ieee region 3 meeting clemson, south carolina 30 march - 1 april, 2001 arthur winston educational...
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IEEE Region 3 Meeting Clemson, South Carolina30 March - 1 April, 2001
Arthur WinstonEducational Activities Board
Purpose of Presentation
Provide information about IEEE Educational Activities
Gain a better understanding of Regions’ and Sections’ education needs
Match our resources to your needs Bring additional benefits to
members
IEEE Organization
Executive Directorand Staff
ExCom andCom m ittees
Publications TechnicalActivities
EducationalActivities
RegionalActivities
StandardsAssociation
IEEE-USA
Board of Directors
M EM BERS
Vice President *
RAB Rep
N & A * Finance * PRC *
Managing Dir *(w/o vote)
RAB Rep
TAB Rep
TAB Rep
At Large
At Large
ARC Precollege
APC LLLC Outreach
Policy
BoardCommittees
Councils
WorkingCommittees
CEAA
CTAA
Cont Ed
Products
Professional Development
RegionalEducation
SocietyEducation
Educational Activities Board
* OpCom MemberSpecial EAB Initiatives
At Large
CGAA
IEEE Educational Activities Mission
Recommend education policy and represent IEEE on educational matters
Plan Institute-wide educational activities Develop and deliver appropriate
continuing education products and resources
Establish criteria for academic programs and monitor accreditation activities
Coordinate pre-college programs
Educational Activities Programs
Continuing Education Professional Development Pre-college Education Programs Accreditation Outreach
Educational Activities Products and Services
Continuing Education Products: Self-study Courses, Educational Videos, Selected
Readings University and Industry Partnerships On-Line and CD-ROM Delivery Some “free” offerings
Professional Development: IEEE Professional Development Institute
www.ieee.org/pdi/ Career Navigator Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Program
Pre-College Education
TLC Workshop Technological Literacy Counts
PEERS Pre-college Educator/Engineer Resources Site
Deans Summit International Outreach Effort
EAB volunteers/staff attending Education conferences
Best Practices Conference - 2003
Accreditation Activities
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Engineering Accreditation (EAC) Technology Accreditation (TAC) Computing Accreditation (CAC)
Substantial Equivalency Global Accreditation Workshops
Regions 8, 9, 10
Global Education Issues
Need for engineers to participate in life-long learning
Importance of quality in engineering education
Need for technological literacy of all students promote engineering as a career
choice
Career Enhancement Programs
Career Cornerstone Series CD ROM & 2 videos Careers for Electrical Engineers Funded by Sloan Foundation Website - www.ieee.org/sloancareers
Engineers Guides to Business 11 titles on CD-ROM
Career Asset Manager
Career self-guidance tool allows users to: Track all education, jobs, projects Perform a self-analysis of skills Determine future directions and
resources needed Being migrated to the web on the
CareerNavigator site - Dec. 2001
CareerNavigator
IEEE Portal for all the career related programs and products of the Institute
Totally web-centric Allows career planning through
CAM and links to all PDI resources First release - early 2002
CareerNavigator - cont’d
Will include: Skills inventory Gap analysis Resume builder Job search site Career books and other materials Links to other IEEE and non-IEEE sites
Educational Activities Involved in Region/Section
Events SAIEE EDUTECH 2001
Johannesburg, South Africa - 7-8 May, 2001 Open Door Learning - Vienna ICEECEE - Davos EUROCON FIRST
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
Project RESEEd
What Can We Do For You?
Section Study Groups Section Tutorials Accreditation Workshops Articles for your members Region /Section Workshops
How Can You Help Us?
Provide information on your local education needs and issues
Offer outreach opportunities - articles in Region and Section newsletters
Furnish contacts of members interested in pre-college education
Give us feedback on our products and services
EA Questionnaire
Purpose Help EA understand local needs and
constraints Find better ways to provide
information and resources to Sections and Regions
Identify volunteers’ interests