Technology and Innovation in Manufacturing and Engineering (TIME) Center

制造与工程技术与创新 (TIME) 中心

• 批准号: 0802350
• 负责人: Dennis Faber
• 金额: $ 265.21万
• 依托单位: Community College of Baltimore County, Essex
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-10-01 至 2012-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0802350&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Technology; Innovation; Manufacturing; Engineering; TIME

The Technology and Innovation in Manufacturing and Engineering (TIME) Center is continuing its transformational activities and broadening its focus on manufacturing and engineering technology at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Center partners are pursuing a comprehensive strategy to: 1. Develop secondary and post-secondary manufacturing and engineering technology curricula in demand-driven program areas. 2. Provide professional development opportunities for secondary and post-secondary manufacturing, engineering technology and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty. 3. Collaborate with partners and key stakeholder groups to enhance the visibility and image of manufacturing and engineering technology as viable career options. 4. Explore innovative instructional methodology to support more effective delivery of manufacturing and engineering technology education. The target audiences for these strategies include students from middle school through college, parents, K-12 teachers, college faculty, high school and college career counselors, adult learners, incumbent workers, and members of the employment community. In order to reach these diverse constituencies, the TIME Center is working with a wide variety of local, regional and national partners. Among the collaborators are seven community colleges, three universities, state and local K-12 educational systems, state and local workforce and economic development agencies, six business organizations, and individual companies. The objectives of the TIME Center build upon its many successes to date, continue the transformation in manufacturing and engineering technology education already begun, and expand involvement and expertise into new areas that enhance capabilities to address these changes. Intellectual Merit: Activities systematically build upon successes and lessons learned to date by continuing the redesign and restructuring of secondary and post-secondary manufacturing and engineering technology programs in Maryland; identifying new, emerging areas for coursework and possible degree options that continue to meet the industry's need for trained technicians; ensuring that faculty have access to current instructional materials, technologies, and state-of-the practice professional development; exploring innovative instructional delivery approaches; and institutionalizing products and expertise into partner programs at various educational levels. Broader Impact: Activities continue to involve the Center in regional and statewide workforce development partnerships and initiatives; maintain close interaction with the employer community; broaden the participation of underrepresented groups; advance efforts to create systemic educational change at the secondary and post-secondary levels; more effectively assess the impact of collective efforts on student learning; collaborate with other ATE Centers on professional development and research on alternate instructional delivery options; and ensure sustainability and institutionalization of products and services.

制造和工程技术与创新(TIME)中心正在继续其转型活动，并在中学和中学后阶段扩大其对制造和工程技术的关注。中心合作伙伴正在推行一项全面的战略，以：1.在需求驱动的项目领域开发中等和中等以上制造和工程技术课程。2.为中等和大专制造业、工程技术和科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)系提供专业发展机会。3.与合作伙伴和主要利益相关者团体合作，提高制造和工程技术作为可行职业选择的知名度和形象。4.探索创新的教学方法，支持更有效地提供制造和工程技术教育。这些策略的目标受众包括从中学到大学的学生、家长、K-12教师、大学教职员工、高中和大学就业辅导员、成人学习者、在职工人和就业社区成员。为了接触到这些不同的支持者，时代中心正在与当地、地区和国家的广泛合作伙伴合作。合作伙伴包括7所社区学院、3所大学、州和地方K-12教育系统、州和地方劳动力和经济发展机构、6个商业组织和个别公司。时间中心的目标是在其迄今取得的许多成功的基础上，继续已经开始的制造业和工程技术教育的转型，并将参与和专业知识扩展到新的领域，以增强应对这些变化的能力。智力优势：活动系统地建立在迄今的成功和教训的基础上，方法是继续重新设计和重组马里兰州的中学和高等教育制造和工程技术课程；确定新的新兴领域的课程作业和可能的学位选择，继续满足行业对训练有素的技术人员的需求；确保教师能够获得最新的教学材料、技术和最新的实践专业发展；探索创新的教学交付方法；以及将产品和专业知识制度化到不同教育水平的合作伙伴计划中。更广泛的影响：活动继续使中心参与区域和全州范围的劳动力发展伙伴关系和举措；与雇主群体保持密切互动；扩大代表不足群体的参与；推动努力在中学和高等教育一级创造系统的教育变革；更有效地评估集体努力对学生学习的影响；与其他ATE中心合作，就替代教学提供方案进行专业发展和研究；以及确保产品和服务的可持续性和制度化。