ConnectED - Spring 2018

NEW COLLABORATION

BRINGS THREE

UNIVERSITIES TOGETHER FOR

ADVANCES IN CYBERSECURITY

INSIDE:

>Marion Technical College’s New $500,000 Mobile Training Lab > UC’s New Four-Year Human Development Degree is the First of Its Kind >The Wright Man for the Job > Inaugural In-Demand Jobs Week Set for May 7-11 > Competency-based Education at Ohio Colleges

Spring 2018

Volume 6 Issue 2

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3 Spring is the season for renewal and growth, and just like the new flowers and foliage that are beginning to dot Ohio's fields and forests, graduation caps will soon bloom on campuses across the state.

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In this issue of ConnectED, we're highlighting a few of the many different forms that higher education takes in Ohio, including an innovative new method of learning and assessing educational growth at two Ohio community colleges, a new mobile facility that's helping to train the state's new generation of manufacturing workers, and a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary degree program that aims to prepare students in a variety of possible career fields.

Ohio's focus on finding new ways to provide a flexible, affordable education to students pairs well with an upcoming, first-ever event that aims to connect new graduates and job seekers with employment opportunities they may have overlooked. In-Demand Jobs Week, scheduled for May 7-11, is designed to raise awareness among students and all job seekers of the wide variety of career opportunities awaiting them in the Buckeye State, and connect them to the training and education needed to fill them.

John Carey Chancellor, Ohio Department of Higher Education

New Collaboration Brings Three Universities Together for Advances in Cybersecurity

Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, and Mercyhurst University have formed the North Coast Cyber Research and Training Alliance.

A Vehicle to Increase Collaboration

Marion Technical College has introduced a new $500,000 mobile training lab.

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Inaugural In-Demand Jobs Week Set for May 7-11

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UC's New Four-Year Human Development Degree is First of Its Kind

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Ohioans have planned more than 30 events and the list is growing.

A new program offers a more business-centric approach to human service professions.

Competency-based Education at Ohio Colleges

CSCC and Sinclair College partnership will adopt and expand a CBE model that will lead to improved, sustainable academic and economic outcomes.

Wright Man for the Job

Wright State engineering student R.J. McCoy helps design a new axle line at Navistar.

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New Collaboration Brings Three Universities Together for Advances in Cybersecurity Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, and Mercyhurst University have joined forces to form the North Coast Cyber Research and Training Alliance.

Each university maintains nationally recognized programs in the science of cybersecurity. The alliance will allow the universities to share individual expertise to propel advances in the expanding field, while preparing students for their future careers.

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5 Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, and Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA, have joined forces to form the North Coast Cyber Research and Training Alliance.

Each university maintains nationally recognized programs in the science of cybersecurity. The alliance will allow the universities to share individual expertise to propel advances in the expanding field, while preparing students for their future careers.

The agreement to jointly develop cybersecurity education, research, and training programs in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania will leverage the unique combination of strengths of the three schools: Cyber regulatory and policy analysis at Cleveland State University’s Center for Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection Cyber engineering and hardware solutions at Case Western Reserve University’s Case School of Engineering Cyber intelligence threat analysis and analytics at Mercyhurst’s Ridge College of Intelligence Studies & Applied Sciences

Launched in 2015, Cleveland State University’s Center for Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection integrates technical, legal, and business perspectives to address privacy and cyber-risk management concerns. The Center conducts research in numerous aspects of cyber law and policy, houses multiple professional training programs, and offers concentrations in cybersecurity and privacy.

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7 “We are pleased to contribute our strengths in legal technology and policy to the new alliance,” said Lee Fisher, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Dean and Joseph C. HostetlerBakerHostetler Chair in Law. “The collaboration will prepare students for a cyber workforce in which complex problems will need to be solved at the intersection of disciplines and sectors.”

