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Expanding the Digital Arts Program

2009 League for Innovation CIT Conference

http://www.slideshare.net/rmalta/09-10-citpresentationfinal2

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Session DescriptionThe fast pace of change in digital arts makes keeping

your program current with workforce needs a challenge.

Having a high quality program is paramount to meeting the needs of area employers.

Educators attending the session will learn about a collaborative Program Development Process, review steps taken, and discuss options for future program development.

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St. Louis Community College Four Campuses One Mission

• Founded in 1963• 33,000+ students• 4 campuses strategically located throughout the St. Louis

Metropolitan area.– In the very north Florissant Valley location, – to the city's central corridor at Forest Park, – to the southwest area of the county at the Meramec campus,– to the burgeoning West County area our Wildwood campus -Opened

August 2007• 3 Education Centers

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Digital Arts and Technology Alliance

• Architectural Technology AAS• 5 Digital Media Certificates(3D Design and

Animation, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Photography & World Wide Web)

• Graphic Communications - AAS• Horticulture - AAS • Interior Design - AAS & (Kitchen & Bath

Certificate)

• Architectural Technology– AAS

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Career and Technical Education Process

• Relevance and Rigor in the Curriculum

• Tech Scan• Developing a Curriculum

(DACUM)• Program of Study (POS)

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Relevant

• Relevant curriculum for programs that are job specific to the area workforce.• Relevant curriculum for transfer

degrees to 4 year universities within in the area.

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Rigor

• Rigor in the curriculum for competency based programs of study.• Rigor in the curriculum

for meeting the Perkins standards for funding of the program of study.

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Tech Scan

• A facilitated industry area focus group that is asked specific questions about the viability of a program the college wants to develop or revise.

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Tech Scan Digital Media Focus Group

• 4 hour breakfast session• 15 area Digital Media Companies

represented

• all individuals that hire Digital Media employees• excludes advisory board

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Tech Scan Digital Media Focus Group

• Facilitators Coordinator Career and Technical

Education Curriculum ProjectsCareer & Technical Education Senior

Project Associate Transcript Reporter

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Tech Scan Digital Media Focus Group

• ObserversDean of Humanities and

Social SciencesProgram Coordinator

(faculty member)Manager, Digital Arts and

Technology Alliance

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Tech Scan Digital Media Focus Group

• AgendaWelcome Breakfast & IntroductionsOrientation to the Tech Scan ProcessIndentify the needs for a Digital Arts

ProgramConclusion

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Samples

• Definition and Description –Job Titles?–Job Responsibilities?–Job Skills?

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Sample Questions

• Viability of Digital Media Occupation- Demand for jobs in field?- St. Louis Region demand?

• - Demand over the next • 2 years• 5 years• 10 years

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Sample Questions

• Career Ladder• Educational ladder• Certification(s)• Internships• Wage range• Structure Credit/non

Credit, Certificate, AAS, Transfer Degree

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Tech Scan Outcomes

• Skilled employees in great demand – 20 – 25% growth in employment– Software - Adobe Creative Suite, Animation, Flash,

Video Final Cut Pro– Social Media Marketing, Search Engine

Optimization, Web Marketing, audio and video for web

– Life long learner (new Software / Technology)– Writing Skills

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Tech Scan Outcomes• Titles

– Designer, Media Developer, Visual Designer– Motion Graphics Designer, Animation Designer– Flash Designer, Web Designer– Video Editor, Copywriter – Digital Journalist /Social Media Producers, – Media Assistants– Production Assistants, Graphic Designers, Web

Developers, Communications Assistants

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Tech Scan Outcomes

• Generalist approach with areas of specialization– 3 D and animation – Media design– Visual design– Motion graphics design– Flash designer– Web designer– Video editor – Copywriter

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DACUM - Process

The college process where Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) provide a job analysis and define the Duties and Tasks for a particular job.

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DACUM - Process

• DACUM Facilitator Training – The Ohio State University (Dr. Robert Norton)

• A list of Knowledge and Skills Assessments (KSA’s) & tools developed

• A list of future trends and challenges are developed

• A DACUM chart is completed and sent out for review

• Task analysis begins

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DACUM Process

• Panel of 15 subject matter experts (SME’s)– Employees who

complete the work• Level of knowledge

needed• Skills they use in their job• Equipment needed in

their job

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DACUM Outcomes

• Specific knowledge needed in curriculum• Specific skills needed in curriculum• Assessments / Industry Certifications• Program equipment needs

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Current Tasks

• Revision of some courses– College Process• Curriculum

Committee review and approval proposal revisions– Computer Animation

I– Computer Animation

2–WWW Design

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Current Tasks

• New Course Proposals–Curriculum Committee Review and Approval• Foundations of Computer Animation• Foundations of Computer Modeling• Introduction to Interactive Design• Introduction to Adobe Flash•Motion Graphics w/Final Cut Pro and

Aftereffects

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Current Tasks

• Revision of Digital Media Certificates–Curriculum Committee

Review and Approval• Animation• Interactive Design•Digital Photography•Graphic Communications

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Future Plans and Goals

• Continued involvement of Tech Scan participants• Convergence Media

- Digital Audio Production, Digital Music Production, Digital Journalism and Digital Media Marketing

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Challenges

• Space limitations- Ideas•Distance learning•Expand to

Educations Centers•Dual (high school)

enrollment

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Challenges

• Curriculum Committee–Slow approval process

–Idea•New CurricuNet software has been purchased.

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Process Review

• Tech Scan• DACUM• Course Revisions• New Course Proposals• Certificate Revisions • Develop Curriculum / New

Certificates

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Contact Info

Randy J. MaltaManager, Digital Arts and Technology Alliance

http://www.slideshare.net/rmalta/[email protected]

http://linkedin/in/randymaltahttp://twitter.com/randymalta

2ndLife:RandoMazi(314) 984-7998