Internet and Multimedia Technology (I/MMT): Curriculum, Faculty, and Workforce Development

互联网和多媒体技术是在许多领域，包括通信，商业，娱乐，教育和艺术的根本变化的核心。为了解决在这个领域受过良好教育的工人短缺，巴尔的摩县社区学院正在实施新的证书和副学士学位课程与互联网和多媒体技术轨道。 该计划为学生的入门级就业做好准备，为工人提供升级或获得技术技能的机会，并为学生在四年制课程中接受进一步教育做好准备。项目教师通过在该领域的进一步研究生学习获得专业发展。新课程的学生沉浸在通识教育课程以及他们的专业领域的丰富信息技术环境中。 为此，正在建立一个多媒体实验室，并正在为新方案的课程编写实验室手册。与商业和教育机构的合作伙伴关系，包括天际线网络技术，GR8整合营销传播和设计，以及科学应用国际公司，为学生和教师提供实习和合作教育的机会。每年，互联网和多媒体会议汇集了来自两年制和四年制大学的中学教师和教职员工，为这一领域的学生提供教育。目前正在与巴尔的摩地区的高中一起制定一项为期两年的课程，以培养具有数学、科学以及书面和口头交流必要基础的高技能互联网和多媒体技术人员。 当地的四年制院校，包括一些以女性或少数民族为主的院校，正在参与合作安排，以便利学生从这一创新方案中转学。巴尔的摩大学、马里兰州圣母院学院、陶森大学和鲍伊州立大学是制定这些独特衔接协议的机构之一。

Internet and multimedia technologies are at the core of radical changes in many fields, including communications, business, entertainment, education, and art. To address the shortage of well-educated workers in this field, the Community College of Baltimore County is implementing new Certificate and Associate degree programs with Internet and Multimedia Technology tracks. The programs prepares students for entry-level employment, provides opportunities for workers to upgrade or acquire technical skills, and prepares students for further education in articulated four-year programs. Project faculty obtain professional development through further graduate studies in this field. Students in the new program are immersed in a rich information technology environment for general education courses as well as for their major field. To this end, a multimedia laboratory is being created and laboratory manuals are being developed for courses in the new program. Partnerships with business and educational institutions, including Skyline Network Technologies, GR8 Integrated Marketing Communications and Design, and Science Applications International Corporation, provide internships and cooperative-education opportunities for students and faculty. Annually, an Internet and Multimedia Conference brings together secondary teachers and faculty from two- and four-year colleges educating students for this field. An articulated curriculum to prepare highly-skilled Internet and multimedia technicians with the necessary foundation in mathematics, science, and written and oral communications is being developed over a two-year period with Baltimore area high schools. Local four-year institutions, including some with predominantly female or minority populations, are participating in cooperative arrangements to facilitate the transfer of students from this innovative program. The University of Baltimore, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Towson University, and Bowie State University are among the institutions developing these unique articulation agreements.