Pathways to Technology: The Community College Route

该项目通过制作和传播一系列基于媒体的产品，展示了目前在全国社区学院开展的各种突破性的先进技术教育（ATE）项目。该项目还以一个强有力的外展活动为特色，旨在唤醒学生、家长、指导和职业顾问、政策制定者和社区学院本身对这些项目的巨大潜力的认识。五个15分钟的录像带介绍了农业、生物技术、化学或加工技术、信息技术和制造业等领域成功的ATE项目。每个视频介绍两名学生，突出社区大学人口统计中反映的种族，地理和年龄多样性。此外，一个介绍性的视频，从图书馆作为一个整体，也在CD-ROM格式制作，提供了一个在全国各地的社区学院示范ATE计划的概述。一个配套网站正在扩大视频中涉及的主题，通过文本、互动活动、系列节目的流媒体剪辑和相关网站的链接提供更多信息。一个国家咨询小组正在指导该项目的所有方面，传播活动的特点是广泛分发录像系列、概览光盘和印刷指南，以方便使用。此外，通过与美国社区学院协会（AACC），美国学校辅导员协会（ASCA）和未来工作公司的合作，在彼得森、《今日美国》和《美国新闻与世界报道》出版的在线社区大学指南中，使用了共同的信息来放置关于该系列的列表和文章。该项目还致力于接触500万名Phi Theta Kappa成员，并通过普通教育分销商营销该系列。所有项目材料都是为社区学院在招生、教育政策制定者和鼓励商业和工业扩大参与ATE项目而设计的。该项目的目的是在学生（例如，高中生，老年人，失业工人）和那些支持他们的人（例如，指导顾问、工作场所主管和家长）正在探索教育和职业选择。

This project is showcasing a diverse range of ground-breaking Advanced Technology Education (ATE) programs currently operating in community colleges across the country, through production and dissemination of a series of media-based products. The project also features a robust outreach campaign to awaken students, parents, guidance and career counselors, policymakers, and community colleges themselves to the enormous potential of these programs.Five 15-minute videotapes illustrate successful ATE programs in such fields as Agriculture, Biotechnology, Chemical or Process Technology, Information Technology, and Manufacturing. Each video profiles two students, highlighting the ethnic, geographic, and age diversity reflected in community college demographics. In addition, an introductory video, drawn from the library as a whole and also produced in CD-ROM format, provides an overview of exemplary ATE programs in community colleges across the country. A companion Web site is expanding on the topics addressed in the videos, providing additional information through text, interactive activities, streamed clips from the series, and links to related sites. A National Advisory Group is guiding all aspects of the project.Dissemination activities feature widespread distribution of copies of the video series, the overview CD-ROM, and print guides to facilitate use. In addition, through partnerships with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), and Jobs for the Future, Inc., there is use of common messaging to place listings and articles about the series in the online community college guides published by Peterson's, USA Today, and U.S. News and World Report.The project is also working to reach the 5 million members Phi Theta Kappa and marketing the series via general educational distributors. All project materials are designed for use as tools by community colleges in recruiting students, educating policymakers, and encouraging expanded involvement of business and industry in ATE programs.The intention of the project is to bring community colleges to the forefront of consideration when students (e.g., high schoolers, older-adults, displaced workers) and those who support them (e.g., guidance counselors, workplace supervisors, and parents) are exploring educational and career options.