for Information technology in education and Training at EDC

1. PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC Information Technology Across Career Clusters Joyce Malyn-Smith, PI Center for Education, Employment and Community at EDC Steve Webb, Director Mid-Atlantic Transportation and Logistics Institute Cecil Community College, MD

2. Education System IT World Industry Professionals & Workers: Programmers, System Analysts, 4 - year 2 - year Certificate Network Managers, Technicians, etc. coll ege college programs Gr. 9 - 12 Professional Users: Work - based CAD engineers, E - traders Learning (Internships Users — for work: Mentoring & other) Accountants, Architects, Writers Programming Science Math Users — for learning: Stud ents and Workers Gr. 7 - 8 IT World Exploration Users — for living: On - line Shoppers, Gr. 1 - 6 Check - writers, IT World Websurfers Awareness Disconnect PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC

3. Hardware Hardware Software Multimedia/Web Systems Integration IT INDUSTRY SPECIFIC TECHNICAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES IT Career Cluster Initiative is focused in this area NSF IT Applications Across Careers is focused in this area APPLICATION-INTENSIVE SKILLS/COMPETENCIES IT INTEGRATION Public Administration/ Government Education & Training IT USERS Agriculture/ Natural Resources IT PRODUCERS Scientific, Research, Engineering & Technical Construction IT SCANS Manufacturing IT for LEARNING & LIVING: K-LIFELONG Transportation, Distribution & Logistics • HARDWARE/ • SOFTWARE • Support • Management • HARDWARE/ • SOFTWARE • Design • Development Legal & Protective Services • HARDWARE/ • SOFTWARE • Design • Development • HARDWARE/ • SOFTWARE • Support • Management Wholesale/ Retail Sales & Service Arts & Audio-Visual Communications • TECHNOLOGY • INFORMATION • SYSTEMS Financial Services Human Services Hospitality & Tourism Health Science Business & Administration Making Sense of IT for Learning, Living & Working PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC

4. Network Systems • Network Design & Administration • Information Support & Services • Database Development & Administration • Enterprise Systems Analysis & Integration • Technical Support • Technical Writer • Programming & Software Development • Programming/Software Engineering • Interactive Media • Digital Media • Web Development & Administration New & Emerging Applications • Academic Foundations • Communications • Problem Solving and Critical Thinking • Information Technology Applications • Systems • Safety, Health and Environmental • Leadership and Teamwork • Ethics and Legal Responsibilities • Employability and Career Development • Technical Skills ACADEMIC FOUNDATION/INTENSIVE IT CAREER EXPLORATION IT Fluency: Career Exploration and IT Skills for Work IT Literacy: Career Awareness and IT Skills for Learning IT careers involve the design,development, support and management of hardware, software, multimedia, and systems integration services. In addition to career opportunities in the IT industry, IT careers are available in every sector of the economy, from Financial Services to Medical Services, Business to Engineering. The IT Career Development Model L I F E L O N G L E A R N I N G IT DEGREE PROGRAMS AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS Examples: Computer/Information Systems Analyst, Computer/Information Scientist, Computer Security Specialist Software or Hardware Engineer, Programmer EMPLOYMENT CAREER CONCENTRATIONS/PATHWAYS Work Based Experience Grades K-Adult CORE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS SOURCES • IT Pathway Pipeline Model • NWCET Skill Standards for Information Technology • The Ohio Information Technology Competency Profile PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC Model revised 10-18-02 - Version 10  2002, EDC

5. ICT Literacy Definition • ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) literacy is using digital technology, communications tools, and/or networks to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information in order to function in a knowledge society.The five critical components of ICT literacy are: • Access - knowing about and knowing to collect and/or retrieve information • Access – knowing about and knowing how to collect and/or retrieve information • Manage – applying an existing organizational or classification scheme • Integrate – interpreting and representing information. It involves summarizing, comparing and contrasting • Evaluate – making judgments about the quality, relevance, usefulness, or efficiency of information. • Create– generating information by adapting, applying, designing, inventing, or authoring information. PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC

6. IDEFØ Activity Box Overview Controls (constraints on an activity, e.g., procedures, budgets, policies, laws, regulations etc.) Inputs Outputs Function or Activity (Verb Phase) (what is required before an activity can occur, e.g., purchase order, supervisor’s signature, etc.) (what is produced by an activity, e.g., reports, products, etc.) Mechanisms (what enables an activity, e.g., equipment, personnel assignments, etc.) PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC

7. CONTROLS: e.g. Cost, Schedule, protocol, laws, regulations Summarize, compare, and contrast information OUTPUT: Interpreted information; conclusions, reports, presentations INPUT: Raw data, information • MECHANISMS: • IT tools used to summarize, compare and contrast information • Such as: • spreadsheet • visualization system • statistical analysis tools Integrate Information PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC

8. ITAC Phase 1 – NSF ATE • Develop/articulate bank of IT skills across clusters • Validate those skills with Advisory Committees of the six clusters • Develop/pilot lessons/assessments to be integrated into cluster content • Create/disseminate ITAC Resource Guides PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC

9. Clusters and Pilot Sites • Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Cecil Community College, DE • Manufacturing Fox Valley Technical College, WI • Health Science Loraine Community College, OH • Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Kirkwood Community College, IA • Education and Training Lansing Community College, MI • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Hudson Valley Community College, NY PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC

10. ITAC Phase 1 • Develop a “bank” of IT Applications language and validate in 6 career clusters • Develop a web-based resource for instructors to access information on how IT is used in clusters • Build capacity of 6 teams of community college faculty to develop scenario-based curriculum and assessments; and • Create six web-based IT Applications Resource Guides to enhance instruction in community colleges. PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC

11. ITAC Phase 2 Clusters • Validate bank of IT Applications language in 4 additional career clusters • Build capacity of 4 teams of community college faculty to develop scenario-based curriculum and assessments; and four web-based IT Applications Resource Guides to enhance instruction in community colleges. • Establish peer support network to guide faculty teams • Create web resource as clearinghouse for IT applications across all careers PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC

12. Core IT Skills Found Across Clusters • Personal Information Management (PIM) Productivity • Electronic Mail • Internet • Writing/Publishing • Presentation Software • Database • Collaborative Groupware • Computer-based Equipment • Geographic Information/Global Positioning PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC

13. For More Information Contact Linda Scott Project Coordinator Education Development Center, Inc. 55 Chapel Street Newton, MA 02458 lscott@edc.org 617-618-2170 PARTNERS for Information technology ineducationandTrainingatEDC