 Prince George’s Community College
Project or Department: Center for Academic Resource Development
Prince George's Community College (PGCC), established in 1958, offers more than 1,400 courses every semester and over 30 programs of study including career programs that prepare students for immediate entry into the work force and transfer programs that provide the first two years of study towards a bachelor's degree. The college also offers programs leading to a one-year certificate or a letter of recognition. Over 35,000 students attend annually; half take credit and half take continuing education courses. The college serves a student body that is 85% minority, so it is well acquainted with the challenges of reaching disadvantaged students. With 13% of the students foreign-born, the college personnel serve a widely diverse group of students. College ICT experience includes: 1. Distance learning technologies and pedagogy training in Poland, South Africa, Ethopia, Rwanda, Denmark, and the Philippines. 2. IT training of school teachers in Word, Excel, Windows, and of university faculty in Internet Literacy in South Africa. 3. C++ and Computer Literacy in Rwanda. The college has just embarked on two new projects. 1. Providing job-shadowing; student-teacher type experiences; pedagogy workshops; science, mathematics and technology institutes; Blackboard training, and a leadership, curriculum development and assessment institute in the U.S. for 176 South African 10th, 11th, and 12th grade math, science and technology teachers, administrators, and Department of Education officials over a 3-year period. Training will occur in the U.S. but mentoring will continue via Blackboard once participants return to South Africa. 2. Professors from PGCC and the National University of Rwanda will provide direct hands-on training to 72 secondary school teachers representing 72 secondary schools in Windaows and Microsoft Office at the NUR using instructional CD's created by University of Maryland students. Teachers will return to their schools and conduct in-service training classes for other teachers in their schools.
Organization Type:
DOT: dot-EDU
Web Site: http://www.pgcc.edu
For more information on working with Prince George’s Community College:
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USAID/EGAT/EIT/IT
Stephen Tournas, dot-EDU CTO
Email: Tel: +1 202 712-0154
Education Development Center
William Wright, Program Director
Email: Tel: +1 202 572-3700 |
Prince George’s Community College
301 Largo Rd.
Largo
MD
20774
United States
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Phone: 301-322-0477
Fax: 301-336-2851
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Country Experience:
Africa
Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Africa
Asia & Near East
Philippines
Europe & Eurasia
Poland
Other Countries
Denmark
Institutional Capacities:
Hardware, software, and physical infrastructure
PC or online based training systems/ e-learning
Web design and development
CDRom based education
Internationalization of software/web sites/training content
E-learning & e-training
Interactive web, CD-ROM or hybrid delivery learning systems
Repurposing face-to-face training to e-learning
Creating content for e-learning content
Implemening e-learning/e-training activities, and scaling up projects
Software development of digital delivery and administration applications
Localizing content and applications
ICT projects for targeted audiences
ICT training for targeted communities
Minority groups, civil rights
Low income communities
ICT and Formal Education
Curricula creation and reform
Teacher training
School administration and management reform and capacity building
Other
Project-based learning through ICTs
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