ICT Cluster - Education

for Information technology in education and Training at EDC

PARTNERS

Information Technology Across Information Technology Across Career ClustersCareer Clusters

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DisconnectDisconnect

IT World

Professional Users: CAD engineers, E-traders

Industry Professionals & Workers: Programmers, System Analysts,

Network Managers, Technicians, etc.

Users—for work: Accountants, Architects, Writers

Users—for learning: Students and Workers

Users—for living: On-line Shoppers,

Check-writers, Websurfers

Gr. 1-6 IT World

Awareness

Gr. 7-8 IT World Exploration

Gr. 9-12 Work-based

Learning (Internships

Mentoring & other) Programming

Science Math

4-year college

2-year college

Certificate programs

Education System

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Making Sense of IT for Learning, Making Sense of IT for Learning, Living & WorkingLiving & Working

HardwareHardwareSoftware

Multimedia/WebSystems Integration

IT INDUSTRY SPECIFIC TECHNICAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

IT INTEGRATIONAPPLICATION-INTENSIVE

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

Agriculture/Natural

Resources

Construction

ManufacturingTransportation,Distribution &

Logistics

Wholesale/Retail Sales& Service

Hospitality& Tourism

Business &Administratio

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HealthScience

HumanServices

Arts & Audio-Visual

Communications

Legal &ProtectiveServices

Scientific, Research,

Engineering &

Technical

Education &Training

Public Administration

/Government

Financial Services

IT SCANS

• TECHNOLOGY • INFORMATION

• SYSTEMS

IT for

LEARNING& LIVING:

K-LIFELONG

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE• Support• Management

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE• Support• Management

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE• Design• Development

IT U

SERS

IT P

RODUCERS

IT Career Cluster

Initiative is focused in this area

IT Application

s Across Careers is focused in this area

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE• Design• Development

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The IT Career Development The IT Career Development ModelModel

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EMPLOYMENTIT DEGREE PROGRAMS AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS Examples: Computer/Information Systems Analyst, Computer/Information Scientist, Computer Security

Specialist Software or Hardware Engineer, Programmer

SOURCES IT Pathway Pipeline Model NWCET Skill Standards for Information Technology The Ohio Information Technology Competency Profile

CAREER CONCENTRATIONS/PATHWAYS

Programming & Software Development

Programming/Software Engineering

Information Support & Services Database Development & Administration

Enterprise Systems Analysis & Integration

Technical Support Technical Writer

Interactive Media Digital Media

Web Development & Administration

Network Systems Network Design &

Administration

CORE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

IT Fluency: Career Exploration and IT Skills for WorkIT Literacy: Career Awareness and IT Skills for Learning

ACADEMIC FOUNDATION/INTENSIVE IT CAREER EXPLORATION

L I F E L O N G L E A R N I N G

Information Technology Applications Systems

Safety, Health and Environmental Leadership and Teamwork

Academic Foundations Communications

Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

Ethics and Legal Responsibilities Employability and Career

Development Technical Skills

New & Emerging Applications

IT careers involve the design, development, support and management of hardware, software, multimedia, and systems integration services. In addition to career opportunities in the IT industry, IT

careers are available in every sector of the economy, from Financial Services to Medical Services, Business to Engineering.

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ICT Literacy DefinitionICT Literacy Definition

ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) literacy is ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) literacy is using digital technology, communications tools, and/or using digital technology, communications tools, and/or networks to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create networks to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information in order to function in a knowledge society.information in order to function in a knowledge society. The five The five critical components of ICT literacy are:critical components of ICT literacy are:

Access - knowing about and knowing to collect and/or Access - knowing about and knowing to collect and/or retrieve information retrieve information

Access Access – knowing about and knowing how to collect and/or – knowing about and knowing how to collect and/or retrieve information retrieve information

Manage Manage – applying an existing organizational or classification – applying an existing organizational or classification schemescheme

Integrate Integrate – interpreting and representing information. It – interpreting and representing information. It involves summarizing, comparing and contrastinginvolves summarizing, comparing and contrasting

Evaluate Evaluate – making judgments about the quality, relevance, – making judgments about the quality, relevance, usefulness, or efficiency of information.usefulness, or efficiency of information.

