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Careers in IT: The Real Story, April 18, 2012 (FREE)!

Are your students curious about Information Technology (IT) or do they think IT is only for geeks? Do they think offshore outsourcing has eliminated all high paying technology jobs in the United States? Do your students believe they don’t have the computer skills, technical competence or aptitude to do well in the information technology sector? Tell them to think again!

This event is free.   And, all those who attend (and, are present) are eligible for a Canon Rebel Digital Camera (value $604),  and other great prizes. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Frank Donahoe, Director, Information Security and Compliance at Costco, is this year’s keynote.

Join us on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the Carlson Theater, Bellevue College.

Register here!

Program coming soon.

For teachers bringing at least 30 students in a bus, please contact maureen.majury@bellevuecollege.edu or 425.564.4229 to find out about the $150 stipend for substitute teacher and $150 stipend for the bus.

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Absolutely Mobile: Developing Applications


The second professional development opportunity in this series is: Absolutely Mobile: Developing Applications Friday/Saturday, April 20/21, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Friday) and 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.  (Saturday), Bellevue College. Register here.

What do you get for the $125 registration fee?

 

  • Two-days of excellent instruction from Charlie Calvert, a Bellevue College Computer Science Instructor, and former Community Program Manager at Microsoft Corporation
  • Breakfast, lunch, and a p.m. snack
  • Curricular materials as well as textbook(s)
  • An exciting give-away opportunity

Faculty Audience: All disciplines

Prerequisites: Attendees should have basic understanding of using computer software, some experience writing code, whether it is creating simple HTML or XML documents, working with scripting languages, or working with strongly typed, general purpose languages such as C# or Java. You are welcome to attend even if you don’t have this kind of background, but you should be prepared to feel a bit at sea from time to time. You should do well if you can browse the web, handle email, and work with Office documents, such as Word and Excel.

Day One: Friday

  • Morning
    • Session One: Mobile Impact
    • Session Two: Hands On
    • Lunch
    • Afternoon
    • Session Four: Data in the Clouds
    • Session Five: Hands On

Day Two: Saturday

This second day is designed as a deep dive into the more technical side of mobile computing. If you have a little experience with writing code, or want to find a way to learn how to begin, these sessions should be of interest.

  • Morning
    • Session Six: HTML5, CSS and JavaScript
    • Session Seven: The Android SDK
    • Summary: Review what we have learned about how to use mobile devices to access data.
    • Lunch

Register here.

Registrations will be accepted through Monday, April 9, 2012.  Registration payments will not be refunded unless notified in writing by Monday, March 20, 2012.

Space is limited to 25 and the training will be cancelled if the registration target number is not reached by Monday, April, 2, 2012.  In which case refunds would be issued.

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Sudhir Diddee has provided a 26-page preview of his new book, “Priceless Computer Tips at Your Fingertips”

 

From the author:

Imagine if you could sit with a book for three hours and learn hassle free ways to unleash your personal productivity. These 99 Windows 7 ® and Office 2010 (Outlook, Word, Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint) tips will save you precious minutes every day to a new efficient you!
This book will teach you ready to use tips that you can apply in your day to day work and be efficient almost from the first few tips. Not only could you save up to several minutes a day (depending on your time with the PC) but also you will be envy of your coworkers and soon be the “go-to” person in the office and with your friends for master tips. You will be able to reinvent your work in a subtle but significant way and create a new work lifestyle.

If you are an educator, training manager, or responsible for employee training or professional development in your organization or educational institution, you will find these tips can significantly increase productivity for employees and quickly up skill students who need to learn how to use Windows and Office.

Imagine if you could learn in a few pages how to:

  • Create quick steps and templates for repetitive tasks
  • Build custom rules to suit your own unique work style
  • Get through your e-mail workload efficiently
  • Use Windows tips to increase productivity

 

Highlights

  • Follow the easy numbered steps
  • Over 240 Screen images to help you as you try the tips on your own
  • Cheat sheets to help you practice these tips in your day-to-day work

 

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Information and Computing Technology Degree/Certificate Reviews: Spring 2012

The Center of Excellence is now accepting up to five IT degrees/certificates from Washington State Community and Technical Colleges for the Spring 2012 quarter for a review session from industry professionals

The Center is now opening up the application process for IT degrees and certificates. Any Washington State CTC can submit one information or computing technology degree or certificate for a two-hour review session by IT industry professionals. This service is offered at no charge to the participating college(s).

