Creating Learning Opportunities for Undergraduates in Developing Technologies (CLOUDTech)

为开发技术的本科生创造学习机会（CLOUDTech）项目的重要性在于它在云计算技术方面开发了一种创新的教育途径，以满足关键的行业需求。由于云技术的新兴性质，高等教育机构尚未广泛创建课程和支持实验室，以有效地培训这一快速增长领域的技术人员。该项目将通过在传统的网络系统管理计划中提供新的重点来促进知识和学习。新开发的课程将加强云技术知识，包括虚拟化，存储，网络和网络安全。CLOUDTech的课程和实验室将广泛传播，供全国其他机构使用。这些课程的增加将扩大教育和职业途径，为学生在这个特定地区蓬勃发展的信息技术部门从事高技能和高要求的职业做好准备，云科技的主要目标是为一系列虚拟化和云计算课程开发课程和实验室，这些课程将为员工提供具有可堆叠凭证的证书。℃下这一目标将通过以下四个目标实现：1）制定严格的课程，通过云技术（包括虚拟化、存储、Linux和Windows网络操作系统以及网络网络安全）的实践经验，营造学习和成功的环境; 2）与ACE、CSSIA、Cyberwatch和CSEC等区域ATE一起制定和共享课程和NETLAB重点实践练习; 3）为教师提供专业发展;以及4）通过合作开发和审查云技术课程，实验室和学生学习目标来加强行业合作伙伴关系。广泛传播该项目编制的课程、实验室和其他材料，包括促进适应的用户指南，有可能在全国范围内影响中学后教育机构的技术教育。

The significance of the Creating Learning Opportunities for Undergraduates in Developing Technologies (CLOUDTech) project is its development of an innovative educational pathway in Cloud Computing Technology to address a critical industry need. Because of the emerging nature of cloud technology, institutions of higher education have not yet widely created curriculum and supporting labs to effectively train technicians in this rapidly growing field. This project will advance knowledge and learning by providing a new emphasis in the traditional Network Systems Management program. The newly developed courses will strengthen knowledge in cloud technologies, including virtualization, storage, networking and cybersecurity. Both the courses and labs resulting from CLOUDTech will be broadly disseminated for use by other institutions across the country. These curricular additions will expand educational and career pathways, prepare students for highly ­skilled and highly ­demanded occupations in this particular region's burgeoning information technology sector, and will promote the development of STEM education nationwide.The primary goal of CLOUDTech is curriculum and lab development for a series of virtualization and cloud computing courses that will lead to a certificate with stackable credentials toward an associates degree. This goal will be met through four objectives: 1) Development of a rigorous curriculum that will foster an environment of learning and success through hands ­on experience with Cloud Technologies including virtualization, storage, Linux and Windows network operating systems, and network cybersecurity; 2) Development and sharing of curriculum and NETLAB focused hands­ on exercises with Regional ATEs such as ACE, CSSIA, Cyberwatch, and CSEC; 3) Providing professional development for faculty; and 4) Strengthening industry partnerships through collaboration in developing and reviewing cloud technology curriculum, laboratories and student learning objectives. Broad dissemination of the curriculum, labs, and other materials developed by the project, including a User's Guide to facilitate adaptation, have the potential to impact technical education at post-secondary institutions on a national scale.