Advanced Technological Education - ATE: Bio-Link: A National Advanced Technological Education Center for Biotechnology

先进技术教育 - ATE：Bio-Link：国家生物技术先进技术教育中心

• 批准号: 0118933
• 负责人: Elaine Johnson
• 金额: $ 205万
• 依托单位: City College of San Francisco
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-15 至 2006-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0118933&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Advanced; Technological; Education; ATE; Bio

Bio-Link's mission is to strengthen and expand biotechnology technician education at community and technical colleges throughout the nation in order to 1) increase the number and diversity of well-trained technicians in the workforce; 2) meet the needs of industry for appropriately trained technicians; and 3) institutionalize community college educational practices that make modern, high-quality education in the concepts, skills, and ethics of biotechnology available to all students.Bio-Link's National Center at City College of San Francisco provides leadership to seven Regional Centers using a coordinated national strategy that is implemented through the Regional Centers. The Regional Centers are located at community colleges throughout the United States: Northeast-New Hampshire Community and Technical College; Southeast-Alamance Community College; North Central-Madison Area Technical College; South Central-Austin Community College; Northwest-Seattle Central Community College; Northern California Biotechnology Center-City College of San Francisco; and Southwest-San Diego City College. Regional Centers pursue a number of specific substantive activities that help Bio-Link achieve its objectives. Each region also develops relations with local industry and educational institutions in order to understand and meet regional needs and to distribute information locally.The goals Bio-Link established are key to fulfilling its mission: 1) Provide support for students and technicians, 2) improve instruction & learning, 3) share information and resources, and 4) foster collaborations and partnerships. Some of the key accomplishments under these goals that continue to be supported include a survey of all biotechnology technician programs at community and technical colleges across the United States; an annual Summer Fellows Forum for community college and high school instructors from around the country to share best practices and learn new techniques; and the Bio-Link Website that contains information on a myriad of topics from job and workshop announcements to a virtual laboratory, equipment lists, and instructional materials.In addition, Bio-Link solicits, tests, and reviews instructional materials; assists in program development; devises means for attracting students, especially underrepresented minorities, into biotechnology; and works with high schools and baccalaureate institutions to improve articulation.In general Bio-Link helps educators keep up with an industry that is not only increasing in size, but expanding from research and development to manufacturing and computer analysis. In doing so, Bio-Link best prepares students to meet the evolving needs of the biotechnology industry.

Bio-Link的使命是加强和扩大全国社区和技术学院的生物技术人员教育，以1）增加劳动力中训练有素的技术人员的数量和多样性; 2）满足行业对适当培训的技术人员的需求;三是社区学院教育实践制度化，使社区学院在观念、技能、Bio-Link位于旧金山弗朗西斯科的国家中心利用通过区域中心实施的协调一致的国家战略，领导七个区域中心。区域中心设在美国各地的社区学院：东北-新罕布什尔社区和技术学院;东南-阿拉曼斯社区学院;中北部-麦迪逊地区技术学院;中南部-奥斯汀社区学院;西北-西雅图中央社区学院;北方加州生物技术中心-旧金山城市学院;和西南-圣地亚哥城市学院。区域中心开展了一些具体的实质性活动，帮助Bio-Link实现其目标。每个地区还与当地的工业和教育机构建立关系，以了解和满足地区需求，并在当地传播信息。Bio-Link确立的目标是实现其使命的关键：1）为学生和技术人员提供支持，2）改善教学学习，3）共享信息和资源，4）促进合作和伙伴关系。这些目标下的一些关键成就继续得到支持，其中包括对美国各地社区和技术学院的所有生物技术员方案进行调查;为来自全国各地的社区学院和高中教员举办年度暑期研究员论坛，交流最佳做法和学习新技术;和Bio-Link网站，包含从工作和研讨会公告到虚拟实验室，设备列表和教学材料的各种主题的信息。此外，Bio-Link征求，测试，审查教学材料;协助项目开发;设计吸引学生，特别是代表性不足的少数民族学生进入生物技术的方法;并与高中和学士学位机构合作，以提高清晰度。总的来说，Bio-Link帮助教育工作者跟上一个不仅规模不断扩大，而是从研发扩展到制造和计算机分析。在这样做，生物链接最好的学生准备，以满足生物技术行业不断变化的需求。