The reviews will take place May-June 2012, and reports will be issued to the colleges by June 2012. The reports summarize the recommendations made by the industry review team, as well as provide a high-level workforce trend scan, employment trends if applicable, and possibilities for emerging trends that might impact curricular changes or developments.

The application submission deadline is Friday, April 6, 2012.

Find out more about the process, the history, and access to the application online form.

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Don’t Wait…Register for the STEM Summit Now

 Register for the 2012 Second Annual STEM Summit


Registration is open for the second annual STEM Summit (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math): Emerging & Innovative Trends for Tomorrow’s Classroom on Thursday, February 9th, and Friday, February 10th, 2012.  For our K-12 educators, clock hours will be offered.

About the STEM Summit:  This two-day Summit will introduce you to K-20 best practices in education focusing on innovative teaching and learning in STEM.  As attendees, you will be examining curriculum for incorporation of best practices in STEM teaching and learning.

This free event includes lunch and snacks, materials, and fun giveaways (including five copies of the  lauded Learning and Teaching Early Math:  The Learning Trajectories Approach, a Cannon EOS RebelT3 digital camera – over $500 value, a Texas Instruments graphing calculator – over $100 value, and more…)

  • Your educational colleagues will be sharing their strategies for incorporating STEM in the classroom
  • Industry professionals from allied health, aerospace, construction, information and computing technology, and manufacturing will highlight emerging technology and workforce trends.

The STEM Summit is proud to announce the keynote for the second Summit is Dr. Bradley Layton.  Dr. Layton is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Applied Computing and Electronics at The University of Montana College of Technology.  The presentation will concentrate on Energy Technology Education in Efficiency To Engender Energy Independence: Science & Math Lay the Foundation for the Next Generation of Energy Technology Leaders.

The curriculum development this year will be facilitated by Dr. Michele Royer. Expect an innovative practicum developed by Dr. Royer which will allow you to take a project and adapt it using STEM principles to your classroom.

In a fun hands-on environment of multi-disciplinary faculty teams, develop engaging student STEM projects in the context of aerospace, education, energy, and Information and Computing Technology industries using innovative collaborative teaching/learning processes. Through the guided activity you will:

  • Create multi-disciplinary student projects that can be applied to your classroom or to an online environment
  • Explore innovative processes for student collaboration across programs and institutions, and for industry engagement in student learning experiences
  • Share perspectives from different disciplines and different education levels through the lens of a collaborative project
  • Discuss barriers and possible solutions to implementing truly multidisciplinary student experiences to meet the needs of growth industries and emerging technologies

We have arranged a special hotel rate for you at the Hotel Sierra, a premier boutique hotel, and less than five minute walk from the N-Building at Bellevue College.  Make your reservation before Friday, January 20, 2012, as the room rate may no longer be available.  Mention or use the code “STEM Summit” to get this rate.  Contact us if you have any questions.

Note: The program is in development and will be updated as we recruit all of our great speakers, presenters, and panelists.

 

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Analytics 101: New Visual and Wizard-Driven Paradigms for Exploring Data and Developing Analytic Workflows





Read this report on Data Analytics courtesy of Computerworld.com. 


Insights from a webinar in the SAS Applying Business Analytics series. Originally broadcast in November 2010. 


Click on the cover to start the download.


										

					
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We need an Android Apps Developer to Teach a 1.5-Day Training for Faculty

					


The Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology is looking for an industry Android applications developer to teach a 1.5 day (Friday/Saturday) training to a group of approximately 25 to 30 IT community and technical college faculty in Washington State.  The training will take place at Bellevue College and the date is TBD as we need to identify and contract with the  industry professional in order to set the date.


Payment is negotiable.


We are hoping to have the training sometime between late February and early June 2012.


