Biotechnician Curriculum Project Overview

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Biotechnician Curriculum Project Overview

• November 18, 2004
• Presentation for
• Workforce Florida, Inc.

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Program Background Information

• Industry-Driven Curriculum Development
• Identify jobs, skills, competencies for Floridas
  emerging biotech industry
• Build modular, web-based curriculum
• Build facilitator-led courses (e.g., hands-on lab
  requirements)

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Program Team

• Contract Management and Fiscal Agent
• Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ)
• Project Management
• Florida Space Research Institute (FSRI)
• Development Team
• Florida Community College Jacksonville (FCCJ)
• Hillsborough Community College (HCC)
• Santa Fe Community College (SFCC)
• University Partners
• University of Florida (UF)
• University of South Florida (USF)
• Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
• Industry Partners
• BioFlorida
• E.g., Scripps, Nabi, Boston Scientific,
  Cryo-Cell, Magellan BioScience, RTI, Aerotek
  Scientific, Osprey Pharm., Eco Array, Viragen,
  Bionetics, etc.
• Production Partner
• Steel Beach Productions, Inc.

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Phase I Analysis and Data Collection

• Three Industry Driven Focus Groups
• Gainesville
• Tampa
• Boca Raton
• Curriculum Design
• Based on industry priorities
• Developed by consortium team validated by
  industry review

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Phase II - Production

• Content Development
• Community Colleges
• Storyboarding
• Steel Beach
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) Reviews
• Industry with input from University and Community
  College experts

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Phase II Production

• Developer Subject Matter Expert (SME)
  Storyboard Review
• Online Module Development
• Media Element Development (photos, graphics,
  animations)
• Web Programming

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Phase II - Production

• Online Module Review
• Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Developer
• Online Module Implementation
• Advanced Learning Environment (ALE) at Florida
  Space Research Institute (FSRI)

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Module Demonstrations
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Questions/Discussion
Dr. Linda Austin Executive Director Advanced
Technology Center Florida Community College at
Jacksonville LJAustin_at_fccj.edu 904-598-5699 Tom
Cavanagh Program Manager Florida Space Research
Institute TCavanagh_at_fsri.org 321-452-2653, ext.
211 Project Website WWW.BIOTRAINING.ORG