Electronics and Engineering Technician Training in High Technology for the 21st Century

随着技术创新继续决定美国工业的竞争力，企业正在寻找拥有技能的员工，以参与各种部门采用的新技术。作为回应，萨福克县社区学院（SCCC）的21世纪高科技电子和工程技术人员培训（ETECH-21）将开发先进的技术培训和虚拟动手实验室活动，其中包括一些最新技术，如应用人工智能和机器学习以及微控制器电子设备。在业界的指导下，该计划将吸引120名大学生、12名高中教师和30名高中生参与新课程和实验室活动；设计并实施一个创新的远程实验室，为学生、教师和行业合作伙伴提供24/7的虚拟实验室设备访问；为布鲁克海文国家实验室（Brookhaven National Laboratory）、特斯拉（Tesla）和柯蒂斯·赖特（Curtis Wright）等行业合作伙伴提供实习机会；并为教师和高中教育工作者提供培训。为了增加弱势学生的参与，SCCC将与地区高中和以女性为中心的STEM组织合作，在K-12女性和少数族裔学生中推广STEM教育途径。项目创新和最佳实践的传播将通过在地区、州和国家会议上的演讲来实现。项目评估将集中于几个关键组成部分。首先是项目活动在预期时间内以高质量完成的程度。第二是这些活动产生拟议结果的程度。第三是调查该项目在多大程度上提高了地区发展和培训先进技术劳动力的能力。第四，评估该项目在多大程度上为基于探究的STEM学习创造了一个无缝的途径，特别是为代表性不足的学生的参与。第五是检查项目在多大程度上促进了科学、工程、工业、高等教育和中学之间的合作，以扩展ATE知识。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

As technological innovation continues to determine the competitiveness of U.S. industries, businesses are seeking employees who possess the skills to engage with new technologies being adopted across a variety of sectors. In response, Suffolk County Community College’s (SCCC) Electronics and Engineering Technician Training in High Technology for the 21st Century (ETECH-21) will develop advanced technological training and virtual hands-on lab activities that incorporate some of these latest technologies, such as applied artificial intelligence and machine learning and microcontroller electronic devices. With guidance from industry, the initiative will engage 120 college students, 12 high school teachers and 30 high school students in new curriculum and lab activities; design and implement an innovative remote lab, which will provide 24/7 access to virtual lab equipment for students, faculty and industry partners; offer internships with industry partners such as Brookhaven National Laboratory, Tesla, and Curtis Wright, among others; and provide training to faculty and high school educators.To increase the participation of underrepresented students, SCCC will collaborate with area high schools and women-focused STEM organizations to promote enhanced STEM educational pathways among K-12 women and minority students. Dissemination of project innovations and best practices will be achieved through presentations at regional, state, and national conferences. Project evaluation will focus on several key components. First is the extent project activities are completed with quality and within the anticipated timeline. Second is the degree to which the activities result in the proposed outcomes. Third is to investigate how much the project increases regional capacity to grow and train the advanced technological workforce. Fourth is to gauge the extent to which the project creates a seamless pathway for inquiry-based STEM learning, particularly for the participation of underrepresented students. And fifth is to examine the extent to which the project fosters collaboration among scientific, engineering, industry, higher education, and secondary schools to expand ATE knowledge. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.