Internet and Multimedia Technology (I/MMT): Curriculum, Faculty, and Workforce Development

互联网和多媒体技术是通信、商业、娱乐、教育和艺术等许多领域发生根本变化的核心。为了解决这一领域受过良好教育的工人短缺的问题，巴尔的摩县社区学院正在实施新的互联网和多媒体技术证书和副学士学位课程。这些课程为学生的入门级就业做好准备，为工人提供升级或获得技术技能的机会，并为学生在明确的四年制课程中继续接受教育做好准备。项目教师通过该领域的进一步研究生学习获得专业发展。新课程的学生将沉浸在丰富的信息技术环境中，既可以学习通识教育课程，也可以学习专业领域。为此目的，正在建立一个多媒体实验室，并正在为新方案的课程编写实验室手册。与商业和教育机构的合作，包括天际线网络技术，GR8整合营销传播与设计，科学应用国际公司，为学生和教师提供实习和合作教育的机会。每年，一个互联网和多媒体会议将来自两年制和四年制大学的中学教师和教师聚集在一起，为这一领域的学生提供教育。巴尔的摩地区的高中将在两年的时间里开发出一套清晰的课程，以培养具有数学、科学、书面和口头交流基础的高技能互联网和多媒体技术人员。当地的四年制大学，包括一些以女性或少数民族人口为主的大学，正在参与合作安排，以促进这一创新项目的学生转学。巴尔的摩大学、马里兰圣母大学、陶森大学和鲍伊州立大学都是制定这些独特发音协议的机构。

Internet and multimedia technologies are at the core of radical changes in many fields, including communications, business, entertainment, education, and art. To address the shortage of well-educated workers in this field, the Community College of Baltimore County is implementing new Certificate and Associate degree programs with Internet and Multimedia Technology tracks. The programs prepares students for entry-level employment, provides opportunities for workers to upgrade or acquire technical skills, and prepares students for further education in articulated four-year programs. Project faculty obtain professional development through further graduate studies in this field. Students in the new program are immersed in a rich information technology environment for general education courses as well as for their major field. To this end, a multimedia laboratory is being created and laboratory manuals are being developed for courses in the new program. Partnerships with business and educational institutions, including Skyline Network Technologies, GR8 Integrated Marketing Communications and Design, and Science Applications International Corporation, provide internships and cooperative-education opportunities for students and faculty. Annually, an Internet and Multimedia Conference brings together secondary teachers and faculty from two- and four-year colleges educating students for this field. An articulated curriculum to prepare highly-skilled Internet and multimedia technicians with the necessary foundation in mathematics, science, and written and oral communications is being developed over a two-year period with Baltimore area high schools. Local four-year institutions, including some with predominantly female or minority populations, are participating in cooperative arrangements to facilitate the transfer of students from this innovative program. The University of Baltimore, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Towson University, and Bowie State University are among the institutions developing these unique articulation agreements.