The Case School of Engineering is ranked one of the top engineering schools in the nation, and has a 125-year history of excellence in research, education, and innovation. The school recently led the launch of the university’s Internet of Things initiative—the Institute for Smart, Secure, and Connected Systems—which leverages the institution’s strengths in sensors and electronics, networks and communications, systems and control, data science and analytics, and other related technology fields to lead specific initiatives in data science, cybersecurity, networks, embedded systems, and more.

"The multi-disciplinary collaboration between Mercyhurst, Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University provides the complementary expertise required to address complex cybersecurity concerns across a variety of application areas," said Ken Loparo, the Nord Professor of Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Case Western Reserve.

Named after Erie native Tom Ridge, 43rd governor of Pennsylvania and first Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ridge College of Intelligence Studies and Applied Sciences at Mercyhurst University brings together complementary academic disciplines that stress

Ken Loparo, Case Western Reserve University

critical thinking, data analysis, and collaborative decision-making. The university is constructing new, high-tech cyber facilities on campus, thanks to an infusion of $1 million by Cleveland-based national technology company, MCPc. “In establishing partnerships with academic and corporate entities, we can harness the power and resources of multiple sectors to achieve the scale and quality of opportunities that best serve our students and society in general,” said Mercyhurst University President Michael T. Victor.

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The 400-square-foot simulation center features 10 student computer stations, an instructor station, a miniature production-quality milling machine for creating quality, complex, precision parts and prototypes, and a small robot from RobotWorx.

The simulation lab was purchased with funds from the first round of the Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS) grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE). The focus of the grant is to increase workforce development across the state. In addition to the funding from ODHE, support came from JobsOhio, Honda, Union County – Marysville Economic Development Partnership, RobotWorx, Columbus 2020, Cardington Yutaka, and other manufacturers.

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10 During the week of Ohio Governor John Kasich’s 2018 State of the State address, ODHE Chancellor John Carey and other staff members were able to take a tour of the simulation center, which was parked on the Delaware campus of Columbus State Community College. Before the tour, Chancellor Carey provided remarks during a short program about the RAPIDS initiative.

“It’s important that students learn on the proper equipment, instead of relying on older equipment. The RAPIDS grant addresses these needs,” Chancellor Carey said.

MTC is collaborating with local employers to help workers learn the skills they need to advance in their careers.

Gage Gorman, from Sakamura USA Inc., a manufacturing company in Marion, shared his company’s experience in utilizing MTC’s mobile training center.

“Before the mobile training lab, we would have to send our field technicians to our customer site and it was very inconvenient,” Gorman said. “The mobility of the training lab is very beneficial to our field technicians and helps with training and certifications.”

Chancellor Carey and others tour MTC's mobile training center

“The mobility of the training lab is very beneficial to our field technicians and helps with training and certifications.”

Gage Gorman

Scot McLemore, a representative from Honda, said, “Entering manufacturing with knowledge of computerized systems creates an individual versatility essential to manufacturing operations.”

Ryan Burgess, director of the Governor's Office of Workforce Transformation, spoke at the State of the State event about the importance of industry and postsecondary education collaboration.

“It’s amazing what we can do when we align the organizations of secondary education, postsecondary education, and business, what we can do at a local and regional level,” he said.

MTC President Ryan McCall closed the program by saying that working directly with industry partners to develop training programs was an integral part of designing the mobile training lab.

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Gage Gorman, representative from Sakamura USA, speaking during the State of the State event

“One of the things we did was ask manufacturers, ‘What do you need?’ and work directly with them to develop training plans, instead of us developing the training on our own and delivering it to them,” President McCall said.

For more information on the mobile training lab, go to mtc.edu or call (740) 389-4636.

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Ohio’s In-Demand Jobs Week Event Map is Live!

In-Demand Jobs Week is two weeks away, and communities throughout Ohio are gearing up to host events that will inspire students and job seekers about local career opportunities. So far, Ohioans have planned more than 30 events and the list is growing.

To access the map of events, visit the In-Demand Jobs Week website. If you haven’t already, be sure to share your events with us so we can include them on the map and help you spread the word.

