Joint Workforce Development, CBO and MPICT Webinar Recording: ICT, a New Kind of Sector that Affects Almost Everything

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The next webinar will be live-cast from the California Workforce Association Youth Employment Conference, January 28 - 30, 2014.  We will have a webinar that includes both in-person and online participation.  Registration information for the webinar will be available in December.

We look forward to learning with you again soon!

Bob Lanter, Executive Director

California Workforce Association

Tim Rainey, Executive Director

California Workforce Investment Board

Barrie Hathaway, Executive Director

The Stride Center

Jennifer Riggs

California Emerging Technology Fund

James Jones, Executive Director

Mid-Pacific ICT Center (MPICT)

www.mpict.org

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Study: U.S. Cities Pay More Money For Less Broadband

by Karl Bode 09:40AM Monday Oct 28 2013 DSLReports

 

A new study by the New America Foundation has found that United States fixed and wireless urban broadband customers pay significantly more for less bandwidth than their overseas counterparts. The report compared fixed and wireless broadband pricing in most of the largest United States cities to international cities such as London, Berlin, Bucharest and Zurich.

Though the United States is ranked near the bottom on price in most categories (with little to no movement year to year), the comparisons are particularly stark when it comes to triple play pricing, with no United States city even in the rankings until Bristol, Virginia shows up at 32.

"....In larger US cities, we continue to observe higher prices for slower speeds," notes the study. "In the US for example, the best deal for a 150Mbps home broadband connection from cable and phone companies is $130/month, offered by Verizon FiOS in limited parts of New York City. By contrast, the international cities we surveyed offer comparable speeds for $77 or less per month, with most coming in at about $50/month."

Things don't get much prettier when it comes to wireless pricing, notes the report.

"When it comes to mobile broadband, the cheapest price for around 2GB of data in the US ($30/month from T-Mobile) is twice as much as what users in London pay ($15/month from T-Mobile). It costs more to purchase 2GB of data in a US city than it does in any of the cities surveyed in Europe."

The report's solution shouldn't be surprising if you've been paying attention (or if you recall Google is a major funder).

"Rather than allowing American cities to fall behind, policymakers should reassess current policy approaches and implement strategies to increase competition, in turn fostering faster speeds and more affordable access."

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California ICT Deputy Sector Navigators Announced!

See ICT Deputy Sector Navigator awards!

This is a great opportunity to improve ICT education at California Community Colleges.

