Home Technology IntegrationBill Blitt, Dean, Business, Information, and Engineering Technology
Ann Beheler, PI
February 12, 2009
Faculty and programs
Dean Blitt lead
Grant supports faculty and programs
Ann Beheler, PI, lead
Collin College
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In Fall, 2004, most people said “Convergence? What’s that?”
Now, it’s “Green IT – What’s that?”
With a variety of events, work with the partners we now have recognition and more for convergence with
5400+ faculty and staff
68,000+ students and parents
Conscious student recruitment to address different populations
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Activity Highlights
Collin led this year in pushing Green IT Summit held November 14, 2008
Collin is leading in development of
Online version of Convergence + curriculum– now posted on the web
Advanced VoIP curriculum
NCTT summer and winter conferences
League for Innovation CIT and Innovations Conference
Green IT Summit
Continuing outreach to high schools
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AAS – Associate of Applied Science
Certificates
Convergence Technology
IP Specialization
Enhanced Cert.– Voice Over IP Expert (not all courses offered yet)
Marketable Skills Certificate – Home Technology Integration – 9 credit hours
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Students pursue Convergence Technology
To obtain a job
To begin a career
Early evening technology presentation with
“Green” presentations of telepresence by Ron Halbach of Nortel and Scott Veibell of Cisco
Introduction via web by Ann Beheler from California
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Conscious Student Recruitment
It’s not all numbers; it’s not all direct contact; it’s about targeted effort (and a little serendipity)
TechKnowFire numbers were small, BUT, targeted
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www.convergencetechnologycenter.org
Graduates
First certificate/degree recipient was Mary Hawkins, Fall 2006 with AAS degree Spring 2007
Three others received AAS degrees
Total of 11 certificates
Majors Have Increased
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University of North Texas – BA in IT
18 semester hours of technical courses directly transfers, along with general education courses
Initial class had 42, including a Collin Convergence grad (and a Convergence faculty member from El Centro)
Continuing Opportunities include
Curriculum in a Box
Faculty, adjuncts, and even a former student involved in developing curriculum for:
Online Convergence Technology
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Goal 3 Recruiting Under- served Populations
Still room for improvement, and this is a major focus of the new grant
Minority populations are up over Fall 2004
Women – 35/61 (74%)
Hispanics – 25/46 (83%)
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Goal 4 - Dissemination
Led by Collin with Co-PI’s, grant staff, and other faculty we’ve presented for
Course Technology Conference San Francisco
League for Innovation in Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, N.C., New Orleans, Nashville, Salt Lake City
AACC in Long Beach, Tampa, Philadelphia
NCTT summer and midyear workshops every year
Synergy06 and 08 in Boston and Phoenix, respectively
TACTE in Austin, TX
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Curriculum
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under
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