IEEE Region 3 Meeting Clemson, South Carolina30 March - 1 April, 2001

Arthur WinstonEducational Activities Board

Purpose of Presentation

Provide information about IEEE Educational Activities

Gain a better understanding of Regions’ and Sections’ education needs

Match our resources to your needs Bring additional benefits to

members

IEEE Organization

Executive Directorand Staff

ExCom andCom m ittees

Publications TechnicalActivities

EducationalActivities

RegionalActivities

StandardsAssociation

IEEE-USA

Board of Directors

M EM BERS

Vice President *

RAB Rep

N & A * Finance * PRC *

Managing Dir *(w/o vote)

RAB Rep

TAB Rep

TAB Rep

At Large

At Large

ARC Precollege

APC LLLC Outreach

Policy

BoardCommittees

Councils

WorkingCommittees

CEAA

CTAA

Cont Ed

Products

Professional Development

RegionalEducation

SocietyEducation

Educational Activities Board

* OpCom MemberSpecial EAB Initiatives

At Large

CGAA

IEEE Educational Activities Mission

Recommend education policy and represent IEEE on educational matters

Plan Institute-wide educational activities Develop and deliver appropriate

continuing education products and resources

Establish criteria for academic programs and monitor accreditation activities

Coordinate pre-college programs

Educational Activities Programs

Continuing Education Professional Development Pre-college Education Programs Accreditation Outreach

Educational Activities Products and Services

Continuing Education Products: Self-study Courses, Educational Videos, Selected

Readings University and Industry Partnerships On-Line and CD-ROM Delivery Some “free” offerings

Professional Development: IEEE Professional Development Institute

www.ieee.org/pdi/ Career Navigator Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Program

Pre-College Education

TLC Workshop Technological Literacy Counts

PEERS Pre-college Educator/Engineer Resources Site

Deans Summit International Outreach Effort

EAB volunteers/staff attending Education conferences

Best Practices Conference - 2003

Accreditation Activities

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)

Engineering Accreditation (EAC) Technology Accreditation (TAC) Computing Accreditation (CAC)

Substantial Equivalency Global Accreditation Workshops

Regions 8, 9, 10

Global Education Issues

Need for engineers to participate in life-long learning

Importance of quality in engineering education

Need for technological literacy of all students promote engineering as a career

choice

Career Enhancement Programs

Career Cornerstone Series CD ROM & 2 videos Careers for Electrical Engineers Funded by Sloan Foundation Website - www.ieee.org/sloancareers

Engineers Guides to Business 11 titles on CD-ROM

Career Asset Manager

Career self-guidance tool allows users to: Track all education, jobs, projects Perform a self-analysis of skills Determine future directions and

resources needed Being migrated to the web on the

CareerNavigator site - Dec. 2001

CareerNavigator

IEEE Portal for all the career related programs and products of the Institute

Totally web-centric Allows career planning through

CAM and links to all PDI resources First release - early 2002

CareerNavigator - cont’d

Will include: Skills inventory Gap analysis Resume builder Job search site Career books and other materials Links to other IEEE and non-IEEE sites

Educational Activities Involved in Region/Section

Events SAIEE EDUTECH 2001

Johannesburg, South Africa - 7-8 May, 2001 Open Door Learning - Vienna ICEECEE - Davos EUROCON FIRST

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

Project RESEEd

What Can We Do For You?

Section Study Groups Section Tutorials Accreditation Workshops Articles for your members Region /Section Workshops

How Can You Help Us?

Provide information on your local education needs and issues

Offer outreach opportunities - articles in Region and Section newsletters

Furnish contacts of members interested in pre-college education

Give us feedback on our products and services

EA Questionnaire

Purpose Help EA understand local needs and

constraints Find better ways to provide

information and resources to Sections and Regions

Identify volunteers’ interests