Jim LorenzSouth Salem HS Instructor Oracle Internet Academylorenz_jim@salkeiz.k12.or.us

mailto://academy_us@oracle.com

http://academy.oracle.com

Good Fit w/ National ITCCI/ Oregon Career Related Learning Frameworks/ Washington ITCCI

– Pre- IT Producer– IT Producer

Provides Comprehensive Program– Professional Development– Industry Connected Curriculum– Online Supported Environment

National IT Career Cluster Initiativewww.careerclusters.org/16clusters.htmOregon Department of Education

– IT Education Advisory Committee (ITEAC)– Career Related Learning Framework

(CAM?)– http://www.ode.state.or.us/opte/CAM– Personal Education Plan

Washington Implementation of ITCCI– wsbea2003-itcci.ppt - (Julia O’Brien Fallon)

From Julia’s Presentation…

IT User: a computer literate user of applications and the Internet… IT users meet the IT core standards and have a basic IT foundation of knowledge.

Pre-IT Producer: an IT user who develops additional IT foundation skills… An IT pre-producer may be in a HS program and will finish training at post-secondary level.

IT Producer: designs, develops, supports and manages hardware, software, multimedia and system integration services. Most students will begin their IT Producer sequence of classes and will complete at post-secondary level.

Oracle24%

Java26%

e-Commerce22%

Internet22%

Application Development

6%

DatabaseAdministration

12%

Networking 20%

IT Skills in Demand

- META Group 2001 IT Staffing and Compensation Survey

ProjectManagement

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Tech Support

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Program/ SW Engr.

Digital Media

Other Tech Writing

Enterprise Systems

DB Dev/ Admin

Oracle’s core competency is providing large amounts of data to many users across a network

reliably, economically, and securely

Oracle Corporation Founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison $10.1 billion company Employees 40,000+ Annual R&D over $800 Million Provide Solutions to Access Information First software company to develop and deploy

100 percent Internet-enabled enterprise software

All of the Fortune 100

Wells Fargo

Verizon WirelessFord Motor Co.

Coca-Cola

Dow Jones and the Wall

Street Journal

Everyday Life Runs on Oracle

Amazon.com

Oracle Education Initiatives

The ability to use technology to learn and succeed in the 21st century has become a "new basic" for all students. To meet this educational challenge, every school needs computers, software, innovative content, and technically savvy teachers. To achieve this goal, Oracle Corporation has created a family of education programs that leverage our core competencies in information technology and the Internet.

Oracle Education Initiatives HelpUsHelp Foundation ThinkQuest Think.com Oracle Internet Academy Oracle Academic Initiative Oracle Workforce Development Program

www.oracle.com/learn

Interesting Facts

Donated 6555 computers, 1281 laser printers to 267 grantees

300 schools in Oracle Internet Academy/ 365 teachers

Oracle Foundation legally acquired the ThinkQuest program

OAI/WDP/Academy – 3036 education institutions

Exceed 2 billion USD in grant in kind (OAI)

Oracle Internet Academy Students learn database and Java

programming plus professional skills:– Project management– Collaboration– Problem solving– Presentation– Resume preparation

12,000 participating students and teachers in over 250+ schools in 6 different countries

Three Core Components:

Curriculum

Professional Development

Technical Infrastructure

Curriculum

360+ hours of lesson-by-lesson curriculum tailored to any learning environment

Courses:– Oracle Year 1: Data Modeling/Database

Design SQL – Oracle Year 2: Java Programming

Certification– Introduction to SQL – Oracle 9i

Demo

Professional Development

Instructor is the Cornerstone Professional Development (120+ hrs.)

– Instructor’s Institute (before, during, after)– Mentors and Oracle Experts

Instructor Institute July 11-24– Airfare and accommodations included.

Cadre System

Pre - Institute– Weekly Cadre Conference Calls

Institute Environment– Oracle University Instructor– Current HS Teacher –Cadre Leader

Implementation Phase– Monthly Conference Call– Assistance Available

Instructor’s Institute

Pedagogical considerations Hands-on and collaborative Curricular Project

Instructor’s Institute Industry touch-points Community building

Oracle Infrastructure

High Tech– Oracle9i, Oracle iLearning and Oracle HTML

DB

No server required – Internet access to Oracle's online learning

management system and SQL development environments.

