Center for Aviation and Automotive Technological Education Using Virtual E-School [CA2VES]: A Resource to Meet Technician Workforce Needs

南卡罗来纳州（SC）正在迅速扩展到航空、汽车和先进制造业，该地区的雇主越来越需要受过良好教育的技术人员，他们熟悉新一代制造业工作的专业要求。航空和汽车技术教育中心使用虚拟电子学校（CA2VES）和该州的两年制机构正在创造机会，以改善技术人员和STEM教育，并为大量多样化的理科学生增加劳动力准备。CA2VES将全球和地区的行业和教育合作伙伴聚集在一起，开发和传播数字学习工具（dlt），如数字课程、电子学习、模拟和虚拟现实（VR）模块。dlt已经让学生对时间、地点、路径和速度有了更大的学术控制，并为学生提供了该地区快速发展的汽车和航空航天业所需的技能。CA2VES团队将继续领导与行业和雇主合作的dlt的设计和开发，并与co - pi（佛罗伦萨-达灵顿技术学院、格林维尔技术学院、斯巴达堡社区学院和SCATE中心）和其他ATE中心合作，评估dlt在技术教育计划中的有效性。CA2VES及其合作伙伴将设计和执行招聘活动，以吸引和吸引服务不足的人群（特别是妇女、少数民族和农村地区的学生）。CA2VES还将与两年制机构和高中合作，定制和模块化dlt，实地测试新模块，并进行持续研究，评估其他人如何复制和使用CA2VES dlt。该小组将评估其在教学创新、技术整合和劳动力发展等领域工作的改进教学效率。此外，该中心将为技术人员教育提供严格的VR开发循证研究，并成为可持续的资源。

South Carolina (SC) is rapidly expanding into aviation, automotive, and advanced manufacturing, and regional employers are increasingly in need of well-educated technicians who are familiar with the specialized demands of a new generation of manufacturing jobs. The Center for Aviation and Automotive Technological Education Using Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES) and the state's 2-year institutions are creating opportunities to improve technician and STEM education and increase workforce preparedness for a large and diverse population of SC students. CA2VES brings together global and regional industry and educational partners to develop and disseminate such Digital Learning Tools (DLTs) as digital curricula, e-learning, simulations and virtual reality (VR) modules. DLTs have already given students greater academic control over time, place, path and pace, and provided students with the skills required by the rapidly expanding automotive and aerospace industries in the region. The CA2VES team will continue to lead the design and development of DLTs working with industries and employers, and collaborate with Co-PIs (Florence-Darlington Technical College, Greenville Technical College, Spartanburg Community College and the SCATE Center) and additional ATE Centers to evaluate the effectiveness of DLTs in technician education programs. CA2VES and partners will design and execute recruitment campaigns to attract and engage underserved populations (specifically women, minorities and students from rural areas). CA2VES will also partner with 2-year institutions and high schools to customize and modularize DLTs, field test new modules and conduct ongoing research evaluating how others replicate and use CA2VES DLTs. The team will assess the improved pedagogical effectiveness of its work in the areas of innovations in teaching and learning, technology integration and workforce development. Additionally, the Center will provide rigorous evidence-based research in VR development for technician education and become a sustainable resource.