ATE Impacts 2020-2021

.__ ______________________________________ Skilled Technical Education & Experiential Learning (STEEL) Albany Technical College, Albany, GA http://ate.is/STEEL Project-based, Online Course Introduce s Students to Enginee ring Technology To attract more students to engineering technology programs and help students enter the science, technology, engineering, art, and math technical workforce more quickly, STEEL has transformed Albany Technical College's Introduction to Engineering course into an online, project-based offering. The project began pilot tests of the new seven-week course in fall 2019. The rubric for assessing real-life problems considers students' understanding of various concepts and the creativity of their solutions. The project-based course will eventually be taken by all of the technical college's students who enroll in civil, electrical, and computer engineering programs. UAS Curriculum for IndustryDemand (U-CID) Parkland College, Champaign, IL https://aviation.parkland.edu/EXPLORE/Nationa1-Science-Foundation All engineering technology students at Albany Tech will eventually take the online, project-based Introduction to Engineering course. Students Gain UAS Ski lls for Multiple Industrie s U-CID High School Guidance Counselor Workshop Survey Results U-CID created two certificates to address the need for education in the rapidly expanding area of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the Midwest. The new courses teach manual and autonomous flying of unmanned aircraft and prepare students to obtain commercial certifications. Students also learn to collect and apply data for agriculture, marketing, and insurance companies. To advance its work as a model for other institutions, the project has implemented strategies to recruit and retain women and veterans. To increase awareness of UAS careers, the project has engaged with high school teachers, guidance counselors, and students. •Yes .No 25-------------- 20 1 5 10 5 0 - .,111111111 Did this workshop Are you likely to increase your knowledge recommend Parkland's of UAS as viable UAS certificate options career options? to students you advise? All 22workshop participants reported gaining knowledge about UAS careers; 16 indicated they would recommend Parkland College's UAS certificate program. ®