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Advancing IT Education and the Workforce in Washington State |
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Welcome to the Center for Information Technology Excellence! |
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About CITE...
Headquartered at Bellevue Community College, the Center for IT Excellence (CITE) is a statewide resource for:
- Community and technical colleges,
- K-20 educational system, and,
- Information technology (IT) industry.
CITE, as an information resource and solutions-provider regarding model educational programs, supplies:
- Best practices for IT education and training;
- Up-to-date research, including IT trends that impact hiring and educational needs and Business growth across industry sectors in Washington State;
- Information dissemination; and,
- K-20 faculty professional development conferences and student events.
CITE is affiliated and co-located with
the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET) at BCC. Sponsored by
the Washington State Board for Community and TechnicalColleges, CITE is one of
eleven Centers of Excellence in Washington and the only one of the Centers devoted to Information Technology. |
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What's New at CITE |
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The
2008 Washington State Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute will be holding its 10th annual Working
Connections Institute August 19-22, 2008, at Bellevue Community College.
Register here
for any of the following tracks:
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Recent Events |
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Educational Technology for Instruction: Everything a Dean Needs to Know, presented at WEC, April 30, 2008 by Michele Royer, PhD. (PowerPoint file) |
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Careers in IT: The Real Story (April 24, 2008) |
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Are
your students curious about Information Technology (IT) or do they think IT is only
for geeks? Do they think offshore outsourcing has eliminated all high paying technology jobs in the United States? Do
your students believe they don't have the computer skills, technical competence or aptitude to do well in the information
technology sector? Tell them to think again!!!
Technology touches every job, career,
and industry in today's society. Technology literacy is essential to succeed in today's employment marketplace. Find out
about, and discover how to get started in a variety of careers including: web design, video and film production, gaming,
mobile and wireless, computer forensics, and health informatics. Understanding Information Technology doesn't necessarily
mean just programming! It involves leadership skills, communication abilities, teamwork and a love for constant challenges!
Read more...
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2008 IT Futures Education Summit |
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"Inspiring Faculty for Tomorrow"
Next Generation Technology for Next Generation Students |
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Friday, May 2, 2008
Microsoft Conference Center, Redmond, Washington |
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Join your fellow technical and workforce development instructors across our state to
discover new and innovative ways to improve information technology (IT) education, including science and
technology areas where IT intersects with other disciplines. This one-day event features several industry
and education speakers in various disciplines of IT, technology and business to share the impacts, challenges,
growth and demands of technology in today's workplaces and classrooms.
Read more... |
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The 2007 IT Futures Education Summit: "Inspiring Faculty for Tomorrow" was
held at Microsoft's Conference Center on Friday, May 18th 2007. There were over 180 faculty, workforce
administrators, guests, and presenters attending! |
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Watch the videos from the 2007 IT Education Futures Summit.
- Keynote speaker, Daniel Rasmus, Director of Information Work Vision, Microsoft
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- IT Employer & Hiring Panel Discussion
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The following presentations and related materials are available below:
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Keynote Speaker
Daniel Rasmus, Director of Information Work Vision, Microsoft:
The New World of Work: Evolution of the Workforce |
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Session Presenters |
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Corinne Hoisington, Central Virginia Community College (IT professor and author)
Everything Just Changed: Office 2007 |
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Dr. Mark Minie, Affiliate Instructor, Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics,
University of Washington Putting the Tech in Bio: Critical Curriculum
Connections Between IT & Life Sciences |
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Dr. Michele Royer, NWCET, Bellevue Community College
Digital Natives: Engaging the New Learners |
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Workforce Education Council/Continuing Education Council Presentations – February 8, 2007 |
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The Center of Excellence and National Workforce Center for Emerging
Technologies (NWCET) were honored to present data on the “Future IT Workforce & Trends in IT Education and
Careers” (Jerry Bunce, Boeing, and Michele Royer, NWCET) at the statewide WEC/CEC meeting February 8th, 2007 at Bates
College in Tacoma. The informative presentations are available for download here:
Jerry's presentation,
Micheles's presentation.
You can also link to a podcast
of the program (coming soon), including brief introduction of the event and speakers by former Center of Excellence
director, Jeff Johnson. The podcast production by Greg Marshall, Whatcom College, is available at
www.gregspoddingadventure.blogspot.com
(click on right-hand menu). The February 8th event was attended by over 100 representatives from 34 community and
technical colleges. Thanks to Jerry and Michele for their excellent insights, detailed presentations, and IT workforce
and education information shared with the group on behalf of the Center of Excellence. Any questions, contact us at
cite@bcc.ctc.edu or 425-564-4229. |
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IT Hiring Panel discussion and the Key-note presentation from the 2006
Washington State IT Futures Education Summit are available for download on
the IT Summit page. |
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Instructor Applications now being accepted for the
2008 Instructor Job Shadow Program, linking
IT Educators with Washington State Businesses. Read the Instructor reports from
the Summer 2007 Job Shadows. |
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2007-08 IT Trends Assessment: Understand
the dramatic changes in the IT workforce. |
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CyberCareers: Information for students,
IT pros and career changers about career paths, specializations and
roles in IT. |
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Working Connections 2008: Eight great
courses offered thjs year! |
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E-newsletter: Monthly e-mail news update providing information
pertinentto IT education in the community college. |
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page last updated May 13, 2008 |
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