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SCATE Inc. External Evaluation Summary GeoTech Yr. 3 National Advisory Board Meeting Feb. 9-11, 2011. Goal 1 Nat’l Leadership & Expertise ↑ → or ↓. ID/documentation of research-based & successful strategies Engagement with academic & professional org.
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SCATE Inc. External Evaluation Summary GeoTech Yr. 3 National Advisory Board Meeting Feb. 9-11, 2011
Goal 1 Nat’l Leadership & Expertise↑ → or ↓ • ID/documentation of research-based & successful strategies • Engagement with academic & professional org. • Exceptionally productive partnership with DOL • Publications/communications, web traffic • Documented use of GeoTech strategies • Clear desired outcome for partnerships with other gov’t entities • Value-added resources/services ID’d & provided based on feedback---fac. dev. evaluation issues
Goal 2 Skills and Competencies↑ ↑ • GTCM developed with DOL • Matrix created to establish & promote career pathways & guide curriculum development • Added RS DACUM activity with $supp. • Alignment tools developed & being field tested • Leveraging GTCM “news” for branding and outreach (news releases, publications, webinars, etc.)
Goal 3 Resources↑ → or ↓ • New website design and initial functionality • GST program map • Growing collection of “successful” strategies • Keeping current • Newsletter • Remote access • Lack editorial guidelines & ways of engaging broader community to populate clearinghouse • Goals for Synergy diffusion of remote access innovation/scale up
Goal 4 Faculty Development & Outreach↑ → or ↓ • # educators reached • # Professional development activities/exhibits/ presentations • + initial feedback • Use of TT.org • Webinars • Focus on target audience • Incomplete & inconsistent reporting & data on outreach & training events • No # for GIS Day participants
Goal 5 Student engagement and Outreach↑ → or ↓ • Initial role model ID & feature • Students at ATE PI Conference & internat’l events • Competitions • Internship data reported • No central message yet • No easy use/adapt materials available • Need more &used strategies to increase diversity
Sustainability↑ → or ↓ • Brand recognition • Respect • Spin-off & collaborative projects/partners • Industry support • Work to realign and think forward • Gaps in closing loops on feedback & evaluation to inform future work • Unclear strategy for industry involvement in sustainability
Elaine Craft, President/CEO SCATE Inc. & Director, SC ATE Center of Excellence Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, SC scate@fdtc.edu 843-676-8547 www.TeachingTechnicians.org www.scate.org