100% USDA
Vendor Certified Faculty
Rebecca Lawson
CEP 812 Spring 2002
Objective
This presentation will explore the integration of
specific vendor certification into our current CISB
curriculum.
Need
Who
– Pres.Cunningham, ITOS Dean Berry, LCC Board of Trustees
What
– integrate a series of industry certificates into the existing curriculum of the
CISB Department
When
– available Fall 2002 semester
Why
– mission of community colleges
– movement toward nationally recognized skill standards
How
– instructional designers, vendor consultants, Help Desk staff
General Overview
for implementation
Department level
– Professional Development Day
• This workshop!
– Notify other LCC Programs
• If our courses are part of their curriculum
Faculty
– Contractual 14 day obligation
• Comp TT+certification
Course coordinators
– Develop/integrate vendor curriculum with ours
Vendor Certification
Certiport
– MOUS Testing Center
Prosoft Training
– CIW
Microsoft
– MCSE
CompTIA
– CTT+
– A+ Certification
Cisco
– CCNA
Novell
– Certified Novell Administrator
Oracle
– OCIAD
Three-Step Interview Process
Evaluation of certificate integration
1. Establish goals and outcomes
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What is the desired outcome for the faculty?
What is the desired outcome for the students?
What is the desired outcome for LCC?
2. Define indicators of success
3. Establish timeline for evaluation
Workshop Activities
WebQuest
– Partners
• colleagues completing the same certifications as you
– Tool
• Laptop from COW
– Explore
• Vendor sites
• Textbook publisher sites
• Schools providing similar certification
Assessment Center Tour
– Overview
• Establishment as a certification testing center
– Demonstration
• Computer-based certification exam
Resources
on-campus
Instructional Designer
– Jeannette McWaters
• 483-1536
Dean
– Judith Berry
• 483-9601
Assessment Liasion
– Mary Speiser
• 267-5927
Textbook contact
– Peter Lincolnhol
• 483-1546
Program Director
– Mark Jaeger
• 267-5831
Departmental Secretary
– Sheri Best
• 483-1523
“Howdy Partner!
You got any questions for me?”
We will now adjourn!
See you
at the Assessment Center
in 15 minutes!