BATEC Industry Summit 2006
March 10, 2006 -
 
BATEC Industry Summit: Curriculum Connections

As part of its stated goal of developing curriculum that is regionally connected, advanced in content and pedagogy and industry-linked, BATEC convened an Industry Summit that focused on Curriculum Connections. This event was held on March 10, 2006 at Raytheon’s Global Headquarters in Waltham, MA.

 
The agenda is as follows:
8:00 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 Welcome & Review of day’s purpose & agenda
8:40 – 9:00 Overview of new Initiatives:
    RFID – Middlesex Community College
    Computer Forensics – Bunker Hill Community College
    BSIT and MSIT – University of MA Boston
9:00 – 9:45 Keynote: Call to Action
9:45 – 10:00 Break into groups
10:00 – 12:00 Small groups: Industry Experts and Educators
    Microsoft Office Specialist
    Database Technologies
    Programming and Software Development
    Computer Networking and Security
    Web Development and Services
    BATEC Advisory Board
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch & Networking
1:00 – 2:30 Educator work groups
2:30 – 3:00 Educator reports
 
For more information on the Summit, please get in touch with Deborah Boisvert, Director of BATEC, 617.287.7295, email: Deborah.boisvert@umb.edu or Suzan Holmes-Newton, BATEC Programs Manager, 617.427.0060, ext. 5246, email: snewton@rcc.mass.edu

 

The National Science Foundation and The Boston Foundation.