National Urban Advanced Technical Education Center

经济竞争力、快速的技术进步和不断变化的劳动力需求，都要求新的教育辅助技术教学策略、课程改革以及教育者、企业、工业和专业组织之间更好的团队合作。城市ATE学院面临着这些和其他挑战，主要服务于经济上处于不利地位和主要是少数民族的学生，许多学生对ATE大学学习准备不足。然而，这些城市机构为寻求灵活、有活力的合作伙伴关系以满足其劳动力需求的城市企业提供了多样性、学术专长和机会。新的ATE课程开发和项目改进资源和倡议必须由城市ATE学院及其合作伙伴以更具成本效益和协调的方式开发。国家城市ATE中心由纽约市立大学（CUNY）副学士学院组成的联盟领导，最终为全国25-35所最大的城市ATE学院提供服务。服务包括：(1)建立资源交换中心，创建互联网中心、电话会议和传统研究服务；(2)推广工程技术方面的教育技术学院课程，并制定教育技术学院课程框架；(3)在副学士学位工程技术应用技术方面的示范性师资提升服务；(4)为城市科技学院提供数学和通信专业的学生学术支持服务。美国十所主要的城市ATE学院将参加第一年的活动，以及全国专业组织和企业，包括CORD、美国化学会、城市联盟、NYNEX、休斯公司等。纽约市立大学期望在参与的大学中获得大量的资源，并制定有效的策略来提高学生的成绩，满足工商业的劳动力需求。

Economic competitiveness, rapid technology advances and changing workforce requirements call for new ATE teaching strategies, curricular reform and better teamwork among educators, business and industry and professional organizations. Urban ATE colleges face these and other challenges, serving largely economically disadvantaged and predominantly minority students many under-prepared for ATE college learning. Yet, these same urban institutions offer diversity, academic expertise and opportunities for urban businesses seeking flexible, dynamic partnerships to meet their workforce needs. New ATE curriculum development and program improvement resources and initiatives must be developed by urban ATE colleges and their partners in a more cost-effective and coordinated way. The National Urban ATE Center is directed by a consortium of City University of New York (CUNY) associate degree colleges, eventually offering services to between 25-35 of the country's largest urban ATE colleges. Services include: (1) establishment of a Resource Clearinghouse creating an Internet hub, teleconferencing and traditional research services; (2) exemplary ATE curricula dissemination in engineering technology and development of an ATE Curriculum Frameworks; (3) exemplary faculty enhancement services in the use of technology in associate degree engineering technology; and (4) student academic support services to urban ATE colleges in mathematics and communications. Ten major urban ATE colleges throughout the United States will participate in the first year, along with national professional organizations and businesses, including CORD, American Chemical Society, Urban League, NYNEX, Hughes Corporation and others. CUNY expects substantial resource gains among participating colleges and development of effective strategies to improve student achievement and to meet the workforce needs of business and industry.