Collaborative Learning for Secure Logistics

该项目正在开发、实施和评估一个以网络为中心的创新协作学习环境(CLE)，以及一套以新兴技术为特色的教学工具，以实现安全物流。这将导致1)更快、更有效地培训全球物流实践和技术；2)支持9/11事件后“安全”物流方面的关键培训；3)为全球行业提供有针对性的物流教育和培训。CLE正在由位于教堂山的北卡罗来纳大学(UNC)和位于北卡罗来纳州金斯顿的Lenoir社区学院(LCC)联合开发和测试。该项目是在北卡罗来纳州物流教育联盟(NCCLE)的领导下组织的，NCCLE是由LCC和北卡罗来纳州大学领导的北卡罗来纳州东部的教育机构和行业联盟。北卡罗来纳州全球交通园区(GTP)教育培训中心(ETC)最先进的物流实验室和远程学习设施正在帮助更广泛的传播。这个创新的新教育平台完全在线提供，支持现有和新的课程，包括：1)由LCC提供的新的在线A.S.全球物流技术(GLT)学位课程；2)社区大学水平的技术人员培训文凭课程；3)为专业组织提供的物流认证课程；以及4)为地方、州和国家行业定制的培训课程。该项目的重点是培训学生了解新兴新技术的使用和影响，以便实时查看和控制物流过程。该项目是为了满足行业对受过使用新技术(如RFID标签、扫描仪、智能软件等)培训的技术人员的迫切需求。以及正在实施的做法，以保护国家免受破坏性事件--从恐怖袭击到自然灾害--的影响。CLE和辅助工具的设计目的是让来自北卡罗来纳州弱势群体(高危青少年、拉美裔美国人)和妇女的非传统学生以及陷入停滞行业、寻求过渡到物流领域的个人获得。该计划完全可以在网上获得，因此全国各地的学生都可以使用。北卡罗来纳州已经批准了一项新的学费结构，这也将使贫困学生和其他州外的学生更容易负担得起。

This project is developing, implementing and evaluating an innovative web-centric, Collaborative Learning Environment (CLE), and a set of instructional tools that feature emerging technologies for secure logistics. This is leading to 1) faster, more effective training in global logistics practices and technologies; 2) support of critical training in "secure" logistics in the wake of 9/11; and 3) providing targeted logistics education and training for global industry. The CLE is being developed and tested jointly by the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill and Lenoir Community College (LCC) in Kinston, NC.The project is organized under the leadership of the North Carolina Consortium for Logistics Education (NCCLE), a consortium of educational institutions and industries in eastern North Carolina led by LCC and UNC. The state-of-the-art logistics laboratory and distance learning facilities at the Education and Training Center (ETC) of the North Carolina Global TransPark (GTP) is assisting with broader dissemination.Intellectual Merit. This innovative new educational platform, available completelyonline, is supporting both existing and new programs including: 1) the new online A.A.S. Global Logistics Technology (GLT) degree program offered by LCC; 2) diploma programs for technician training at the community college level; 3) logistics certification programs for professional organizations; and 4) customized training programs for local, state and national industry.The proposed CLE represents a fundamental change in how logistics is taught-movingfrom traditional written curricula to online collaborative exercises that are consistent with current trends in business and secure logistics. The focus of this project is on training students to understand the use and impact of emerging new technologies for real-time visibility and control of the logistics process.Broader Impacts. This project is responding to a pressing industry need for technicians who are trained to use new technologies (such as RFID tags, scanners, intelligent software, etc.) and practices that are being implemented to protect the country from disruptive events-from terrorist attack to natural disaster. The CLE and supporting tools have been designed to be accessible to nontraditional students from disadvantaged NC groups (at-risk teens, Hispanics) and women, as well as individuals trapped in stagnant industries who seek to transition to the logistics field. The program is completely available online, and thus is available to students anywhere across the country. North Carolina has approved a new tuition structure that will also make it more affordable to disadvantaged and other out-of-state students.