Please contact Maureen Majury at maureen.majury@belleveucollege.edu or 425.564.4229.


										

					
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Learn What a Quality Assurance Engineer Does…

					


Find out what Eden Lasater, a Quality Assurance Engineer for Bellevue College, does in her job. Eden discusses why a geology major decided to move to a computer science major, her educational experience at Evergreen College, and what she does each day in breaking programs developed by developers/programmers to make sure what is developed is “bug free”, and more.


This is one of five videos being created for the 2011-2012 “A Day in the Life of an IT Professional: A Five Minute Story”. It is sponsored by the Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology. It was written, filmed, directed and produced by Robert Johnson, Jr. of Shoreline Community College.


Watch other IT professionals tell their story…


										

					
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Center News & Updates for Fall/Winter 2011-2012

					


 




 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


News and Updates for Fall & Winter Quarter 2011-2012


As we prepare for finals and winter break the Center wants to share with you updates about Center activities as well as professional development opportunities, upcoming resources, and services for 2012.


News



Updates


    

  • Seven IT degrees/certificates submitted by six colleges will be reviewed by industry professionals on December 8th and 9th.   The next session will be spring 2012.
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  • 26 Washington State educators completed the Building Your Web 2.0 Website with WordPress.  See evaluative and ROI data here.
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  • The Washington State ICT Community/Technical College Program Directory (Publication: January 2012)
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Click on the image above to download the PDF.


 


 


 


 


 


										

					
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Register for the 2nd Annual STEM Summit

					


Registration is now open for the second annual STEM Summit (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math): Integrating STEM into Today’s Classroom to Develop Tomorrow’s Leaders on Thursday, February 9th, and Friday, February 10th, 2012.


About the STEM Summit: This free two-day Summit will introduce you to industry’s perspective on STEM, emerging technology trends and jobs that require STEM graduates and  K-20 best practices in education focusing on innovative teaching and learning in STEM.  As attendees, you will be examining curriculum for incorporation of best practices in STEM teaching and learning.


This free event includes lunch and snacks, materials, and fun giveaways.


    

  • Your educational colleagues will be sharing their strategies for incorporating STEM in the classroom
    • 

  • Industry professionals from aerospace and advanced manufacturing, education, energy, and information and computing technology will highlight emerging technology and workforce trends.
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The STEM Summit is proud to announce that Dr. Bradley Layton, Assistant Professor for the Department of Applied Computing and Electronics at The University of Montana College of Technology will be the 2012 keynote speaker.


Dr. Layton received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with concentrations in soft-tissue mechanics and the molecular structure of collagen.  He serves as the Director of Energy Technology Program at The University of Montana College of Technology.


He is a passionate advocate and expert in educating this country about the threats of energy dependence and the opportunities available for adopting sustainable energy technologies.


We have reserved the Hotel Sierra, a premier boutique hotel, a less than five minute walk from the N-Building at Bellevue College, for you at the rate of $139.00 per night, plus tax.  Visit the Hotel Sierra to reserve your room now.  After January 20, 2012, the room rate may no longer be available.  Mention or use the code “STEM Summit” to get this rate.  Contact us if you have any questions.


The curriculum development this year will be facilitated by Dr. Michele Royer. Expect an innovative practicum developed by Dr. Royer which will allow you to take a project and adapt it using STEM principles to your classroom.


In a fun hands-on environment of multi-disciplinary faculty teams, develop engaging student STEM projects in the context of aerospace, education, energy, and Information and Computing Technology industries using innovative collaborative teaching/learning processes. Through the guided activity you will:


    

  • Create multi-disciplinary student projects that can be applied to your classroom or to an online environment
    • 

  • Explore innovative processes for student collaboration across programs and institutions, and for industry engagement in student learning experiences
    • 

  • Share perspectives from different disciplines and different education levels through the lens of a collaborative project
    • 

  • Discuss barriers and possible solutions to implementing truly multidisciplinary student experiences to meet the needs of growth industries and emerging technologies
    • 




For more information or questions contact Maureen Majury, M.Ed., Director for the Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology at maureen.majury@bellevuecollege.edu or 425.564.4229.


										

					
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