FY 2000 Professional Development Grant Results
In fiscal year 1999-2000, all colleges were invited to submit a proposal for innovative and practical professional development projects that would result in the improvement of the vocational and technical education curriculum. Below is a brief summary of each funded project arranged by category. For more information or a copy of any product growing out of the project, please call the contact person indicated.
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Teaching
in the 21st Century Classroom – Coastal Carolina Community
College.
Eight hours of instruction were delivered to vocational/technical faculty
members on various learning styles and concepts. |
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Project
Access – College of The Albemarle. Three workshops focused on
the needs of challenged students, one of which provided opportunities for
collaborative efforts between select faculty and staff members to reassess
and restructure at least one instructional technique and/or course
delivery method based upon their participation in the workshops.
Another designed a computer Internet course to be used as a
template for the development of other Internet course offerings in ADA
compliant and bilingual formats. The third developed printed training
materials and oriented CD-ROMs based upon procedures, assessments,
findings, and outcomes of Project Access. |
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Instructional
Technology Training Model and Handbook – James Sprunt Community College.
The goal was to develop a paradigm for faculty in the development
of their courses, both on-line and traditional.
There were five training workshops for faculty in the use of
technology in course development. |
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Increasing
Instructional Effectiveness for Diverse Populations – Pitt Community
College. A series of workshops
was held for vocational/technical instructors who deal with a growing
Hispanic student population to assist them in becoming better
communicators and more effective teachers. |
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Training
Effective Technical and Vocational Educators – Wake Technical Community
College.
This project attempted to provide a comprehensive instructor
preparation program to new faculty and to introduce new and inexperienced
faculty to the community college. A manual was produced to serve as a
reference for all, but especially new, faculty. A mentoring program for
new instructors was revised and expanded, including the production of a
handbook. |
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Improving
Instructional Technology - Wayne Community College.
The project aimed to initiate an ongoing program for the faculty’s
getting formal training in computer applications, including assessing the
most effective training options and constructing assessment tools for
judging the training’s success. |
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Online
Teaching Training – Sandhills Community College.
Workshops were held for faculty, counselors, and administrators to enable
them to teach courses on the Internet. An evaluation instrument was
produced which accurately predicts a student’s readiness to enroll in an
online course, and an on-line non-credit course was produced to introduce
skills to students to allow them to be successful in taking an online
course. |
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Distance
Learning Using the North Carolina Information Highway – Western Piedmont
Community College. The goal of this project
was to improve all technical/vocational curricula through the integration
of NCIH methodologies. |
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Technology and Instruction: A
Partnership for Learning - Tri-County Community College.
The goal was to increase the knowledge of faculty so that they can
more effectively use computer-based teaching.
Four levels were approached: a) Fundamentals; b) PowerPoint design
and creation; c) Web page development; d) A seminar on ten technology
tools that can be used in instruction. |
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Developing Aquaculture Courses for an International Audience
-Brunswick Community College.
This project initiated development of an implementation protocol
for distance aquaculture education courses, giving technical support for
course development and preparing student-use tutorials for instructional
tools/software. The initial course was set up to be user-friendly for
students in Central and South America. |
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Curriculum Integration Consortium Project - Central Piedmont
Community College. The intent of the project was to elevate
curriculum integration and the development of competency based curriculum
to the level of a professional discipline for community college faculty.
The programs were: a) College algebra for students entering health
related fields; b) Linking two college transfer courses – Physical
Geography and Principles of Microeconomics in an online format with a
weekly, in-person lab; c) college study skills for students entering
health-related fields; d) Three courses, Gerontology, Health Care
Management, Nursing and the Older Adult, delivered together as a nine-hour
course; e) Integrating three courses, Intro to Human Services and
developmental/remedial Math and English to allow students to start
studying in their field while still remediating. |
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Professional
Development Training (Dietetic Technician Program Coordinator) – Lenoir
Community College. This
project consisted of professional development activities leading to the
incorporation of state-of-the-art technology, including distance modes,
into the Dietetic Technician Program. |