The College of Lake County Regional Photonics Initiative Phase II

莱克县学院区域光子学计划第二阶段

• 批准号: 1205034
• 负责人: Steven Dulmes
• 金额: $ 89.71万
• 依托单位: College of Lake County
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-10-01 至 2016-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1205034&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: College; Lake; County; Regional; Photonics

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:Lake County High Schools Technical Campus (LCHSTC)Indian Hills Community College in IowaNational Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC) PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThe College of Lake County (CLC) is developing a regional Photonics program for a Laser/Optics/Photonics Associates degree in Applied Science (AAS). The program offers innovative instruction, delivery and scheduling; relying on a modular curriculum that is delivered through a hybrid, early entry/early exit system to reduce the time a student needs to complete a degree. It seeks to solve the problem of student recruitment into technical workforce education by creating a new pipeline of students from Lake County High Schools Technical Campus, which is located on the college campus. Students are able to complete a Photonics Certificate at their high school in two years (obtaining full college credit), also having a career pathway built into the AAS degree at CLC. This initiative first provides students with a hands-on experience with Class 1, 2 and 3 lasers until they are able to operate them in a safe environment. Students are then trained on class 3b and 4 powered lasers for applications such as interferometry, holography, and spectroscopy, and finally on high powered lasers used in the military and manufacturing applications. They are exposed to lasers using different lasing media and are provided with opportunities to explore biomedical applications to understand the context of laser utilization. The effort is creating an integrated pipeline from technical high school to community college and from community college to four-year institutions, all with emphasis on completion of degrees and certificates achieved through unconventional and innovative delivery methods. In addition, the project is examining the possibility of creating an AB degree with 4-year transfer institutions that support such an option.BROADER SIGNIFICANCEThis project takes advantage of the co-location of a technical high school and a community college to add value to both, creating a pathway to high-wage, high growth technical jobs for high school and community college students. The CLC Photonics Initiative provides a pathway to available jobs in the area hardest hit by the economic downturn by offering an innovative approach to STEM education. The project offers broad applicability for the nation and Midwest, particularly in preparing students for Photonics careers. The team is creating a Regional Photonics Program in collaboration with Indian Hills Community College and OP-TEC. CLC is also part of OP-TEC's Photonics College Network, which can obtain community equipment that would be difficult for one school to purchase alone - offering students access to state-of-the-art equipment (e.g., a fiber laser and articulating robot). The program offers a model that can be replicated elsewhere, further providing widespread access to high-tech education and training.

参与组织：莱克县高中技术校园(LCHSTC)爱荷华州印第安山社区学院国家光学和光子学教育中心(OP-TEC)项目描述莱克县学院(CLC)正在为应用科学(AAS)激光/光学/光子学副学士学位开发一个地区性光子学项目。该项目提供创新的教学、授课和日程安排；依靠通过混合提前入学/提前退学系统提供的模块化课程，以减少学生完成学位所需的时间。它寻求通过创建位于大学校园内的莱克县高中技术校区的新学生管道来解决技术劳动力教育中的招生问题。学生可以在两年内完成高中的光子学证书(获得全额大学学分)，还可以在CLC的AAS学位中找到一条职业道路。该计划首先为学生提供1、2和3类激光的实际操作体验，直到他们能够在安全的环境中操作它们。然后，学生将接受关于3b级和4级功率激光器的培训，用于干涉测量、全息照相术和光谱学，最后是用于军事和制造应用的高功率激光器。他们暴露在使用不同激光介质的激光下，并有机会探索生物医学应用，以了解激光利用的背景。这一努力正在创建一条从技工高中到社区大学、从社区大学到四年制院校的综合渠道，所有这些都侧重于通过非传统和创新的授课方式完成学位和证书。此外，该项目正在研究与支持这一选择的四年制转学机构一起创建AB学位的可能性。BROADER SIGNIFICANCE该项目利用一所技工高中和一所社区大学的共处位置为两者增加价值，为高中和社区大学的学生创造了一条通往高工资、高增长的技术工作的途径。CLC光子学倡议通过提供STEM教育的创新方法，为受经济低迷打击最严重的地区提供了一条可获得就业机会的途径。该项目为全国和中西部地区提供了广泛的适用性，特别是在为学生的光子学职业做准备方面。该团队正在与印第安山社区学院和Op-TEC合作创建一个区域光子学计划。CLC也是OP-TEC的光子学院网络的一部分，该网络可以获得一所学校难以单独购买的社区设备-为学生提供使用最先进的设备(例如，光纤激光器和铰接式机器人)。该项目提供了一种可以在其他地方复制的模式，进一步提供了广泛的高科技教育和培训机会。