iNoVATE Expansion Project (iNoVATE-X)

iNoVATE 扩建项目 (iNoVATE-X)

• 批准号: 1501359
• 负责人: Ernest Friend
• 金额: $ 82万
• 依托单位: Florida State College at Jacksonville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-10-01 至 2020-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1501359&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: iNoVATE; Expansion; Project

Data centers are crucial in the modern, Internet-based economy, and information technology companies need employees who have the skills to run a highly efficient and modern data center -- expertise in identity management, systems management, virtualization, storage, and networking. At the same time, there is a pressing need in the state of Florida to expand access in rural areas to high-demand occupational training, educational best practices, and state-of-the-art educational infrastructure. This project will increase the accessibility of technical education for rural and underserved Florida residents, with a focus on the skills needed to operate a modern data center. One product will be the curriculum for a new Network Enterprise Administration technical certificate. After students have completed this program of study, they will be eligible for a number of high-skill, high-wage, high-growth jobs, including Computer Network Architect, Computer Network Support Specialist, Computer Programmer, Computer Systems Analyst, Computer User Support Specialist, and Network and Computer Systems Administrator. Partners in this project include Florida State College at Jacksonville, Daytona State College, Eastern Florida State College, Seminole State College, Tallahassee Community College, and the National Convergence Technology Center (an Advanced Technological Education [ATE] national center). Fourteen business and industry partners will work with the educational institutions to develop the curriculum, train faculty, and provide opportunities for students.This project builds on a prior NSF ATE grant (Award DUE-1104234, "iNoVATE: A Network Virtualization Project"), which resulted in the creation of a Network Virtualization technical certificate, over 100 community college faculty completing professional development in network virtualization, and over 100 students enrolled in newly developed network virtualization courses. The new project will create online curricula for five courses that align with the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) server infrastructure certification, along with two additional courses, "Virtual Internship" and "Virtual Capstone." Major project activities include (1) designing, implementing, and disseminating the curriculum for the new Network Enterprise Administration technical certificate; (2) expanding Network Enterprise Administration labs, where students can remotely access equipment to practice server administration skills; (3) developing and offering workshops and other teaching resources for faculty; and (4) disseminating information about the Network Enterprise Administration program to rural and underserved areas. As online education becomes more common, it is imperative that distance learning students gain remote access to authentic, hands-on learning opportunities. Therefore, the project will build on prior research to explore the impact of remote access to virtual lab activities and other authentic, work-based learning, including student internships and capstone course requirements. The project team will measure and track student knowledge construction and the development of discipline-specific problem-solving skills for statistical comparison and longitudinal analysis, improving project strategies and building a strong foundation for future research.

数据中心在现代，基于互联网的经济和信息技术公司中至关重要。同时，佛罗里达州迫切需要扩大农村地区的访问权限，以实现高需求的职业培训，教育最佳实践和最先进的教育基础设施。该项目将增加农村和服务不足的佛罗里达州居民的技术教育的可及性，重点是经营现代数据中心所需的技能。一种产品将是新网络企业管理技术证书的课程。在学生完成此计划后，他们将有资格获得许多高技能，高薪，高增长的工作，包括计算机网络架构师，计算机网络支持专家，计算机程序员，计算机系统分析师，计算机用户支持专家以及网络和计算机系统管理员。该项目的合作伙伴包括杰克逊维尔的佛罗里达州立大学，代托纳州立学院，东佛罗里达州立学院，塞米诺尔州立学院，塔拉哈西社区学院和国家融合技术中心（[ATE]国家中心）。 Fourteen business and industry partners will work with the educational institutions to develop the curriculum, train faculty, and provide opportunities for students.This project builds on a prior NSF ATE grant (Award DUE-1104234, "iNoVATE: A Network Virtualization Project"), which resulted in the creation of a Network Virtualization technical certificate, over 100 community college faculty completing professional development in network virtualization, and over 100 students enrolled in newly developed网络虚拟化课程。新项目将为与Microsoft认证的解决方案专家（MCSE）服务器基础架构认证的五个课程创建在线课程，以及另外两个课程：“虚拟实习”和“虚拟Capstone”。主要项目活动包括（1）设计，实施和传播新网络企业管理技术证书的课程； （2）扩大网络企业管理实验室，学生可以远程访问设备以练习服务器管理技能； （3）为教师开发和提供其他教学资源； （4）将有关网络企业管理计划的信息传播到农村和服务不足的地区。随着在线教育变得越来越普遍，远距离学习的学生必须远程获得真实的动手学习机会。因此，该项目将基于先前的研究，以探索远程访问虚拟实验室活动和其他基于工作的学习，包括学生实习和顶峰课程要求的影响。该项目团队将衡量和跟踪学生知识构建和开发特定于纪律问题的解决问题的技能，以进行统计比较和纵向分析，改善项目策略并为未来的研究奠定了强大的基础。