1. 1 Mid-Pacific ICT Center NSF Center Efforts to Improve Regional ICT Education Using CENIC March 9-11, 2009 Long Beach, CA cenic09.cenic.org This material is funded in part by the National Science Foundation Grant DUE 0802284

2. 2 Mid-Pacific ICT (MPICT) Center Launched 10/08 with NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Grant –4-years, $3 million City College of San Francisco – Ocean Campus (S107) RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

3. 3 What is ICT? An umbrella term, widely used outside the U.S. and in the United Nations, to encompass all rapidly emerging, evolving & converging: –computer, –software, –networking, –telecommunications, –Internet, –programming and –information systems technologies. RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

4. 4 Why is ICT Important? RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org We all increasingly depend on ICT for productivity and connectivity – directly and indirectly. Because of that, improvements to deployed technology, communications infrastructure, and people’s ability to productively use them are issues of tremendous strategic importance, to: –Local, State and National Economies –Individuals Seeking Career Advancement –Organizations in Accomplishing Their Missions

5. 5 Why Are CCs Important to ICT Ed? RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org At $20/unit, California Community Colleges are the most cost-effective way of pushing ICT knowledge and skills out into our communities. Investments in Community College ICT Education have tremendous impact. Many do not understand Community College value. About half of CC ICT Program Students are Working Professionals.

6. 6 MPICT’s Mission MPICT’s mission is to coordinate, promote and improve the quality of ICT education, with an emphasis on 2-year colleges, in a region consisting of: –Northern California, –Northern Nevada, –Southern Oregon, –Hawaii and –the Pacific Territories. RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

7. 7 Population Served > 50 Community Colleges in Northern California Alone + 4-year Colleges & Universities + High Schools + Schools out of Region via Other NSF Centers RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

8. 8 Population Served NSF Peer Reviewer: Why isn’t this being done by the State of California or the California Community College System? > 25 Community Colleges in rest of region RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

9. 9 MPICT’s Goals 1.Develop partnerships among higher education institutions to increase and improve the region’s ICT education capacity. 2.Deepen and expand collaboration with industry to create an ICT workforce that fully meets the region’s economic needs. 3.Identify, implement and disseminate ICT education best practices in the region, working towards a standardization of ICT competencies, skills and education approaches. 4.Develop fully articulated ICT education pathways and work to implement it throughout the region. 5.Expand and diversify the region’s ICT workforce. 6.Enhance linkages to global ICT educators and employers. RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

10. 10 Organizational Model NVC –Jim Dolgonas Advisory Panel –Brian Court Networks Together California Schools Provides Excellent Technology Tools RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

11. 11 Educational Institution Engagement Regional Partners –Co-lead major Center Effort –Obtain a Sub-Award from the Grant for Support –Assist in Other Center Efforts and Attend Center Events Regional Associates –Assist in Center Efforts –Participate in Center Events Regional Connected Colleges –Benefit from Center Efforts and Access Center Work Products Other Regional Centers and Global Institutions –Collaborate with Center & Access Center Work Products RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

12. 12 MPICT Core Team at CCSF RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

13. 13 Initial Regional Partners RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

14. 14 ICT Collaboration Web RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

15. 15 Advisory Panel RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

16. 16 Opportunities for Impact Harmonize Courses, Degrees, Terminology and Certifications Develop and Disseminate ICT Standards Develop ICT Proficiency Standards and Testing Coordinate Articulation and Transfer Recruitment and Marketing Curriculum Sharing and Dissemination Coordinate Interaction and Input from Industry Professional Development and Events Improve Counselor and Prospective Student Communications Develop Regional Meeting &Technology Showcase Facilities Coordinate Cisco, Juniper, Microsoft and Other Industry ICT Training Relationships Global Best Practices Acquisition and Dissemination Disseminate Experiential Learning Strategies Facilitate Cooperation Between IT Departments and ICT Academic Departments RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

17. 17 Activities in Cooperation with CENIC Use CalREN to Benefit ICT Education –Distribute ICT Guest Lectures –Use CalREN Topologies as Teaching Tools –Distribute Lab Access Across Colleges –Create Multi-Node WAN Labs Across Colleges –Connect High Schools to Community College ICT Programs and Resources –Connect CC ICT Programs to ICT Resources at 4-Year Colleges and Universities –Distance Learning All Schools Already Connected RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org Use ICT Collaboration Technologies, Networks and Resource Sharing to Improve ICT Education

18. 18 Activities in Cooperation with CENIC Promote Use of CCCConfer for Community College ICT Education RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org Use ICT Collaboration Technologies, Networks and Resource Sharing to Improve ICT Education

19. 19 Activities in Cooperation with CENIC Explore Use of CalREN Video Services to Improve ICT Education RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org Use ICT Collaboration Technologies, Networks and Resource Sharing to Improve ICT Education

20. 20 Activities in Cooperation with CENIC Promote Use of 3CTV for Community College ICT Education RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org Use ICT Collaboration Technologies, Networks and Resource Sharing to Improve ICT Education

21. 21 Activities in Cooperation with CENIC Explore Collaboration With and Promotion of EduStream VOD RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org Use ICT Collaboration Technologies, Networks and Resource Sharing to Improve ICT Education

22. 22 Activities in Cooperation with CENIC January 8-9, 2009 in San Francisco 132 Attendees Outstanding Industry Contributions –Apple Keynote (MacWorld Passes) –Microsoft IT Academies (25% Discounts) –Cisco Networking Academies –Juniper Academic Alliance –IBM Academic Alliance –Oracle Academy –EMC Academic Alliance –Cengage Learning –VMWare Academy –Adobe Outstanding ICT Educator Presentations CENIC 101 RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org Winter 2009 ICT Educators Conference

23. 23 Activities in Cooperation with CENIC June 15-19, 2009 in San Francisco ICT Faculty Professional Development Training to Teach New Courses Training on Effective Pedagogy –Experiential Learning Training on ICT Tools –CCC Confer and Others RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org Summer 2009 ICT Educators Summit

24. 24 Exciting Effort Underway Making Rich Course Offerings Available to Students Throughout the Region Leveraging Equipment Investments Leveraging Teaching Efforts Pilot Fall 2009 RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org Make ICT Courses at One Community College Available to Students at Many Community Colleges

25. 25 Exciting Effort Underway Fewer intellectual copy right issues Faster course approval process At the intersection of vocational and degree programs Industry workers as adjunct faculty RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org Community Colleges can change courses easier than 4-year institutions

26. 26 Exciting Effort Underway Not enough of a local student population interested / qualified Not enough qualified instructors to go around the state Higher equipment costs RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org Advanced course offerings at Community Colleges often limited or non-existent

27. 27 Exciting Effort Underway Live online course instruction Live remote access to Juniper Routers, first time accomplished with VPN to Web interface, made possible specifically for this project Classes archived Free access to portal through grant from CA CC Chancellor’s office RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org Use of CCCConfer (Elluminate) and SFCC Juniper Academy

28. 28 Exciting Effort Underway RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org

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36. 36 Exciting Effort Underway In this environment, students and instructors can demonstrate, conduct sessions and lead breakout groups Also considering offering –Cisco CCNP –EMC Information Storage and Management –Adobe RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION cenic09.cenic.org One of several classes using these tools in our pilot program starting Fall semester 2009