Deaf Initiative in Information Technology II (DIIT II)

信息技术聋人倡议 II (DIIT II)

• 批准号: 0302790
• 负责人: Donna Lange
• 金额: $ 68.67万
• 依托单位: Rochester Institute of Tech
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-01 至 2006-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0302790&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Deaf; Initiative; Information; Technology; II

This 3-year project is the second phase of the DIIT project funded in 1999 (DUE-0070982). It is intended to: (1) address the continuing education needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing professionals across the country currently working in or preparing to enter the information technology (IT) field; (2) address the professional development needs of the faculty in the Applied Computer Technology (ACT) Department at theNational Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), and (3) enhance the curriculum for the associate degree programs in ACT.NTID, one of eight colleges of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), was established in 1968 to reverse the long history of underemployment and unemployment among our nation's deaf and hard-of-hearing (deaf/hh) citizens. Today more than 1,100 deaf/hh students from across the country, study, work and live in the largest mainstreamed program in the world and enjoy RIT's close ties to industry leaders such as Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch and Lomb. This new project (1) allows each of 10 faculty release time for one academic quarter and professional development funds to enhance IT skills, develop new curriculum and offer workshops to deaf/hh IT professional; (2) establishes the Institute as a recognized training resource for national companies or government agencies that employ a substantial number of deaf/hh professionals; (3) develops partnerships with community colleges or ATE Centers throughout the country where there are large deaf populations to co-offer IT workshops for deaf/hh professionals; (4) develops and offers on a regular basis (at NTID or partnering sites) new IT-based professional development workshops to deaf/hh adults; and (5) incorporates new IT workshop curricula/materials into the undergraduate curriculum. The model could be used in any academic environment to provide faculty professional development, curriculum enhancement, and continuing education opportunities for the community.

这个为期3年的项目是1999年资助的能源部项目的第二阶段(截止日期--0070982)。它的目的是：(1)满足全国目前在信息技术(IT)领域工作或准备进入信息技术(IT)领域的聋人和重听专业人员的继续教育需求；(2)解决国家聋人技术学院(NTID)应用计算机技术(ACT)系教员的专业发展需求，(3)加强ACT副学士学位课程的课程。NTID是罗切斯特理工学院(RIT)的八所学院之一，成立于1968年，旨在扭转我国聋人和重听人(聋哑人/重听人)长期就业不足和失业的历史。今天，来自全国各地的1,100多名聋人/HH学生在世界上最大的主流项目中学习、工作和生活，享受着RIT与柯达、施乐、博士伦等行业领先者的密切联系。这一新项目(1)允许10名教师每人有一个学年的放假时间和专业发展资金，以提高IT技能，开发新课程，并为聋人/HH IT专业人员提供讲习班；(2)使该研究所成为雇用大量聋人/HH专业人员的国家公司或政府机构公认的培训资源；(3)与全国有大量聋人人口的社区学院或ATE中心发展合作伙伴关系，共同为聋人/HH专业人员提供IT讲习班；(4)定期(在NTID或合作地点)为聋人/HH成年人开发和提供新的以信息技术为基础的专业发展讲习班；以及(5)将新的信息技术讲习班课程/材料纳入本科生课程。该模式可应用于任何学术环境，为社会提供教师专业发展、课程优化及持续进修机会。