Establishing and Transporting Science, Computer, and Electronics Technology Curricula to Rural Minority Students through Simulated Labs and Telecourses

毛伊社区学院这个远程教育项目的目的是通过互动式远程课堂讲座和模拟多媒体实验室体验，为农村少数民族学生建立和传播科学、计算机和电子技术课程。该项目的第一阶段包括为电子和计算机工程技术（ECET）的示范证书和副学士学位课程开发多媒体教学材料。该项目是合作设计的，旨在提供技术认证和/或转移到夏威夷马诺阿大学的学士学位课程或新墨西哥大学毛伊岛研究和技术中心的远程教育产品的机会。第二阶段的重点是为ECET课程开发多媒体实验室练习，其格式可通过减少对昂贵的实验室设备和教师旅行的依赖而传播。这种创新的模式通过开发、购买和集成多媒体CAI工作站软件来模拟实验室实验。ECET项目将在主校区进行实地测试，然后扩展到各学院的外展中心，并将正式从世纪挑战集团人口稠密的太平洋岛屿和亚洲社区招收学生。第三阶段是将模拟方法推广到学院的其他科学和数学课程。最后阶段涉及教师和教员的加强。这一办法的有效性将通过为全州其他大学教员和中学教师安排的讲习班来证明；项目成果在全国范围内传播。

The Maui Community College purpose of this distance education project is to establish and transport science, computer, and electronics technology curricula to rural minority students through interactive teleclass lectures and simulated multi-media laboratory experiences. The first stage of the project encompasses the development of multimedia instructional materials for a model Certificate and Associate in Science Degree curriculum in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET). The program is cooperatively designed to provide for technical certification and/or transfer opportunities to baccalaureate degree programs at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa or distance education offerings at the Maui Research and Technology Center from the University of New Mexico. The second stage focuses on developing multi-media laboratory exercises for the ECET curriculum in a format transportable to outreach by reducing dependence on costly laboratory equipment and faculty travel. This innovative format utilizes simulated lab experiments by developing, purchasing, and integrating multi-media software for CAI workstations. The ECET program is to be field-tested on the main campus and then extended to the college outreach centers, and will formally recruit students from MCC's densely-populated Pacific Island and Asian community. The third stage is the extension of the simulated methodology to other science and mathematics courses at the college. The final stage involves teacher and faculty enhancement. Effectiveness of this approach is to be demonstrated through scheduled workshops for other college instructors state-wide and to secondary school teachers; and the project results disseminated on a national level.