SHARE YOUR EVENT: 1. Tag OhioMeansJobs as a co-host on your Facebook event. To add a host, click “edit” at the top right of the Facebook event and start adding names to the “co-hosts” field.

2. Contact us directly with the following information: • • • •

Event title and type of event (i.e. career fair, business tour, etc.)

Date, time, and address One-paragraph description, including any links to external event pages or registration.

Is your event open to the public, registration required, or invitation-only?

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO PLAN AN EVENT! Business, education, and community leaders statewide are still encouraged to partner to plan engaging events and activities that will inspire excitement and awareness among students and job seekers. Use the In-Demand Jobs Week guide to help you plan: • •

Guide for Businesses and Workforce Professionals Guide for Educators

Access this information and more free tools to help prepare for In-Demand Jobs Week at

omj.ohio.gov/indemandjobsweek.

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UC’S NEW FOUR-YEAR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DEGREE IS FIRST OF ITS KIND Program Offers a More Business-Centric Approach to Human Service Professions

A new Bachelor of Science degree now offered by the University of Cincinnati is believed to be the first of its kind in the world.

The Human Development and Community Engagement (HDCE) Program is described as an interdisciplinary program that incorporates elements of social science, psychology and business.

The program is aimed at providing socially conscious students the practical skills needed to achieve results in their chosen field. It is described as an alternative to more traditional, single-track programs such as social service and teaching.

“The problem with many human development-oriented programs is they lack a business component,” explained Kelli Jette, Ph.D., who developed the program. “Regardless of what field you go into, everything depends on money and good management, or ultimately it will fail. HDCE teaches grant writing, fiscal solvency, research, data collection and related skills. It is designed to offer students more professional options, after graduation.”

Jette, an educational psychology professor, said that UC first approached her with the idea for HDCE in 2014. In between teaching her existing classes in the School of Education, she went to work developing the new program, which involved obtaining the cooperation of several departments.

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13 “HDCE is a unique program,” she said. “We tried to encompass UC’s urban initiative and promote a sense of stewardship

CAREER POSSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

among the many institutions serving the Greater Cincinnati area and beyond.”

Among the advantages offered by HDCE are:

Advocacy and nonprofit agencies Government institutions Community outreach programs

• Flexibility and transferability

Health and wellness programs

• An embedded minor that focuses on the individual’s area

Educational and family services

of interest

Community organization and leadership

• Authentic real-world experiences in field placements • Classroom experiences tailored to the student’s field

Research and grantwriting

experience Despite similarities to other types of social service and education programs, HDCE emphasizes strong theoretical foundations as well as practical and authentic learning experiences. For example, students will collaborate with community programs and nonprofit agencies in urban city centers that serve communities, families, and individuals.

“If a student is passionate about working in domestic violence, we will place them in a relevant program,” Jette said. “If somebody wants to work with at-risk youth, we might place them with a Boys & Girls Club.

If somebody wants to work in health care, we might find something for them at a local clinic. The idea is to foster their understanding of how nonprofit organizations and agencies function as businesses.”

The HDCE is a program of the University of Cincinnati’s School of Education, which is ranked 93rd among the Nation’s Top Schools for Education, 30th for Best Online Education Programs, and 20th for online programs for veterans, according to U.S.News & World Report rankings. The School of Education is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

For more information about the Human Development and Community Engagement Program, visit http://cech.uc.edu/education/undergrad-programs/hdce.html.

For information about Kelli Jette, Ph.D., visit http://cech.uc.edu/education/employees.html?eid=jettekm&thecomp=uceprof

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OHIO COMMUNITY COLLEGES

TAKE THE LEAD ON

CBE A Quick Look at Competency-based Education in Ohio

Katie O’Shea,

Columbus State Community College

A partnership between Columbus State Community College and Sinclair Community College is the result of an Ohio Department of Higher Education Innovation Grant awarded in 2016.