Easy to Implement– Removes technical burden from school

Oracle Infrastructure

Reports to track student progress through quizzes and exams

Online student account management Tools for monitoring progress in learning

SQL Low cost and high value

– Over $100,000 in-kind grant from Oracle– $3000 / 1500 / 500 participation fee– Less than 3% of program cost

Measuring Successful Partnerships

What Students and Instructors say…

Over 80% of students surveyed enjoy the program and praise its content

Over 90% of students surveyed believe participation in the Academy will help them either now or in future endeavors

Over 98% of instructors surveyed applauded the Academy staff and lead instructors during the institute.

Supported Instructors

0 20 40 60 80 100

Communications from Oracle

Academy Curriculum

Academy Website

Oracle iLearning

Adjunct Instructors

Technical Issue Resolution

% instructors agree/strongly agree

92%

88%

95%

97%

92%

94%

Successful Students

0 20 40 60 80 100

Challenging but doWell

Positive Instructor

84%

91%

% agree/strongly agree

Successful Students

0 20 40 60 80 100

As Challenging

As Much Concentration

As Much Work

As Important to Future

As Enjoyable

As Important to Me

84%

85%

77%

75%

71%

76%

% agree/strongly agree compared to academic classes

More Included

Self Test Software– Exam Prep (Demo)

Oracle 9i -SQL Exam Vouchers JAVA Books Competitions

Oracle Certification Program

OCPOracle Certified Professional

OCM Oracle Certified Master

Proves Baseline skills for Oracle Professionals•Accessible and Flexible!•1st Test Online available 24x7

Recognized Industry Benchmark•Establish Credibility for your skills•Increase Job Security•Distinguish and set yourself apart

Top Gurus in Oracle Technology•Highest level of proven expertise•Get on the Short List for Contracts and Projects•Access to high compensation

OCAOracle Certified Associate

Why Certify? : Employee

97% of OCPs indicated that certification benefited them professionally

89% of OCPs gained more confidence in their Oracle expertise

OCPs make more money Certification enables professionals to

distinguish themselves from their peers

-- Oracle OCP Membership Survey

One of the fastest growing IT certification programs in the industry

Top companies around the world embrace Oracle Certifications, many even require them

4th largest IT certification program worldwide

Over 145,000 people OCP certified worldwide

Why Certify? : Employee

Learning PathOracle University: Oracle9i PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate

& Forms Developer Certified Professional

Professional LevelAssociate Level

Introduction toOracle9i: SQL

Oracle9iForms Developer

Build InternetApplications

Oracle9iProgram w/

PL SQL

Learning PathOracle University: Oracle9i Database Administrator

Master LevelProfessional LevelAssociate Level

Introduction toOracle9i: SQL

Oracle9iDatabase

AdministrationFundamentals II

Oracle9iDatabase

AdministrationFundamentals I

Oracle9iPerformance

Tuning

Oracle9i: SQLTuning Workshop

Oracle9i Database:Implement Partitioning

Oracle9i Database:Implement Partitioning

Oracle9i: RealApplication Clusters

OracleEnterprise Manager 9i

Oracle9i Database:Advanced Replication

Take twoOf the

following:

Are You Ready?

Budget Technical Requirements Enthusiastic Instructor Course Approval Administrative Commitment

Oracle Internet Academy

http://academy.oracle.com/

Oracle Internet Academy

Register in 3 Steps:

Go to http://academy.oracle.com/– Click on “Register Here”1. Input District Approval – Accept Online

Terms and Conditions2. Input School Information – Place Order3. Input Teacher Information

Summary

Comprehensive curriculum for students Empowering professional development

for instructors Low-cost, high value Real-world partnerships to train the

future global workforce. Easy, online registration

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Lorenz_Jim@salkeiz.k12.or.us

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