CTC Professional Development

1. CTC Professional Development National Visiting Committee Convergence Technology Center Feb. 12-13, 2009

2. Professional Development • Faculty Training Needs • Faculty across Texas surveyed yearly to determine tracks for Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute • Results • Working Connections ’08 Tracks: Online Course Development, Forensics, Advanced Wireless/Security, DHTI and new A+. During Fifth Grant Year • 7 Professional Development events conducted • 136 faculty from colleges and high schools were trained

3. Professional Development Highlights • Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute • 59 educators, five tracks, 4 tracks funded by CTC grant – Online Course Development, Forensics, Advanced Wireless/Security, DHTI and new A+. • Speaker presentations: The Neomillenial, BA-IT Degree, Green IT. Also, lunchtime facilitated discussions. • 100 percent rated the institute of high quality (same as last year) • 96 percent rated the institute a “Best Practice” (4 percent didn’t rate this question) • 100 percent rated the event a very valuable professional development experience (2 percent increase over last year)

4. Professional Development Working Connections 2008 Impact • 6-month follow-up survey conducted to determine effectiveness of the institute • 85 % said they developed technical skills that enhanced their teaching knowledge and improved their teaching of their subject matter area. • 13 respondents have taught 116 students in 26 sections Fall 08 in the field they studied at WC • “Overall there is excitement among students. More want to take the course.” • “I use new tools that were introduced in the Online Course Development Class to enhance my course.”

5. Professional Development Working Connections 2007 Follow-up • 18-month follow-up survey conducted to determine effectiveness of the 2007 institute • Preliminary results: 220 students taught in 22sections • One participant developed a new Digital Forensics Technician AAS program based upon the work he did at WC • “Several of my students have gone on to get jobs working in companies using Voice over IP.” • “I am able to teach wireless networking to my Cisco students. It is used in all four semesters in the Discovery curriculum.”

6. Professional Development Working Connections 2006 Follow-up • 30-month follow-up survey conducted to determine effectiveness of the 2006 institute • Preliminary results: 285 students taught in 13sections • “I used the techniques I learned in that class to write a series of three hands-on projects hacking into VoIP connections. Those projects were very popular, and several of my most advanced students praised them. New, exciting projects like that keep the students interested and motivate them to continue their education.” • “I incorporated a research project on the history of UNIX,” receiving positive student feedback.

7. Professional Development Working Connections 2005 Follow-up • 42-month follow-up survey conducted to determine effectiveness of the 2005 institute • Preliminary results: 115 students taught in 15sections • 80% said they provided new material or updated existing labs based upon the training they received. • “It helped me develop much better grading rubrics for cases and ways to present case problems.” • “I continue to encourage students to include convergence technology courses in their pursuit of a networking education.”

8. Professional Development Continuing Education Credit • Educators receive continuing ed credits for the following professional development activities: • Podcasting Workshops • Women Tech Workshop • Working Connections

9. Professional Development • 2 Podcasting Workshops • May and June • 25 high school and college faculty attended • Able to create their own podcasts • “Excellent presentation, good handouts, top notch instructor and instruction was very high quality.” • 2-day Women Tech Workshop • Junewith National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science • “Bring us back next summer to follow-up and idea swap.”

10. Professional Development • Focus on the Future • February 08 (reported last year) – 56 high school and college faculty • Co-sponsored with GlobalEDGE Tech Prep • Convergence and career speakers • “Extremely engaging and informative, an excellent way to plan instructional strategies for the future by knowing who we are teaching and understanding their culture and space they occupy as 21st Century learners.”

11. Professional Development • Synergy08 • July 08 – Phoenix AZ • CTC team worked on Mentored College process • Learned how to scale a program – Chris Dede, Harvard • Developed strategy to leverage Center’s resources to reach more colleges • Decided to offer on-site mentoring for a group of colleges, rather than individual mentoring • Scheduled first Mentored College Workshop for December 08

12. Professional Development • Mentored College Workshop • December 08 • 12 participants representing 5 mentored colleges • Presentations and engagement with faculty and staff • Training replaces multiple one-on-one mentoring • Follow-up quarterly with conference calls and one-day workshop • “I liked hearing what others are doing.” • “I enjoyed getting together with my colleagues at other colleges.” • “This was a great experience, and I learned a lot.”

13. Professional Development • Voice over IP Training • December 08 • 16 participants, including Mentored Colleges • Hands-on lab activities, taught by instructors developing new VoIP curriculum for the CTC • 80% said they would use what they learned in teaching their next VoIP class. • “I enjoyed this class the best. The instructors were outstanding.” • “I really appreciate this chance to learn such important information, and it will improve my classes right away.” • “I liked this. This is my first class at this level. Thanks for everything.”

14. Professional Development Questions & Answers Discussion