching knowledge and improved their teaching of
their subject matter area.
13 respondents have taught 116 students in 26 sections
Fall 08 in the field they studied at WC
“Overall there is excitement among students. More want
to take the course.”
“I use new tools that were introduced in the Online
Course Development Class to enhance my course.”
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Working Connections 2007 Follow-up
18-month follow-up survey conducted to determine
effectiveness of the 2007 institute
Preliminary results: 220 students taught in 22 sections
One participant developed a new Digital Forensics
Technician AAS program based upon the work he did at
WC
“Several of my students have gone on to get jobs
working in companies using Voice over IP.”
“I am able to teach wireless networking to my Cisco
students. It is used in all four semesters in the Discovery
curriculum.”
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Working Connections 2006 Follow-up
30-month follow-up survey conducted to determine
effectiveness of the 2006 institute
Preliminary results: 285 students taught in 13 sections
“I used the techniques I learned in that class to write a
series of three hands-on projects hacking into VoIP
connections. Those projects were very popular, and
several of my most advanced students praised them.
New, exciting projects like that keep the students
interested and motivate them to continue their
education.”
“I incorporated a research project on the history of
UNIX,” receiving positive student feedback.
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Working Connections 2005 Follow-up
42-month follow-up survey conducted to determine
effectiveness of the 2005 institute
Preliminary results: 115 students taught in 15 sections
80% said they provided new material or updated existing
labs based upon the training they received.
“It helped me develop much better grading rubrics for
cases and ways to present case problems.”
“I continue to encourage students to include
convergence technology courses in their pursuit of a
networking education.”
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Continuing Education Credit
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Educators receive continuing ed credits for the following
professional development activities:
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Podcasting Workshops
Women Tech Workshop
Working Connections
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2 Podcasting Workshops
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May and June
25 high school and college faculty attended
Able to create their own podcasts
“Excellent presentation, good handouts, top notch instructor and
instruction was very high quality.”
2-day Women Tech Workshop
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June with National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology
and Science
“Bring us back next summer to follow-up and idea swap.”
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Focus on the Future
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February 08 (reported last year) – 56 high school and college
faculty
Co-sponsored with GlobalEDGE Tech Prep
Convergence and career speakers
“Extremely engaging and informative, an excellent way to plan
instructional strategies for the future by knowing who we are
teaching and understanding their culture and space they occupy
as 21st Century learners.”
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Synergy08
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July 08 – Phoenix AZ
CTC team worked on Mentored College process
Learned how to scale a program – Chris Dede, Harvard
Developed strategy to leverage Center’s resources to reach more
colleges
Decided to offer on-site mentoring for a group of colleges, rather
than individual mentoring
Scheduled first Mentored College Workshop for December 08
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Mentored College Workshop
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December 08
12 participants representing 5 mentored colleges
Presentations and engagement with faculty and staff
Training replaces multiple one-on-one mentoring
Follow-up quarterly with conference calls and one-day workshop
“I liked hearing what others are doing.”
“I enjoyed getting together with my colleagues at other colleges.”
“This was a great experience, and I learned a lot.”
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Voice over IP Training
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December 08
16 participants, including Mentored Colleges
Hands-on lab activities, taught by instructors developing new
VoIP curriculum for the CTC
80% said they would use what they learned in teaching their next
VoIP class.
“I enjoyed this class the best. The instructors were outstanding.”
“I really appreciate this chance to learn such important
information, and it will improve my classes right away.”
“I liked this. This is my first class at this level. Thanks for
everything.”
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Questions & Answers
Discussion
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