Assessing Information Technology Educational Pathways that Promote

评估促进信息技术教育的途径

• 批准号: 1304382
• 负责人: Marcia Mardis
• 金额: $ 84.48万
• 依托单位: Florida State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-05-15 至 2018-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1304382&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Assessing; Information; Technology; Educational; Pathways

Chipola College, Tallahassee Community College, and nonmetropolitan industry leaders join with the Florida State University Information Use Management and Policy Institute and School of Library and Information Studies to examine the educational and career pathways of information technology (IT) technicians supporting broadband deployment in communities in Northwest Florida. The mixed methods research project investigates the region's broadband staffing needs to identify the roles of broadband technicians, education needed to develop the knowledge and skills to be successful in these roles, and the process to sustain long-lasting partnerships between educational and industry stakeholders. The pervasive nature of broadband indicates a need for IT/broadband workers who can handle a broad range of issues associated with the needs of commerce and communities in the region. In addition, the study conceptualizes and establishes the use of the term, nonmetropolitan, to describe communities that are adjacent to metro or urban areas and comprise a population of both rural and urban residents. The study deliverables include 1) a gap analysis that supports curriculum development; 2) creation of a network of nonmetropolitan stakeholders that includes employers, industries, community institutions, and technician educators; 3) an iterative curriculum/labor needs assessment that ensures depth and breadth of findings; 4) multiple faculty/industry workshops that deliver recommendations and solicit faculty/industry review of research findings; and 5) an array of activities that supports broad dissemination of the findings to inform local educators and industry, and engage all stakeholders in ongoing discussion. The research study contributes to a growing, though limited body of knowledge on the intersecting needs of IT technicians, educators, and employers in broadband technologies.

奇波拉学院，塔拉哈西社区学院和非大都市行业领导者与佛罗里达州立大学信息使用管理和政策研究所以及图书馆和信息研究学院一起研究信息技术的教育和职业途径（IT）技术人员，支持佛罗里达州西北佛罗里达州社区的宽带部署。混合方法研究项目调查了该地区的宽带人员配备，以确定宽带技术人员的作用，开发成功的知识和技能所需的教育以及维持教育和行业利益相关者之间长期伙伴关系的过程。宽带的普遍性质表明，它需要IT/宽带工人，他们可以处理与该地区商业和社区需求相关的广泛问题。 此外，该研究概念化并确定了该术语《非大都市》来描述与地铁或城市地区相邻的社区，并包括农村和城市居民的人口。 研究可交付成果包括1）支持课程开发的差距分析； 2）建立包括雇主，工业，社区机构和技术人员教育者在内的非大都会利益相关者网络； 3）迭代课程/劳动需求评估，可确保发现的深度和广度； 4）多个教师/行业讲习班，他们提供建议并征求研究结果的教师/行业评论； 5）一系列活动，支持对调查结果的广泛传播，以告知当地教育者和行业，并让所有利益相关者进行持续的讨论。 这项研究有助于宽带技术中IT技术人员，教育者和雇主的相互交叉需求的知识越来越有限。