building the next generation of high tech industry leaders in central florida eileen smith e2i...
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BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HIGH TECH INDUSTRY LEADERS IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA
Eileen SmithE2i Creative Studio
UCF Institute for Simulation & Training
E2i Creative Studio
IST location within $8B region; growth directly linked to available labor• Farm system for the
industry, both present and future
• Research into learning of the course of a lifetime
New Toys/Tools: Serious Games
• Connecting data, environments and activities• Incorporating next gen artistic and scientific
tools and techniques • Understanding the concept of rigor and how
to evaluate risk• Designing solutions based on intellectual and
emotional literacy
Designing for Engagement
We have the technology to allow multi-sensory, multi-modal personalization, and the modern learner has tools at their fingertips for ubiquitous access to available technologies.
Designing abstraction, stylized realism = broadening of appeal; allowing more depth of exploration.
24/7 (access to) Learning
Learners synthesize experiences between: – classroom (compulsory education)
• Performance environment; social interaction with peers; dedicated quality educator
– informal learning centers (free-choice learning)• Learner-driven based on interests and
motivations• Non-linear; motivation environment
– home, everyday life (“cognition in the wild”)• Transfer environment
– From societal level to homestead level
• Extension to family group specifics– Oral histories/ first person narratives
21st Century Skills
- Problem solving
- Designing the optimal solution
- Working in (distributed) teams
- Understanding cultural context
In short…the old process standards…
E2i Creative Studio
E2i Creative Studio
E2i Creative Studio
Discussion topics:- Timing of industry
needs for labor vs. academic semesters
- Timing of student readiness for internship bridging to career
E2i Creative Studio
E2i’s internship program: Each semester between 6 and 12 interns are training at E2i, working with the professional team on funded research; over 4 years with funded workforce development internships
E2i/CSCF interns have been hired at regional high tech companies such as ECS, DISTI, Cubic, US Army, multiple small startup firms in Orlando…and E2i itself!