100% USDA Vendor Certified Faculty Rebecca Lawson CEP 812 Spring 2002

Objective This presentation will explore the integration of specific vendor certification into our current CISB curriculum.

Need Who –Pres.Cunningham, ITOS Dean Berry, LCC Board of Trustees What –integrate a series of industry certificates into the existing curriculum of the CISB Department When –available Fall 2002 semester Why –mission of community colleges –movement toward nationally recognized skill standards How –instructional designers, vendor consultants, Help Desk staff

General Overview for implementation Department level – Professional Development Day This workshop! –Notify other LCC Programs If our courses are part of their curriculum Faculty – Contractual 14 day obligation Comp TT+certification Course coordinators –Develop/integrate vendor curriculum with ours

Vendor Certification Certiport – MOUS Testing Center Microsoft – MCSE Cisco – CCNA Novell – Certified Novell Administrator Prosoft Training – CIW CompTIA – CTT+ – A+ Certification Oracle – OCIAD

Three-Step Interview Process Evaluation of certificate integration 1.Establish goals and outcomes What is the desired outcome for the faculty? What is the desired outcome for the students? What is the desired outcome for LCC? 2.Define indicators of success 3.Establish timeline for evaluation

Workshop Activities WebQuest –Partners colleagues completing the same certifications as you –Tool Laptop from COW –Explore Vendor sites Textbook publisher sites Schools providing similar certification Assessment Center Tour –Overview Establishment as a certification testing center –Demonstration Computer-based certification exam

Resources on-campus Instructional Designer –Jeannette McWaters Assessment Liasion –Mary Speiser Textbook contact –Peter Lincolnhol Dean –Judith Berry Program Director – Mark Jaeger Departmental Secretary –Sheri Best

“Howdy Partner! You got any questions for me?”

We will now adjourn! See you at the Assessment Center in 15 minutes!