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Stevens-NJ Community College
Strategic Partnership
Community College Pathways to
Improved Teacher Preparation
through Technology
www.stevens.edu/ciese/njcc
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
CIESE Background
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Established in 1988
Pioneer (1993) in Internet in
education
Over $20 million in grants and
contracts
Programs in AZ, OH, FL, NJ, NY
& Latin America
Over 18,000 educators trained
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
NJCC Project Based on
Existing USED PT3 Grant:
Community College Pathways to Improved
Teacher Preparation through Technology
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Pathways Project
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Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use
Technology (PT3) Grant
October 1, 2003-September 30, 2006
Started project activity January 1, 2004
Award of $1,500,147
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Project Goal
“…to strengthen community college math,
science, language arts and educational
technology courses to ensure that they
prepare preservice P-12 teachers to make
effective use of innovative Internet-based
tools and curriculum resources in the
classroom.”
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Impact Preservice Teachers
& Other STEM Students
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44% of US teachers took some/all of math and
science coursework at community college
Model effective use of technology in content
courses to influence eventual classroom
practice of next generation of teachers
Infuse authentic, real-world resources into
STEM coursework (“Unique & Compelling”)
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USED Pathways Project
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Focus on real-world applications in science, math,
educational technology, & language arts
Savvy Cyber Professor: 26-hour, 8 session hybrid
professional development program
Library of Real World Learning Objects (RWLOs)
3 year program involving faculty from 33 community
colleges
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Curriculum Focus
Inquiry-based
Real-time data
Engaging problems
Telecollaboration
Authentic Learning
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Essential Question:
How can the Internet benefit student
learning in core subjects?
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Internet-based Applications
Publishing
Student Lab
Reports online
Finding Lesson
Plans
e-Pal Exchanges,
Telecollaborative
projects
Publishing Student
Stories to the Web
WebQuests
Simulations
Using
Online
Quizzes
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Historical
Diaries
Online
Textbook
Virtual Labs
(Interactive Frog
Dissection)
Weather
Satellite images
Real-time data
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Internet-based Applications
21st
Century Workforce Skills
Real-time Data
E-Pal /
Telecollaborative
Student
Web Page
Historical
Diary
Web Quests
Virtual
Labs
Simulations
Online
Textbook
Online
Quizzes
Lesson
Plans
Partially Proficient
Proficient
Skill Level
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Advanced Proficient
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Unique & Compelling Applications
Internet applications can provide a
revolutionary new instructional tool that can
create opportunities for students to engage in
more authentic learning.
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Unique
Compelling
Cannot be done without Internet
technology
Provides students with real world
learning experiences
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Unique & Compelling Applications
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Real Time Data
Telecollaborative Projects
Student Publishing
Primary Source Data
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Real World Learning Objects (RWLOs)
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Concise core instructional activities focused
on discrete topics in higher ed
Science, math, ed tech and lang. arts
Incorporate Internet-based
“unique & compelling” activities
Easily used in similar courses
at other institutions
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Savvy Cyber Professor Goals
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Learn & incorporate new
strategies for teaching
Use and create RWLOs for
use in CC courses
Ultimately: Model new teaching
strategies to pre-service teachers
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Session Overview
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Session 1: Leveraging the Internet for
Learning
Session 2: Introduction to eDesk and
Community Tools (online)
Session 3: Using Learning Objects for
Meaningful Instruction (online)
Session 4: Course Integration (online)
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Session Overview
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Session 5: Implementation: Challenges &
Solutions (online)
Session 6: Assembling Instructional Content
& Creating RWLOs (online)
Session 7: Completion of RWLOs
Session 8: Showcase of RWLOs
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Online Sessions
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Approximately 1 per week
Each designed as a 3 hour session
Discussion assignments
Facilitated by online instructor
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Stevens-NJCC Strategic Partnership
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5 Community Colleges
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4 Faculty from each College (math, science, educational
technology, humanities w/emphasis on math, science)
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$1,000 to each participating faculty member who
completes Savvy Cyber Professor & develops a RWLO
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Travel reimbursement for participation at f2f meetings
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Dissemination plans for additional faculty
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Next Steps
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Program Schedule:
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Participant Selection
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Stevens will follow-up w/selection criteria
Location of Hands-on Sessions
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mid-May, preferably a Friday – 5/20
postpone last session to Sept. for addl. promotion
Mercer CC (central location - reduce travel)
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
For More Information
Project Web Site
http://www.stevens.edu/ciese/njcc
Beth McGrath
Director
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
bmcgrath@stevens.edu
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