The purpose of the partnership is to adopt and expand a competency-based education (CBE) model to improve academic and economic success for students. Under the CBE model, students receive credit not as a function of how much time they spend studying a subject, but based on demonstrations and assessments of their learning.

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Christina Amato,

Sinclair Community College

To get a better view of how the new network is building awareness and understanding of CBE across Ohio, we received insight from Katie O’Shea, Workforce Innovation Senior Consultant at Columbus State Community College, and Christina Amato, CBE Program Manager at Sinclair Community College.

Over the past year, Columbus State and Sinclair have been working together on an ODHE Innovation Grant to emphasize CBE across their campuses.

CBE can be implemented using several different models along a broad continuum, from those that embed

elements of CBE into traditional university programs, to those that are highly disruptive and force a reexamination of all university functions.

How easy is it to convert traditional courses to the CBE model?

O’Shea: Courses that are already fully online are the best candidates to convert to CBE. Columbus State is planning to convert two courses that are fully online as our first effort over the summer, and are moving two courses, which are currently face-toface, into an online format, and then

15 converting those to CBE over the summer and fall. Our understanding is that it’s a heavier lift to move a course from face-to-face to online, than it is to move a course that’s already online into a CBE format.

Amato: We have an excellent group of experienced faculty working on the CBE conversion, which results in a great experience and superior courses being developed.

There are also always new challenges and adventures with each new program we develop. In an environment where students are moving in and out of courses at paces completely independent of one another, this is a huge challenge. We are currently exploring the use of technology to resolve this challenge, which would allow students at different places in a course to work with one another.

The CBE approach seems to be very studentspecific. What practices are your institutions doing to cater to the needs of each student at an individual level?

O’Shea: Based on the work we have done to understand CBE models, we plan to take an approach that provides coaching to each student. This coaching will include a frequent and personal touch for students, checking in with them to track their plans, their progress, and any struggles they may have with non-academic questions.

The courses themselves will be set up to allow students to move through curriculum at their own pace within a defined timeframe. This will allow students the flexibility to complete academic coursework at a pace and schedule that accommodates for the other commitments in their lives, including job and family commitments.

Amato: CBE programs are by design student-centered.

CBE program resources, coaches, and faculty are geared towards helping each student succeed according to their own goals and timelines for completion. Throughout their programs, CBE students receive individually tailored wraparound services, ranging from enrollment assistance and general academic advising, to in-course progress monitoring and career preparation. Further, the incorporation of course-based activities such as creating pacing plans and meeting progress milestones, facilitates personal interactions between CBE staff/faculty and students, and aids with on-time and accelerated completion. As a result of work in this grant, Sinclair CBE students now create a customized pace chart in every CBE

course as a graded assignment. This empowers students to take ownership of their classroom experience, and also serves as a tool for faculty and coaches in understanding what progress students should be making in their CBE courses.

How has collaboration between Ohio’s campuses been valuable?

O’Shea: Our partnership with Sinclair has been extremely valuable. Although every institution will find their own path to implementation, having a knowledgeable, experienced partner who can share their approach, their lessons learned, and their successes makes a big difference.

It has allowed our faculty to hear the details of CBE from Sinclair faculty, and our instructional designers to hear from Sinclair instructional designers, and our advisors and financial aid resources to hear from their Sinclair counterparts. The information sharing among peers has helped make the professional development sessions that Sinclair delivered more meaningful. As we ramp up our CBE implementation efforts, we look forward to collaborating with other Ohio institutions through the ODHE Steering Committee and beyond.

Amato: Collaboration between Ohio campuses is critical.

CBE is more than a curriculum project—it impacts nearly all aspects of university and college operations. Bringing campuses together allows all institutional experts and stakeholders to grapple with big challenges together. eLearning experts, financial aid and student services experts, academic advisors, institutional researchers and IT staff all have a place to bring highly technical and complex questions, and engage with their own peers.

Without a broad coalition of institutions sharing best practices and challenges, this could not happen.

