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Overview of GeoTech Progress and Strategies: Year 3 National Advisory Board Meeting Evaluation

This summary outlines the key findings and progress of SCATE Inc. in its third year, based on discussions from the National Advisory Board Meeting on February 9-11, 2011. Goals focused on national leadership, skills, resources, faculty development, and student engagement are highlighted. Results include the development of the GeoTech Competency Model (GTCM), successful partnerships, outreach efforts, and resource expansion. Challenges such as inconsistent reporting and the need for better engagement strategies are also addressed to improve future operations and sustainability.

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Overview of GeoTech Progress and Strategies: Year 3 National Advisory Board Meeting Evaluation

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  1. SCATE Inc. External Evaluation Summary GeoTech Yr. 3 National Advisory Board Meeting Feb. 9-11, 2011

  2. Goal 1 Nat’l Leadership & Expertise↑ → or ↓ • ID/documentation of research-based & successful strategies • Engagement with academic & professional org. • Exceptionally productive partnership with DOL • Publications/communications,  web traffic • Documented use of GeoTech strategies • Clear desired outcome for partnerships with other gov’t entities • Value-added resources/services ID’d & provided based on feedback---fac. dev. evaluation issues

  3. Goal 2 Skills and Competencies↑ ↑ • GTCM developed with DOL • Matrix created to establish & promote career pathways & guide curriculum development • Added RS DACUM activity with $supp. • Alignment tools developed & being field tested • Leveraging GTCM “news” for branding and outreach (news releases, publications, webinars, etc.)

  4. Goal 3 Resources↑ → or ↓ • New website design and initial functionality • GST program map • Growing collection of “successful” strategies • Keeping current • Newsletter • Remote access • Lack editorial guidelines & ways of engaging broader community to populate clearinghouse • Goals for Synergy diffusion of remote access innovation/scale up

  5. Goal 4 Faculty Development & Outreach↑ → or ↓ • # educators reached • # Professional development activities/exhibits/ presentations • + initial feedback • Use of TT.org • Webinars • Focus on target audience • Incomplete & inconsistent reporting & data on outreach & training events • No # for GIS Day participants

  6. Goal 5 Student engagement and Outreach↑ → or ↓ • Initial role model ID & feature • Students at ATE PI Conference & internat’l events • Competitions • Internship data reported • No central message yet • No easy use/adapt materials available • Need more &used strategies to increase diversity

  7. Sustainability↑ → or ↓ • Brand recognition • Respect • Spin-off & collaborative projects/partners • Industry support • Work to realign and think forward • Gaps in closing loops on feedback & evaluation to inform future work • Unclear strategy for industry involvement in sustainability

  8. Elaine Craft, President/CEO SCATE Inc. & Director, SC ATE Center of Excellence Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, SC scate@fdtc.edu 843-676-8547 www.TeachingTechnicians.org www.scate.org

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