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Title: ACM SIGITE Model Curriculum Efffort
Description: The Special Interest Group for Information Technology Education (SIGITE) is developing new curricular guidelines and a model curriculum for associate degree programs in Information Technology. Twenty-five educators from 2-year and 4-year colleges have worked over the last two years to create a two-year focused document which contains curricular guidelines for two-year colleges and model curricula that will accommodate both AS and AAS programs in information technology.
Title: Alice: A Gateway to Computing
Description: Introduce Alice as a means to attact non-traditional students to computing. Examples from GrrlTech, a industry/university collaboration to attract young women to technical fields.
Title: ATE GRANT OP-TEC
Description: OP-TEC[The National Center for Optics and Photonics Education] is a national resource center for optics and photonics education and training. Its' purpose is to create,assemble,align and distribute curriclum materials and provide a pipeline of students to support optics, lasers and photonics education as well as technical employment.
Title: Authentic Learning in Virtual Worlds
Description: This presentation will be a practical overview of methods of creating authentic learning experiences in virtual worlds. The two year old JWU Virtual Morocco project in Second Life will be used as a case study/example.
Title: Avenues to further education
Description: A national leader in engineering technology education, Rochester Institute of Technology provides many opportunities for students looking to further their education at the bachelor's or master's level. During this session, we'll discuss the portfolio of telecom-related certificates and degrees that accommodate community college graduates with the flexibility to earn a degree online.
Title: Drawing students into I.T. with Virtual Worlds
Description: Virtual world development using ALICE can attract students into I.T. fields with key 'object' concepts; and at the same time allow non-IT students to play with applications in business and education. Class projects such as "create an advertisement" or "a two minute educational game" point towards the future opportuities in this area.
Title: Virtualization for the Macintosh
Description: During this session we will explore the options for running multiple operating systems on Apple Macintosh Intel Computers. Over a year ago Apple started shipping Apple Macintosh Computers with Intel chips. This has made running the Mac OS and Windows on the same machine a reality. Learn about the options for running both environments on the Mac and how to easily deploy these machines.
Title: Infusing Problem Based Activite and Assessment into Technicla Courses
Description: Using model or actual curriculum, attendees will practice developing learning activities and assessments using problem based approaches developed by the CITE Center at Nashville State Techical College and demonstrated at Synergy '04 and '06
Title: Interactive Simulation-based Virtual Laboratories for Fiber Optics and Telecommunications Curricula
Description: The session will introduce a new generation of highly interactive integrated virtual laboratories. Each lab comprises a simulation, guidance and worksheet for students, assessment and other multimedia curricular resources for teaching and learning various telecommunications courses. Session participants will learn how to integrate virtual experiments and assessment to create an interactive learning and training environment. The session will be comprised of two parts: the first one will be the presentation of simulation-based activities and courseware for telecommunications; the second the hands-on workshop on creating virtual experiments, assessment and interactive lessons, using templates and ATeLs authoring tools that do not required any programming skills from teachers.
Title: Internet GIS
Description: The presentation will explore how to use Internet GIS. The presentation will explore both webbased and data driven Internet GIS. In addition the concept of server based GIS will be discussed.
Title: Juniper University Center
Description: City College has become a Juniper Networks University Center and has been piloting the two courses: Operating Juniper Routers in the Enterprise and Advanced Juniper Routers in the Enterprise this Spring. The presentation will focus a description of the curriculum, equipment and training needed to implement this pilot project and on the lessons learned in this first year implementation.
Title: Mapping Research Evidence to Investigative Questions
Description: This presentation describes the results of a National Science Foundation funded ATE CenterÕs efforts to respond to using ÒKey Questions of InterestÓ in the evaluative process. It provides a description of the processes used and the logic model developed to respond to a change in the NSFÕs evaluation paradigm.
Title: MEMS Based Wireless Communications
Description: MEMS Based Wireless Communications My presentation will deal with the use of Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in wireless communications, which has become a pervasive technology in consumer, medical and defense applications. To facilitate the full potential of these applications requirement of low power consumption, small size and weight, higher frequency operation range, lower cost of wireless components with increased functionality has become an important demand. Microelectromechanical systems technology can meet these requirements by enabling small and low power wireless components with the potential of single chip integration. MEMS technology, however suffers from reliability issues including temperature drift, dielectric degradation, stiction as well as the problem of packaging to protect freestanding structures. The presentation will also discuss some of the solutions to overcome these problems and review new technologies, which have emerged as a result of convergence of wireless communication technology, MEMS, and miniaturization of digital circuits.
Title: Multimedia Learning Objects
Description: Fox Valley Technical College has developed over 200 learning objects on electronics technology topics. Learning objects are animated multimedia instruments presented on a computer, and are accessible at no charge on the internet. Through an NSF grant, over 300 more of them will be created for automation, robotics, mechanics, fluid power and process control.
Title: Nortel Voice over I*P Academy
Description: This session will cover Nortel's new Voice over IP Academy offerings. An outline of the Academy program and the curriculum will be presented.
Title: OPNET Labs and Student Research Projects in Online IT Classes
Description: Websites for three Computer Network Hybrid-Online Courses, lecture notes, fourteen OPNET virtual lab assignments with solutions, studentsÕ research projects and their publications are presented. A new OPNET tutorial on Home Wireless Network is offered.
Title: Steps to Successful ATE Proposal Preparation
Description: Attendees will learn critical steps in successful ATE proposal preparetion and will practice critical review of proposal segments and practice writing for clarity and for successful review.
Title: Strengthening Preliminary Proposals
Description: Bring your NSF ATE preliminary and peer reviews! Participants will exchange proposals and review them using NSF review criteria. Come away with suggestions on how to make your ATE final proposal stronger.
Title: The Utica Wireless Project: A Real World Educational Opportunity
Description: The Utica Wireless Project, is a joint effort between a City of Utica, SUNYIT Telecom Students and WavHost A local W.I.S.P. Through a unique friendship students, spanning multiple semesters, have developed some of the fundamental skills needed to design, deploy, and manage a large scale Municipal Wireless Network.
Title:Computer Forensics in a Box
Description:ThereÕs a crime and evidence gathered from the ensuing investigation that needs analysis. Observe the crime, review the evidence, determine the connections, and report back on your findings. CFATE(an NSF ATE Project) in a Box is a recruitment activity that is used for High School and Middle School students to introduce them to the field of Computer Forensics.
Title:Fiber Optics, the Physical Layer, and the Classroom
Description:This presentation will look at the connection between fiber-optics (at the physical layer) and the next few layers in the OSI model. Beginning with the differences and similarities between basic media (copper, fiber, wireless) connections, the presentation will show the importance of understanding the differences and realizing how technically vast the physical layer is. Highlights include teaching decibels using a systems approach, defining the important differences between media, and explaining the layer 1-2-3 connections.
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