Welcome About RD Grant Impacts/ Workforce Impacts Grants Development Process Grants Management Process Mission: To assist the College's faculty and staff in the identification, acquisition and management of grants, contracts or other external funding sources for the purpose of increasing student access/success and faculty resources that support the mission of the College. Illustrate student success Building programs Developing/ Implementing curricula Improving completion rates Graduates Employability Dean Wm. Howe, Recruitment and Placement Advisor Randy White, Program Coordinator Florida TRADE Program Transforming Resources for Accelerated Degrees and Employment Awarded to Florida TRADE (12 colleges in Florida) September - 2012 4 Year Grant Provide advanced manufacturing educational programs, training, and services Develop and deliver technical training programs for advanced manufacturing that upon completion will allow participants to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Upgrade current skills and knowledge Learn new skills Gain industry-recognized technical certifications Earn academic credits toward college degrees Procure employment Certifications Florida Ready to Work Certified Production Technician (CPT) National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Milling Certification AutoCAD User Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate OSHA 30 General Industry Certification Earned Student Outcomes CPT 32 Florida TRADE only 46 NIMS 34 Entered Employment 32 (78%) AutoCAD 8 Continued Education 5 (11%) * 5 recent completers pending internship QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? Projects – and Impacts Dr. Ron Eaglin Stormwater Education Grant • Develop tools and materials for water management education (Florida Department of Transportation) • Led to … Job developing StormCad Stormwater Management and Design Aid Pawn Query System • Funded by Orange County Sheriff’s office • Added funding by Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) • Led to… FINDER, PawnWeb, LETTR Seminole County Government Transparency • Funded by Seminole County • Funding by Brevard and later other cities • Led to …. Clear Village, Inc Advanced Cyberforensics Education Consortium Dr. J. Philip Craiger, Principal Investigator $1.83 million NSF ATE Award Create a consortium in service area to further cyberforensics education ◦ FL, GA, NC, SC (state leads) Goals ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Motivate K-12 students in STEM Develop and disseminate cyberforensics courses Train faculty members Re-skill workforce K-12 Outreach ◦ Cybercamps and cyberclubs ◦ 40 students in summer 2013 and 2014 Cyberforensics Dissemination ◦ Five courses offered at DSC ◦ Full materials (140 video lectures, slides, assignments, etc.) ◦ Nine schools throughout service area have joined the consortium ◦ Accreditation- The National Centers of Digital Forensics Academic Excellence (CDFAE) through DoD’s Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) Faculty Training ◦ Four train-the-trainer courses ◦ Online, self-paced ◦ Over 30 active users in two courses with over 40% completing at least one course Workforce Retraining ◦ Professional development workshops ◦ Cybersecurity/cyberforensics certificate Resource, Development & Delivery for Implementation of the Common Core Student Standards (Florida Standards Grant) www.FLStandards.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Grant Overview • Daytona State College was awarded $579,731 to develop professional development and online module for Tutorial #5 (FS-STaR) from the Florida Department of Education • Train teachers and administrators in 7 school districts (Clay, Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, Volusia, Seminole, and Orange) • Train college and university faculty/pre-service teachers www.FLStandards.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Grant Overview Project Implementation • DSC College of Education Chair and Project Manager, Dr. Amy Ringue hired 5 coordinators and designated one coordinator as the project lead to support the implementation of the Florida Standards Grant. • Professional development is scheduled for the 7 school districts on February 27, 2015 and College or University Faculty/Pre-Service teachers training is scheduled for February 25, 2015. www.FLStandards.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Grant Overview Impact of the Florida Standards Grant Professional Development • Approximately 37,830 teachers • Approximately 414,425 K-12 students in 7 school districts • Approximately 6 college and university faculty members and pre-service teachers www.FLStandards.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Benefits Challenges • DSC is providing academic support and professional development for colleges/universities and school districts • Build strong relationships within the community and around the state • Working with the Resource Development/Grant management team • Ensuring deliverables are created, recorded and reported in a timely manner • Maintaining effective communication with all grant stakeholders • Creating a cohesive team with different personalities and work habits www.FLStandards.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Questions/Comments www.FLStandards.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. iNoVATE Grant Innovation and Virtualization to the Classroom Purpose To create a new course of study related to virtualization To develop a hands on method of teaching virtualization courses in the classroom and online To provide equipment for the purpose of teaching virtualization courses To provide the training to instructors to teach virtualization courses To provide a mentoring relationship with other college teaching virtualization courses To increase interest and awareness in virtualization in the next generation with a Virtualization Summer Camp Benefit to DSC Money provided to purchase the equipment and software necessary to teach virtualization courses Training for professors and technicians of the college in support of creating, teaching, and maintaining virtualization courses Sharing of resources and expertise between the 5 main participating colleges DSC becoming a recognized VMware Academy The ability to teach virtualization to students and affording them the opportunity to gain VMware’s VCP certification Development of a new and improved paradigm for teaching networking in the classroom and online Benefit to the students Training in the new way IT departments are managing ever increasing numbers of computers and datacenters An opportunity to use virtualization servers and other equipment in a hands on environment Practice managing virtualized computers in a hands on environment Learning about the new way computers are perceived in the corporate world The opportunity to prepare for and take the VCP certification which is one of the most highly demanded certifications currently in the market place What we did to fulfill grant requirements Purchased over $32,000 worth of equipment Setup the equipment and used in in actual classes Helped develop and implement a Virtualization course under the Networking Services Degree Sent a professor to get trained to teach the virtualization course in St. Louis and Jacksonville Ran a Virtualization Summer Camp Outcome of the grant DSC successfully met and exceeded all NFS requirements for the grant A new virtualization course is now part of the Networking Services curriculum Course is continuing to be taught Last semester 19 students were enrolled in the virtualization course We are on track for a similar enrollment this semester We are beginning to use the teaching paradigm developed to teach the Virtualization course in other networking courses Fringe Benefits Travel for training Great professional development opportunities Learn about areas of the college you don’t normally have contact with Network with people in different departments and other colleges Sometimes there are stipend opportunities for the faculty depending on the particulars of the grant Able to work during the summers on grant related activities even without teaching classes Depending on grant may be able to help others get a little extra pay Questions Kimberly Taylor, Lisa Koogle - Grants Development Coordinators A logic model is a planning tool that helps to outline your project and build an action plan. S – Specific M – Measurable A – Achievable R – Realistic T – Timely Define the Project Organizational Needs Analysis, Target Audience Needs Analysis, Project Goals Plan the Project Implement Activities, Evaluation Approach, Schedule & Resources the Project Write the Grant Application Mary Rhodes, Grants Management Coordinator Convey the duties and responsibilities post-award Regular Meetings Please Contact the Resource Development Team: Daytona Beach Campus Bldg. 100 Room 224 Theodore J. Sofianos, PhD, Director, ext. 3103 Colleen Curry, Administrative Assistant Lisa Koogle, PhD, Grants Development Coordinator, ext. 4459 Kimberly Taylor, Grants Development Coordinator, ext. 3481 Mary Rhodes, Grants Management Coordinator, ext. 3523