Intent-to-Award: Deputy Sector Navigators Grantees The Chancellor’s Office Division of Workforce & Economic Development has announced the intent-to-award grants to establish a network of Deputy Sector Navigators in support of the Doing What MATTERS for Jobs and the Economy (DWM) framework. Deputy Sector Navigators will collaboratively work in-region to advance curricular pathways in sectors important to regional economies. "This is another milestone for our system in answering the call of our regional and state economies. Through these grants, we are identifying talent on the ground who can work with colleges and their partners to align and articulate curriculum consistent with labor market demands. While a skill gap may be difficult to address in silos, we will find more solutions when we can bring forth the collective regional capacity," states Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor of Workforce and Economic Development. These grantees were selected through a competitive statewide process, and upon formal Board of Governors approval and standard RFA processes, these Deputy Sector Navigators will be added to the 2013-14 Directory found at http://doingwhatmatters.cccco.edu/Contact.aspx. This Directory will be the source of the most updated contact information. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING Sector Navigator: Jose Anaya Email: janaya@elcamino.edu RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-152-001 North Sierra Joint CCD Carol Pepper-Kittredge cpepper-kittredge@sierracollege.edu 13-152-004 Interior Bay Peralta CCD Mark Martin mark.martin@design4X.com 13-152-009 Central Valley Sequoias CCD C. Louann Waldner, Ph.D. louannw@cos.edu 13-152-010 South Central Santa Clarita CCD Joe Klocko joe.klocko@canyons.edu 13-152-007 Desert/Inland Empire Chaffey CCD Ken Eaves keneaves@hotmail.com 13-152-002 Los Angeles El Camino CCD David Gonzales dgonzales@elcamino.edu 13-152-008 Orange North Orange County CCD Norma A. Alvarado nalvarado@sce.edu 13-152-006 San Diego/Imperial San Diego CCD Trudy Gerald tgerald@sdccd.edu   ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION & RENEWABLES Sector Navigator: Peter Davis Email: outrchpd@me.com RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-153-002 Interior Bay San Francisco CCD Gerald Bernstein gbernste@ccsf.edu 13-153-003 Desert/Inland Empire Desert CCD Larry McLaughlin lmclaughlin@collegeofthedesert.edu 13-153-001 Los Angeles Cerritos CCD Jannet Malig jmalig@cerritos.edu 13-153-004 San Diego/Imperial San Diego CCD Gregory M. Newhouse gnewhous@sdccd.edu   LIFE SCIENCES/BIOTCHNOLOGY Sector Navigator: Sandra Slivka Email: sslivka@sdccd.edu RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-154-002 Interior Bay Ohlone CCD Josie Sette jsette@ohlone.edu 13-154-001 San Diego/Imperial San Diego CCD Wendie Johnston wajohnston@mac.com   AGRICULTURE, WATER, & ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY Sector Navigator: Nancy Gutierrez Email: nancy.gutierrez@reedleycollege.edu RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-155-002 Far North Shasta-Tehama-Trinity CCD Greg O’Sullivan grego@edoncall.com 13-155-003 Bay West Valley-Mission CCD David Esmaili david.esmaili@westvalley.edu 13-155-005 Central Valley Yosemite CCD Don Borges borgesd@mjc.edu 13-155-001 South Central Allan Hancock Joint CCD Margaret Lau margaret.lau@hancockcollege.edu   HEALTH Sector Navigator: Linda Zorn Email: zornli@butte.edu RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-156-005 Far North Butte-Glenny CCD Trudy L. Old oldtr@butte.edu 13-156-011 North Los Rios CCD Sue Hussey husseys@scc.losrios.edu 13-156-003 Bay Area West Valley-Mission CCD Cynthia Harrison cynthia.harrison@wvm.edu 13-156-006 Interior Bay Solano County CCD Barbara Brock bbrock@napavalley.edu 13-156-007 Central Valley Sequoias CCD Valerie Fisher valerief@cos.edu 13-156-008 South Central Santa Clarita CCD Walter Penniman II walter.penniman@canyons.edu 13-156-010 Desert/Inland Empire Desert CCD Avante Simmons asimmons@collegeofthedesert.edu 13-156-004 Los Angeles Rio Hondo CCD Shari Herzfeld sherzfeld@riohondo.edu 13-156-001 Orange Coast CCD Mary O'Connor moconnor@gwc.cccd.edu 13-156-002 San Diego/Imperial Grossmont-Cuyamaca CCD Ann Durham ann.durham@gcccd.edu   GLOBAL TRADE & LOGISTICS Sector Navigator: Jeffrey Williamson Email: jeff.Williamson@rccd.edu RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-157-001 North Los Rios CCD Brooks Ohlson ohlsonb@losrios.edu 13-157-012 Bay Area San Mateo County CCD Richard Soyombo soyombo@smccd.edu 13-157-004 Interior Bay Peralta CCD Petural Shelton pshelton@peralta.edu 13-157-007 Central Valley Merced CCD Jeanette Benson benson.j@mccd.edu 13-157-002 South Central Santa Barbara CCD Melissa Moreno melissa.moreno@sbccd.edu 13-157-005 Desert/Inland Empire Riverside CCD Lily Wong lily.wong@rccd.edu 13-157-010 Los Angeles Long Beach CCD Lynn Stewart 12.stewart.cw@lbccd.edu 13-157-008 Orange Rancho Santiago CCD Jetza Torres torres.jetza@rsccd.edu 13-157-003 San Diego/Imperial Southwestern CCD Victor Castillo vcastillo@swccd.edu   INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)/ DIGITAL MEDIA Sector Navigator: Stephen Wright Email: steve@wrightca.com RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-158-001 Far North Butte-Glenn CCD Myron Curtis curtismy@butte.edu 13-158-007 Bay Area Hartnell CCD Olivia Davalos odavalos@hartnell.edu 13-158-009 Central Valley State Center CCD Dennis Mohle dennis.mohle@fresnocitycollege.edu 13-158-008 South Central Santa Clarita CCD Paula Hodge paula.hodge@canyons.edu 13-158-011 Desert/Inland Empire San Bernadino CCD Albert R. Maniaol amaniaol@sbccd.cc.ca.us 13-158-003 Los Angeles Los Angeles CCD Dan Watanabe watanabedan-ideas@yahoo.com 13-158-006 Orange Rancho Santiago CCD Gustavo Chamorro chamorro_gustavo@rsccd.edu 13-158-010 San Diego/Imperial San Diego CCD Rose M. LaMuraglia rlamurag@sdccd.edu   SMALL BUSINESS Sector Navigator: Charles Eason Email: charles.eason@solano.edu RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-159-004 Bay Area Cabrillo CCD Alex Kramer alframer@cabrillo.edu 13-159-002 Far North Shasta-Tehama-Trinity CCD Darren Gurney dgurney@shastacollege.edu 13-159-005 Interior Bay Napa Valley CCD Charles Monahan cmonahan@napavalley.edu 13-159-008 Central Valley San Joaquin Delta CCD Lorinda Forrest lorfor@gmail.com 13-159-003 South Central San Luis Obispo CCD Israel Dominguez israel_dominguez@cuesta.edu 13-159-011 Desert/Inland Empire Victor Valley CCD James Johnson james.johnson@vvc.edu 13-159-001 Los Angeles Los Angeles CCD Kourt Williams> williakd@lacitycollege.edu 13-159-006 Orange Rancho Santiago CCD Leila Mozaffari mozaffari_leila@rsccd.edu 13-159-009 San Diego/Imperial Mira Costa CCD Joe Molina jmolina@miracosta.edu   ENERGY (EFFICIENCY) & UTILITIES Sector Navigator: Jim Caldwell Email: jcaldwell@workforceincubator.org RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-160-001 Bay Area Foothill-DeAnza CCD Catherine Ayers ayerscatherine@fhda.edu 13-160-003 Los Angeles Rio Hondo CCD Bruce Noble bruce.noble@riohondo.edu   RETAIL/HOSPITALITY/TOURISM 'LEARN AND EARN' Sector Navigator: TBD RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-161-001 Central Merced CCD Gayla Jurevich gayla.jurevich@mccd.edu 13-161-003 Bay Area San Mateo County CCD Andrea Vizenor andreavizenor@yahoo.com 13-161-002 Orange Rancho Santiago CCD Ruth Cossio-Muniz cossio-muniz_ruth@rsccd.edu   Regards, Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor Workforce & Economic Development Division Chancellor’s Office, California Community Colleges 1102 Q Street, 4th floor executive offices, Sacramento, CA 95811 916-327-5492 or vtquinlivan@cccco.edu For appointments, please contact Gary Alexander:  916-445-2949 or galexander@cccco.edu. Follow me on Twitter @WorkforceVan. Find Jobs & Economy tips at http://doingwhatmatters.cccco.edu/.

