ATE Project: Developing the Digital Technologist for the New Millennium

该项目是新墨西哥州大学的可配置空间微系统和创新中心、麦克勒-吉尔伯特社区学院、格伦代尔社区学院、中亚利桑那学院和J.F.德雷克州立技术学院创建一个完整的在线课程，包括实验室，在现场可编程门阵列（FPGA）领域的电气和计算机技术人员，是适合社区学院。该项目的目标包括（1）开发在线核心课程（2）在四所社区学院建立FPGA实验室;（3）为90名学术教员举办一系列教育讲习班，以建设社区学院的教学能力，（4）在社区学院的学位和证书课程中增加使用硬件描述语言（HDL）设计技术，与四年制学位课程衔接，以及（5）建立行业咨询理事会，为FPGA技术人员建立技能标准。该项目从四所社区学院开始，最终扩展到十二所机构，从而确保该项目在全州范围内产生影响，并确保来自各种背景和团体的学生有机会参与。 该项目编制的课程材料通过新墨西哥州大学现有的门户网站以电子方式免费提供。该项目包括严格的形成性和总结性评价计划，由一名独立评价员协调质量和数量两个组成部分。 评估计划旨在确定材料的质量，并确保达到项目目标。

This project is a partnership between the Configurable Space Microsystems and Innovations Center at the University of New Mexico, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Glendale Community College, Central Arizona College and J.F. Drake State Technical College to create a complete on-line curriculum, including laboratories, in the area of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for electrical and computer technicians that is suitable for community colleges. The goals of this project include (1) development of an online core curriculum (including laboratory material) for FPGA technician education, (2) establishment of FPGA laboratories at four community colleges, (3) a series of educational workshops for 90 academic instructors to build teaching capacity at the community colleges, (4) increased use of hardware description language (HDL) design techniques in degree and certificate programs at community colleges with articulation to 4-year degree programs, and (5) the creation of an industry advisory council to establish skill standards for FPGA technicians. The project starts with four community colleges and ultimately expands to twelve institutions, thus ensuring that the project has statewide impact and that students from a variety of backgrounds and groups have the opportunity to participate. The course materials developed in this project are being made available electronically at no cost via an existing web portal hosted by the University of New Mexico. The project includes rigorous formative and summative evaluation plans with both qualitative and quantitative components coordinated by an independent evaluator. The evaluation plan is designed to establish the quality of the materials and to ensure the project goals are met.