The Southeast Michigan Alliance for Reinvestment in Technological Education (SMARTE): Advanced Technologies in Product Design

联盟成员：有五所社区学院是SMARTE(密歇根东南部技术教育再投资联盟)的一部分。该联盟还代表了密歇根州东南部的一所主要州立大学、K-12学校系统、社区组织、政府机构、劳工、商业和行业利益。该项目的总体目标：通过提供与商业和工业合作的项目和交付系统，帮助社区学院、学区和大学培养产品设计方面的熟练技术人员。重新设计计划：1)开发基于技能标准、数学和科学应用、信息技术和基于工作的学习的地区性产品设计课程。2)制定计划和交付系统，在学习社区环境中招收、保留和安置非传统学生。目标：利用项目第一阶段建立的行业标准和标准(SCANS、ABET、NAIT、先进制造)，开发或加强区域产品设计计划，纳入基于技能的知识领域，并产生产品设计的核心能力。将以工作为基础的学习体验作为技术计划的一部分。整合/整合信息技术，以提供教学。开发包含先进制造业所需技能的模拟程序。为学生提供丰富的课程，以提高他们在数学、科学、计算机和产品设计方面的能力。为中学教师开发并提供产品设计方面的丰富课程。与教职员工合作，共享技术技能、核心能力以及非传统学生招生和留住计划方面的培训资源。

Alliance Members: There are five community colleges who are part of SMARTE (Southeastern Michigan Alliance for Reinvestment in Technological Education). The Alliance also represents a major state university, K-12 school systems, community-based organizations, government agencies, labor, business, and industry interests in southeastern Michigan. Overall Goal of the project: To assist community colleges, school districts, and universities to prepare skilled technicians in product design by offering programs and delivery systems which are partnered with business and industry. Re-engineering Initiatives: 1) To develop regional product design curricula based upon skill standards, math and science applications, information technologies, and work-based learning. 2) To develop programs and delivery systems for the recruitment, retention and placement of non-traditional students in a learning communities setting. Objectives to Accomplish Initiatives: Develop or enhance regional product design programs incorporating knowledge areas which are based on skills using the industry standards and criteria (SCANS, ABET, NAIT, Advanced Manufacturing) established during the first phase of this project and resulted in the core competencies for product design. Implement work-based learning experiences as part of technical programs. Incorporate/integrate information technologies for instructional delivery. Develop simulation programs which incorporate skills needed by the advanced manufacturing industry. Conduct enrichment programs for students to increase competencies in math, science, computers, and product design. Develop and deliver an enrichment program for middle school teachers in product design. Work with faculty and teachers to share training resources on technological skills, core competencies, and recruitment and retention programs for non-traditional students.