Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education (CAITE)
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The University of Massachusetts Amherst is leading a Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education (CAITE) to design and carry out comprehensive programs that address under representation in information technology (IT) education and the workforce. CAITE will focus on women and minorities in groups that are underrepresented in the Massachusetts innovation economy; that is, economically, academically, and socially disadvantaged residents. |
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AccessComputing: Capacity-Building Institute, Oct. 19, 2009
"Expanding Access to Computing: Teaching & Design for All Abilities" CAITE and AccessComputing are sponsoring a capacity-building institute Monday, October 19, 8.30 am - 3.30 pm at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA. The institute will feature Steven Fadden, Vice President, Landmark College and Terrill Thompson, Technology Accessibility Specialist, University of Washington, and the following topics: • Overview of Issues with Disabilities and Computing • Perspectives from students, disability services staff, faculty • Effective Practices & Assistive Technology • Teaching Computing and IT for All Abilities Teams from 2- and 4-year colleges in Massachusetts are encouraged to attend. Registration is required by October 5. Space is limited. Email for more information or call: 413.545.2013.
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- Community colleges to develop training for "green computing" workers:
"Green computing" refers to several responses to the increasing need for high-powered computing centers that consume large amounts of energy and thus produce heavy carbon emissions. CAITE will facilitate the creation of educational programs to train the IT and green technologies workforce needed to staff green computing data centers in high-performance computing software, systems, and telecommunications, as well as associated green technologies. - Students make videos that explain IT:
Springfield area high school and middle schools students tried their hand at video production as part of the second annual CAITE video contest organized by STCC this past spring. Eleven teams of 2-4 students created short videos to explain what "IT" means, which were judged and shown at an award ceremony on May 2 at STCC.
