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IEEE Region 3 Meeting Clemson, South Carolina 30 March - 1 April, 2001

IEEE Region 3 Meeting Clemson, South Carolina 30 March - 1 April, 2001. Arthur Winston Educational Activities Board. Purpose of Presentation. Provide information about IEEE Educational Activities Gain a better understanding of Regions’ and Sections’ education needs

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IEEE Region 3 Meeting Clemson, South Carolina 30 March - 1 April, 2001

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  1. IEEE Region 3 MeetingClemson, South Carolina30 March - 1 April, 2001 Arthur Winston Educational Activities Board

  2. Purpose of Presentation • Provide information about IEEE Educational Activities • Gain a better understanding of Regions’ and Sections’ education needs • Match our resources to your needs • Bring additional benefits to members

  3. IEEE Organization

  4. Educational Activities Board Vice President * Managing Dir * (w/o vote) Special EAB Initiatives * OpCom Member Board Committees N & A * PRC * Precollege Finance * ARC RAB Rep Policy TAB Rep At Large RAB Rep At Large TAB Rep At Large Councils APC LLLC Outreach Regional Education Cont Ed CEAA Working Committees Products CTAA Society Education Professional Development CGAA

  5. IEEE Educational Activities Mission • Recommend education policy and represent IEEE on educational matters • Plan Institute-wide educational activities • Develop and deliver appropriate continuing education products and resources • Establish criteria for academic programs and monitor accreditation activities • Coordinate pre-college programs

  6. Educational Activities Programs • Continuing Education • Professional Development • Pre-college Education Programs • Accreditation • Outreach

  7. Educational Activities Products and Services • Continuing Education Products: • Self-study Courses, Educational Videos, Selected Readings • University and Industry Partnerships • On-Line and CD-ROM Delivery • Some “free” offerings • Professional Development: • IEEE Professional Development Institute • www.ieee.org/pdi/ • Career Navigator • Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Program

  8. Pre-College Education • TLC Workshop • Technological Literacy Counts • PEERS • Pre-college Educator/Engineer Resources Site • Deans Summit • International Outreach Effort • EAB volunteers/staff attending Education conferences • Best Practices Conference - 2003

  9. Accreditation Activities • Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) • Engineering Accreditation (EAC) • Technology Accreditation (TAC) • Computing Accreditation (CAC) • Substantial Equivalency • Global Accreditation Workshops • Regions 8, 9, 10

  10. Global Education Issues • Need for engineers to participate in life-long learning • Importance of quality in engineering education • Need for technological literacy of all students • promote engineering as a career choice

  11. Career Enhancement Programs • Career Cornerstone Series • CD ROM & 2 videos • Careers for Electrical Engineers • Funded by Sloan Foundation • Website - www.ieee.org/sloancareers • Engineers Guides to Business • 11 titles on CD-ROM

  12. Career Asset Manager • Career self-guidance tool allows users to: • Track all education, jobs, projects • Perform a self-analysis of skills • Determine future directions and resources needed • Being migrated to the web on the CareerNavigator site - Dec. 2001

  13. CareerNavigator • IEEE Portal for all the career related programs and products of the Institute • Totally web-centric • Allows career planning through CAM and links to all PDI resources • First release - early 2002

  14. CareerNavigator - cont’d • Will include: • Skills inventory • Gap analysis • Resume builder • Job search site • Career books and other materials • Links to other IEEE and non-IEEE sites

  15. Educational Activities Involved in Region/Section Events • SAIEE EDUTECH 2001 • Johannesburg, South Africa - 7-8 May, 2001 • Open Door Learning - Vienna • ICEECEE - Davos • EUROCON • FIRST • For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology • Project RESEEd

  16. What Can We Do For You? • Section Study Groups • Section Tutorials • Accreditation Workshops • Articles for your members • Region /Section Workshops

  17. How Can You Help Us? • Provide information on your local education needs and issues • Offer outreach opportunities - articles in Region and Section newsletters • Furnish contacts of members interested in pre-college education • Give us feedback on our products and services

  18. EA Questionnaire • Purpose • Help EA understand local needs and constraints • Find better ways to provide information and resources to Sections and Regions • Identify volunteers’ interests

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