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RECORDED WEBINARS 2016

RECORDED WEBINARS 2016

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Effective Strategies for Job Placement

This session will share effective practices for identifying new business partners and job openings. The emphasis will center on techniques for building relationships with employers.

Presenters:

Susie Davisson
Job Developer/Career Coach
Collin College
Biography

Ann Beheler
Principal Investigator (PI)
National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
Biography

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Thursday, October 13, 2016

Strategies for Business Engagement (Includes Credential/ Curriculum Alignment)

The Business Industry Leadership Team (BILT) was developed by the National Convergence Technology center in 2004 created a lock-step cooperation with regional and national business to ensure employment for graduates. This BILT process has been recognized as a best practice by many entities, and has been shared with colleges nationwide. This session will discuss adaptations of the BILT concept from the National CTC.

Presenters:

Michael Lesiecki
Director
MATEC
Biography

Meri Winchester
Instructor of Computers and Digital Media
McHenry County College
Biography

Ann Beheler
Principal Investigator (PI)
National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
Biography

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Thursday September 15, 2016

Using Social Media to Promote and Achieve Grant Outcomes

Social media is used for informal communication by most and is used by companies for a host of activities including marketing. The session will cover the top tools used for social media and the broad usage by people of all ages.  How people’s willingness to share openly about themselves through social media, turns social media into a tool for reaching a greater audience to promote a college program and to gather evidence to meet grant outcomes.

Presenters:

Gordon Snyder
Associate Director
OP-TEC
Biography

Ann Beheler
Principal Investigator (PI)
National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
Biography

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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Internships and Apprenticeships: Successful Strategies for Work-based Learning Experiences

Students who complete internships or apprenticeships while in college have a leg up in the job market, find more relevance in their coursework, and tend to be more successful academically and in the workplace. Providing these work-based learning experiences, however, can be challenging. This webinar will focus on models that work and tips for successfully implementing and sustaining apprenticeships and internships.

Presenters:

Elaine Craft
Director
SC ATE Center of Excellence
Biography

Rick Roberts
Assistant Director
SC ATE Center Apprenticeships
Biography

Barbara Murray
Executive Director and PI
SMART
Biography

Lois McIntosh
LMcIntosh Career Workforce Consulting
Biography

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Tips for Managing Large Consortiums

Leading a consortium across one state or across 6 to accomplish goals can be hard. This webinar will provide best practices for helping you successfully lead any consortium to accomplish common goals.

Presenters:

Ann Beheler
Principal Investigator (PI)
National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
Biography

Marianne Krismer
National Director
Health Professions Pathway TAACCCT Consortium
Biography

John Sands
Principal Investigator
CSSIA
Biography

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Meeting Requirements, Exceeding Expectations: Understanding the Role of
Evaluation in Federal Grants

External evaluation is a requirement of many federal grant programs. Understanding and addressing these requirements is essential for both successfully seeking grants and achieving the objectives of funded projects. In this webinar, we will review the evaluation language from a variety federal grant programs and translate the specifications into practical steps. Topics will include finding a qualified evaluator, budgeting for evaluation, understanding evaluation design basics, reporting and using evaluation results, and integrating past evaluation results into future grant submissions.

Presenters:

Lori Wingate
Director of Research at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University
Biography


Discussant:

Leslie Goodyear
Principal Research Scientist at EDC
Biography


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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Highlights of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Resources from ATE Centers

Looking for manufacturing education resources? All NSF ATE Centers develop a wealth of best and promising practices, skills alignments, curriculum, and other resources that support 2-year academic technical programs. Learn more about 6 Manufacturing focused centers, their resources and how best to access them in this fast paced lighting round type webinar.

Presenters:

Marilyn Barger
Principal Investigator (PI)
FLATE

Jeremy Leffelman
Principal Investigator (PI)
360

Karen Wosczyna-Birch
Principal Investigator (PI)
RCNGM

Beverly Hilderbrand
Principal Investigator (PI)
CARCAM

Monica Pfarr
Principal Investigator (PI)
WELD-ED

Kris Frady
Director of Operations
CA2VES

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

Communities of Practice: Secrets of Successful Implementation (Part II)

The Convergence Technology Network started 11 years ago and has grown to have 46 member colleges from 16 states. This session will present best practices for creating, maintaining and growing a community of practice similar to the Convergence Technology Network. Member colleges will share the benefits they have received from being a part of a community of practice.

Presenters:

Ann Beheler
Principal Investigator (PI)
National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
Biography

Helen Sullivan
Director
National Convergence Technology Center
Biography

Elizabeth Halweg
Instructor
Fox Valley Technical College
Biography

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February 25, 2016 — Communities of Practice: Secrets of Successful Implementation (Part I)

This webinar will provide an overview and characteristics of a strong, working community of practice and how to get started, and how to keep it going and growing.  Several examples from the ATE community will be highlighted.

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Presenters:

Marilyn Barger, PI & Executive Director
Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE)
Biography

Jim Hyder, Consultant
Biography

Barbara Lopez, Research Engineer
University of New Mexico
Biography

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February 10, 2016 — NSF Guidance on Financial Management of ATE Grants: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!

Co-sponsored by Mentor-Connect: Leadership Development and Outreach for ATE  (SC ATE Center, Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, SC)

Experts from the National Science Foundation will address important information concerning financial management and grant management for ATE grant recipients and who to contact about what. The focus will be on financial accounting issues and problems often seen in monitoring visits such as participant support, time and effort accounting, sub-awardees, record keeping, changes in scope, overload, and use of consultants. Participants will have an opportunity to pose questions and get answers directly from NSF personnel.

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Presenters:

Mr. L. Rashawn Farrior, NSF Grants & Agreements Specialist
National Science Foundation
Biography

Dr. V. Celeste Carter, Lead Program Officer, ATE Program
National Science Foundation
Biography

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January 21, 2016 — Leveraging Grants to Achieve Mutual Goals

This session will present Funding Opportunities at the NSF that are of particular interest to 2‐year institutions. These will include programs within the Division of Undergraduate Education and some of the cross‐cutting NSF programs (e.g. Research Experiences for Undergraduates). Tips on preparing a competitive proposal as well as an overview of the NSF merit review process will be presented.

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V. Celeste Carter  | Biography

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