There is plenty of interest in CBE among the colleges and universities in Ohio; 21 out of 37 public institutions are in the process of planning or implementing CBE programs.

Of the colleges and universities that reported they were not currently planning or implementing a CBE program, the vast majority indicated that they may consider developing a CBE program within the next five years.

For more information regarding competency-based education in Ohio, check out the 9th Report on the Condition of Higher Education in Ohio.

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WRIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB Wright State engineering student R.J. McCoy helps bring Navistar’s new axle line to life

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For Wright State University engineering student R.J. McCoy, helping to design a new axle line at Navistar’s massive truckmaking plant in Springfield, Ohio was a yearlong labor of love.

And when the time came to begin production on the new line last July after a two-week plant shutdown, McCoy had more than a few butterflies in his stomach.

“It was pretty nerve-wracking,” said McCoy, who arrived at the plant at 5 a.m. to watch his work come to life. “But a couple minutes into it, it started to feel a little better. Then the nerves went away.”

The axles are married to the truck frames, which then march down the main production line to be fitted with wheels, cabs, and other parts.

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"EVERYONE COLLABORATED REALLY WELL AND PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT TO MAKE THIS SUCCESSFUL.” As part of his internship with Navistar, McCoy not only designed the layout for the subassembly of axle suspensions, but he also designed the concept for brake housing subassembly and the geometry for the overhead hoist and rail system.

said McCoy. “Trying to come up with different ways to accommodate that was very challenging, but our team did a really good job.”

“I feel like it was a very successful project. I’m proud of our team,” said McCoy, whose team included fellow Wright State senior mechanicalengineering student Hunter Johnson of Springfield.

“Everyone collaborated really well and put in a lot of effort to make this successful.”

Navistar is a leading manufacturer of commercial trucks, buses, defense vehicles, and engines. About 1,500 workers work at the Springfield plant.

The factory floor is a sprawling forest of steel – spider-webbed with yellow and orange girders. Air hoses dangle from above like snakes. Bouquets of colorful hoses and cables sprout next to the production line.

There are gangways, conveyors, and fields of steel rollers. Forklifts prowl the floor, emitting whines and beeps.

McCoy had to design the line so that it was flexible enough to handle equipment of differing lengths as well as differing geometries of axles and suspension ties.

“There are an uncountable number of variations that you can see on these axles,”

The line also had to be configured in a way that ensured it would run at an efficient speed, avoiding any costly worker downtime.

The line moves at 4.47 feet per minute and spits out about 75 vehicles a day.

“We were in here every day at 6 a.m., dropping different axles on it, seeing how they fit, what interferences there were,” McCoy said.

McCoy said he fell in love with engineering at Wright State, lured by the opportunity to work with computers and to do design work.

“My years in the engineering program have been really good,” he said. “I especially like a lot of the technology they give us. For example, they give us a lot of software – very, very expensive software they give us access to.”

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A special thank you to all of those who contributed stories and articles: New Collaboration Brings Three Universities Together for Advances in Cybersecurity Ken Loparo Brian Ray, J.D. Michael T. Victor, J.D., LL.D Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland State University

A Vehicle to Increase Collaboration Gage Gorman Ryan McCall

Mercyhurst University

Scot McLemore

Sakamura, USA Marion Technical College Honda

Ryan Burgess

Governor's Office of Workforce and Development

UC’s New Four-Year Human Development Degree is First of Its Kind Kelli Jette, Ph.D. Fred Anderson University of Cincinnati

Public Relations Coordinator for Dr. Jette

Community Colleges Take Lead on CBE Brent Wilder Christina Amato Katie O’Shea Columbus State Community College

Sinclair Community College

Columbus State Community College

Wright Man for the Job Jim Hannah R.J. McCoy Wright State University

Wright State University

Thank you for reading ConnectED. We appreciate any suggestions or ideas to improve this newsletter.

We welcome story ideas, links to articles of interest, and news releases.

Please send story ideas to Jeff Robinson at jrobinson@highered.ohio.gov.

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