Post on 15-Jan-2016
Overview of Previous Year
Phillip DavisDirectorpdavis@delmar.edu
Funded by National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program [DUE #0801893]. Author’s opinions are not necessarily shared by NSF
The Year the Center Came of Age
•GTCM completed & approved by DOL/ETA•GTCM assessment instrument
▫Under beta-testing and development•Meta-DACUM of Core Competencies
Supplemental approved for remote sensing•GISCI recommends GTCM-based exam•URISA special issue journal published
The Year the Center Came of Age•Synergy project
▫Collaboration with 12 NSF ATE Centers▫Scale Up & Logic Model
•2010 & 2011 High Tech conferences
•Website and clearinghouse operational•Newly designed National Community
College Program Map•4000+ participants impacted by workshop
and development activities
GeoTech Center Operational Plan for 2011 and beyond and Synergy Project Impact
Ann JohnsonAssociate Directorgisajohnson@delmar.edu
Funded by National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program [DUE #0801893]. Author’s opinions are not necessarily shared by NSF
National Visiting CommitteeAtlanta GAFebruary 2011
New “Operational Plan” with Realigned Goals•Each Goal with
▫Objectives Activities
Deliverables – specific and “measurable”
•Clear understanding of Focus▫Scope Creep ▫Roles and responsibilities▫Funding allocations▫Better communication practices
Goal 1 - National Leadership and Expertise
National, CC Focus, 2 Way Communication
Goal 2 - Skills and Competencies
DOL GTCM “complete” – updates?Program Self-Assessment Tool - GTCM based - Meta DACUMs – GIS and RSMentor and Promote
Goal 3 - Resources Website and other outreach Best Practices, Blogs, Maps . . . .
Goal 4 - Faculty Development and Outreach
Professional development, professional and academic organizations, and certification options
Goal 5 - Student Engagement and Outreach
Competitions, Career Guidelines and pipeline
SYNERGY Project
•NSF funded 3 year grant to better:▫Write, manage and evaluate
•13 Major Centers and Projects as collaborators
•“Scale Up” Best Practices▫Local to National – Sustainability
•Building support structure ▫Professional “Calibratory” and Learning
Communities
Remote Desktop Access & Applications•Goal – create alternative ways to setting up
on-campus labs•Work with IT to set up server •Use “different” methods and technology•Pilot test by Center partners•Mentor other colleges in RDAA•Train other IT and faculty in its use
Learning New “Best Practices”
•Logic Model Creation and Use•Team Dynamics
▫Creating, expanding and managing team•“Overcoming Obstacles”
▫Getting things done•Using Social Media•Developing “stories”
▫case studies of successes
Website Functionality and Tour
National Visiting CommitteeAtlanta GAFebruary 2011
Phillip DavisDirectorpdavis@delmar.edu
Funded by National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program [DUE #0801893]. Author’s opinions are not necessarily shared by NSF
Website: Past, Present, & Future• Past is history – Now and Future!• November 2010 - Version 3.0
• based on open source CMS• integrated Clearinghouse module• excellent contractor communication
and management skills
• Contractor retained for 2011
Resource Clearinghouse Workflow• Workflow currently manual
• Director and Associate Director arbitrating content
• Future - automate review process• Website contractor implement workflow
• EZ Publish content management system (CMS)• fine-grain modularity of content, users, and
workflows• submissions reviewed and published per rubric
review
Future Functionality For Website
• Geoportal • Esri open source website application• Aggregate geospatial data and
live feeds for Social media Web 2.0• Facebook
• Page built based on workshop by Gordon Snyder in December 2010
• FOSS4G webserver • based on OpenGeo stack
• Demonstrate free and open source • similar to Esri ArcGIS server
remote desktop access proprietary server
National Database of College and University Geospatial Programs
National Visiting CommitteeAtlanta GAFebruary 2011
Mike RudibaughCo-PI/Lake Land College Facultymrudibau@lakeland.cc.il.us
Funded by National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program [DUE #0801893]. Author’s opinions are not necessarily shared by NSF
Current Research: Community College MapManaged Layers of Data
GeoTech Community College Map
• ATE Centers• Colleges Classified
by GST Offerings• Metro Areas• Congressional
Districts • States• New Layer?
▫ Universities with GST Offerings
AccomplishmentsSubmitted Community College Map to ESRI Poster Session (International Conference 2010)
Accomplishments
Findings/Issues Addressed
• Geospatial Education at Community Colleges is Regional
• Most regions are characterized by community colleges with no geospatial education
• Future research needs to connect, map, and assess the location of GST workers ▫ New DOL Codes for the Geospatial Industry▫ This research is critical in assessing expansion
or creating new GST curriculum
Publication: Mapping Geospatial Education at Community and Technical Colleges - Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
Accomplishments
• Instructor contact information for colleges with GST certificates and degrees (around 170 colleges)▫ Name, Program Website URL, E-mail, Phone Number
• Added new university layer▫ Pilot Study on California
Planned Activities
• Validating the accuracy of the GST college database• In progress through surveys, e-mail, and phone calls to college• Tracking when and who we contact in GDB• New attributes: remote sensing, GPS, and online
• Researching contact information for the schools with courses only• 300 (In Progress) Name of Instructor, E-mail, Programming
Department • 50% Complete
Outreach and Growth – Discussion
• How do we use the national community college map to better serve the geospatial education and technician movement within the nation’s community colleges?
• Who will use the map? For what purposes? • Using the map as a social network linking educators, students,
and employers• Using the map to disseminate GTCM Profiles for schools• Disseminate the map to research and broader ATE community • Others
• Connecting the GST industry and students ▫ Allow students or programs to
upload a skill set profile to GeoTech Community College Map
▫ Use the map through geographic or attribute queries to assist both students or employers in finding workers/programs marketing the target skill sets required for a specific job.
Planned Activities
National Map Interface
Vince DiNotoCo-PI/Dean of College and Systemic Initiatives
Funded by National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program [DUE #0801893]. Author’s opinions are not necessarily shared by NSF
National Visiting CommitteeAtlanta GAFebruary 2011
Current National Map
Accomplishments
• Successful GeoED ‘10 Conference• Creation of GeoTech data on Google Map
Accomplishments
http://legacy.jefferson.kctcs.edu/geotechcenter/gmap2.htm
Note a work in progress
Accomplishments
• Install and configure ArcGIS Server V10
• Install and configure SQL Server• Presentations on Terminal Services • Created political map that was updated
live on election night• Created a web map that allows for data
editing via web browser
Accomplishments
Accomplishments• Developed and held ArcGIS Server Workshop
• virtualized machines for each participant
• created workshop documentation• Successfully recruited new geospatial technician
• 50% GeoTech and 50% college• Created a Map Library http://legacy.jefferson.kctcs.edu/geotechcenter/
Future Activities• GeoED’11 Conference• Reorganization Kentucky Geospatial Team
• training for new technician• web designer and • student workers
• Move ArcGIS Server v10 into a public
machine• More fully understand Flex and create
detailed documentation
Future Activities• Continue research - online mapping services • html 5, Silverlight, Java API
• Move National Map to SQL database• Enable select individuals to edit GeoTech
Map(s) live through a web interface• Increase number of maps in Map Library
Future ActivitiesSchematic for National Map
Discussion for Session 1 Topics