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CCC Student Success Scorecard Launched: Cautions for ICT!

While we applaud the progress reported below in California Community College reporting capabilities, we would like to caution our CCC ICT education stakeholders again about possible negative implications of dominant measures defining "student success" as transfer and/or academic degree or certificate completion.

We know that many students benefitting from CCC ICT education do not have transfer or academic degree or certificate completion as a goal or intention. They take ICT related courses to acquire knowledge and skill sets that lead to employment or employment growth, and they are succeeding in that regard. CCCs do not yet track that employment outcome data, however, or industry certification awards, so we cannot yet measure those successes and risk being penalized because of it.

As many as half of enrollments in some CCC ICT related courses are by students who already have a bachelor degree or higher, an articulation pathway not yet recognized by most. They are part of the one in two bachelor degree holders living at home with educational debt, unable to find a job. They figure out that ICT has many good jobs, and they go to a community college for knowledge and skills that lead to those jobs. Logically, many have no interest in transfer to a 4-year school, an associate degree or even academic certificates. But, after training, they get jobs. They are delighted, and so are their employers.

CCC ICT academic transfer and "completion" rates are relatively low, in part for those reasons, and we risk having negative impacts to quality ICT programs that are generating successful employment outcomes for students, genuinely "Doing What Matters for Jobs and Economy" in the 21st century, as a result of decision-making based on a definition of student success largely restricted to transfer or academic credential award.

MPICT will continue to advocate on behalf of CCC ICT education on this issue.






April 9, 2013


This morning, the Chancellor's Office launched the new Student Success Scorecard (scorecard.cccco.edu), and

 Chancellor Brice Harris, Vice Chancellor Patrick Perry and the entire Chancellor's Office team are to be commended for the release of an outstanding tool.

Chancellor Harris posted this video describing the scorecard, and is holding community forums at Diablo Valley and Pierce Colleges today and tomorrow.

For the first time, trustees, faculty, staff, students and the public can get disaggregated date about student achivement by race, age, and gender. The tool does not provide a "ranking" of our colleges, but rather a longitudinal look at how students are progressing past momentum points on their way to transfer, a degree or a certificate.

I applaud former Chancellor Jack Scott, who was a strong advocate for disaggregated and transparent data as part of the Student Success Task Force. It is also fitting that Chancellor Harris gets to unveil the product, as he was a forceful advocate on the League's Commission on the Future, which had this recommendation in A 2020 Vision for Student Success:

The system should regularly gather, report, and use disaggregated student access and achievement data to monitor student progress across achievement milestones to evaluate institutional and program effectiveness.

Today's release is a major step forward for our system. While data alone do not improve student outcomes, it can enlighten us about which successful strategies our faculty and staff are using around the state so that we can replicate them as best practices in all of our colleges. We must also acknowledge the immense demographic and economic diversity around our state and use that to better understand what will work for each cohort.

I look forward to discussions ahead about what the data mean, and how you are using the data to guide your college's decision-making.

Sincerely,

Scott Lay
President and Chief Executive Officer
Orange Coast College '94

Community College League of California
2017 O Street, Sacramento, California 95811
916.444.8641 . www.ccleague.org

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