CreateCreate – – generating information by adapting, applying, generating information by adapting, applying, designing, inventing, or authoring information.designing, inventing, or authoring information.

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IDEFØ Activity Box OverviewIDEFØ Activity Box Overview

(what is produced by an activity, e.g., reports, products, etc.)

Inputs

Controls

Mechanisms

Function orActivity

(Verb Phase)

Outputs

(constraints on an activity, e.g., procedures, budgets, policies, laws, regulations etc.)

(what enables an activity, e.g., equipment, personnel assignments, etc.)

(what is required before an activity can occur, e.g., purchase order, supervisor’s signature, etc.)

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Integrate InformationIntegrate Information

MECHANISMS: IT tools used to summarize, compare and contrast information

Such as: • spreadsheet• visualization system• statistical analysis tools

INPUT:Raw data, information

OUTPUT:Interpreted information; conclusions, reports, presentations

CONTROLS: e.g. Cost, Schedule, protocol, laws, regulations

Summarize, compare, and

contrast information

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ITAC Phase 1 – NSF ATEITAC Phase 1 – NSF ATE

• Develop/articulate bank of IT skills across Develop/articulate bank of IT skills across clustersclusters

• Validate those skills with Advisory Validate those skills with Advisory Committees of the six clustersCommittees of the six clusters

• Develop/pilot lessons/assessments to be Develop/pilot lessons/assessments to be integrated into cluster contentintegrated into cluster content

• Create/disseminate ITAC Resource Guides Create/disseminate ITAC Resource Guides

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Clusters and key areas for Pilot Clusters and key areas for Pilot ProjectProject• Transportation, Distribution & LogisticsTransportation, Distribution & Logistics

• ManufacturingManufacturing

• Health ScienceHealth Science

• Agriculture, Food & Natural ResourcesAgriculture, Food & Natural Resources

• Education and TrainingEducation and Training

• Science, Technology, Engineering and MathematicsScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

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ITAC Phase 1ITAC Phase 1

• Develop a “bank” of IT Applications language Develop a “bank” of IT Applications language and validate in 6 career clustersand validate in 6 career clusters

• Develop a web-based resource for instructors Develop a web-based resource for instructors to access information on how IT is used in to access information on how IT is used in clustersclusters

• Build capacity of 6 teams of community Build capacity of 6 teams of community college faculty to develop scenario-based college faculty to develop scenario-based curriculum and assessments; and curriculum and assessments; and

• Create six web-based IT Applications Resource Create six web-based IT Applications Resource Guides to enhance instruction in community Guides to enhance instruction in community colleges.colleges.

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ITAC Phase 2 ClustersITAC Phase 2 Clusters

• Validate bank of IT Applications language in 4 Validate bank of IT Applications language in 4 additional career clustersadditional career clusters

• Build capacity of 4 teams of community college Build capacity of 4 teams of community college faculty to develop scenario-based curriculum and faculty to develop scenario-based curriculum and assessments; and four web-based IT Applications assessments; and four web-based IT Applications Resource Guides to enhance instruction in Resource Guides to enhance instruction in community colleges.community colleges.

• Establish peer support network to guide faculty Establish peer support network to guide faculty teamsteams

• Create web resource as clearinghouse for IT Create web resource as clearinghouse for IT applications across all careersapplications across all careers

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Core IT Skills Found Across Core IT Skills Found Across ClustersClusters

• Personal Information Management (PIM) Personal Information Management (PIM) ProductivityProductivity• Electronic MailElectronic Mail• InternetInternet• Writing/PublishingWriting/Publishing• Presentation SoftwarePresentation Software• DatabaseDatabase• Collaborative GroupwareCollaborative Groupware• Computer-based EquipmentComputer-based Equipment• Geographic Information/Global PositioningGeographic Information/Global Positioning

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