Northwest Center for Emerging Technologies: New Designs for Advanced Technological Education

埃文斯9553727西北新兴技术中心协调贝尔维尤社区学院与波音公司、微软、其他行业、两年制和四年制学院和大学、技术预科联盟和中学的合作伙伴关系网络，以支持信息技术方面的高标准高级技术教育及其对其他新兴技术的应用。该中心的目标之一是加强科学、数学和技术课程、教育学和学生支持系统，以提供高级技术教育所需的知识和技能基础。课程模板旨在为从高中到四年制大学的高级技术教育提供一个衔接的模式。该计划还包括针对缺乏大学水平技能的学生的进修和补救选项。建立了一个全面的系统，通过核心能力、就业安置和职业发展来吸引和留住学生，并监测和评估他们的进步。第二个目标是通过开发教学软件和协调教师和专业技术人员的专业发展方案来改善技术教育。计算机技术被应用于核心科学和数学，以及特定的技术课程。该中心得到了主要工业合作伙伴在时间、人员和资金方面的大力支持。

Evans 9553727 The Northwest Center for Emerging Technologies coordinates a network of collaborative partnerships of Bellevue Community College with the Boeing Corporation, Microsoft, other industries, two- and four-year colleges and universities, tech prep consortia and secondary schools to support high standard advanced technological education in information technology and its application to other emerging technologies. One goal of the Center is to strengthen science, mathematics and technical curricula, pedagogy and student support systems to provide the knowledge and skills base required for advanced technological education. Curriculum templates are designed to provide a model for articulation of advanced technological education from high school through four year college. The program also includes refresher and remediation options for students lacking the college level skills. A comprehensive system is developed attract and retain students as well as monitoring and assessing their progress through core competencies, job placement and career advancement. A second goal is to improve technological education through development of courseware and the coordination of professional development programs for faculty and for professional technicians. Computer technology is applied to core science and mathematics, as well as to specific technological curricula. The Center has strong commitments of time, personnel and financial support from major industrial partners.