The 2010 Washington State IT Futures Education Summit is scheduled for Friday, May 21st, 2010, at the Microsoft Corporate Conference Center. Register for this free events so you can join your technical and workforce development instructors and colleagues across the state in discovering new and innovative ways to improve IT education. This one-day free event features several industry and education speakers in various disciplines of IT to share the impacts, challenges, growth and demands of technology.

Session titles are listed below. Included within the day’s activities are drawings for great giveaways (books, a seat to the 2010 Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute, a Kindle, a Xbox 360, and a portable DVD player funded by the BC Foundation. Morning and afternoon refreshments will be served, as well as lunch, and parking is free.

Session #1:

• How to Refresh Your IT Program (Microsoft IT Academy)
• Productivity in the Age of Information Overload (Office 2010)
• Web 2.0 Technologies for Your Classroom

Session #2:

• The Evolution of the Windows Kernel Architecture (Windows 7 and beyond)
• Software Development (Visual Studio 2010)
• Adobe Creative Suite 4

Round Table Lunchtime Sessions:

• Cloud Computing (Azure) – Microsoft
• Virtualization (Hyper V, Virtual PC and server)
• Online Collaboration (SharePoint 2010, Office Web Apps, Windows Live Services)

Session #3:

So, what are the top reasons why you should attend?

• The annual Institute is designed by faculty for faculty.
• You receive twenty-seven hours of high quality training at the exceptionally affordable price of $100.  (This includes instruction, instructional documents and a textbook, breakfast, lunch and snacks, and give-aways).
• You will experience hands-on application using the latest tools to learn the latest technologies.
• Working Connections is designed to prepare you to meet your student’s educational needs for the upcoming academic year.
• Through networking, instruction time, and presentations your are provided with the opportunity to share best practices with your community and technical college peers on using and teaching information technology.
• Your get to hear from industry professionals on relevant, current issues to increase your awareness and knowledge of emerging technologies, new products, and the latest application iterations.
• Working Connections supports your work in maintaining your Professional-Technical Certification.
• Working Connections doesn’t conflict with your normally contracted teaching hours as it always takes place during the latter part of August.

The 12th Working Connections ICT Faculty Development Institute, Tuesday, August 24-Thursday, August, 26, 2010 will bring Washington State community and technical college (CTC) information, computing and business faculty together on the Bellevue College campus to participate for an intensive  three-day professional development training period.  This information and computing technology experience offers faculty in-depth, hands-on labs in current and beta iterations of software and hardware applications.

Register now!

What faculty said about the 2009 Working Connections Institute:

“Just keep up what you have been doing for the past, how many, years?”

“My friend from California was very impressed with the Institute–I was so proud of you guys!”

“Working Connections appeared seamless again this year. Thank you for all your hard work.”

“Excellent track.  I am excited I learned these skills and look forward to enhancing my curriculum with them.”

2010 Tracks:

• Track #1: How to Make the Most of Web 2.0 in Your Classroom
• Track #2: SharePoint 2010: What’s New
• Track #3: Office 2010
• Track #4: Virtually, Virtualization and Windows 7
• Track #5: What’s New Adobe? Creative Suite 5!
• Track #6: Visual Studio: Gets a Makeover for 2010

Track Instructors Needed

We are interested in interviewing instructors for the following tracks:

• Track #4: Virtually, Virtualization and Windows 7
• Track #5: What’s New Adobe? Creative Suite 4!
• Track #6: Visual Studio: Gets a Makeover for 2010

Payment is $2,063 (this includes all curriculum development, instruction, and travel) for the August 24-26, 2010 Institute.  Please email your inquiry, and attach a resume, to maureen.majury@bellevuecollege.edu.  The faculty advisory board will review all inquiries and then schedule interview for qualified candidates.  Feel free to share this with colleagues at your college.

We have arranged for an exclusive rate at the luxurious Hotel Sierra (a five-minute or less walk from the N-Building at Bellevue College) of $139 per night. This package includes a continental breakfast and more!

Hotel Sierra Bellevue

3244 139th Ave SE
Bellevue, WA 98005
425.747.2705

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