Transcript EDUCATION AND TRAINING INITIATIVES ANSI Board Meeting REPORT to the ANSI BOARD on

REPORT to the ANSI BOARD on
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
INITIATIVES
ANSI Board Meeting
May 2, 2003
Bill Kelly, Chair and Pam Suett Staff Liaison,
ad hoc Committee on Standards Awareness &
Education
National Standards Strategy
NSS
approved
August 2000
ANSI AD HOC COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS
AWARENESS AND EDUCATION
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Oversees and Coordinates ANSI’s Education and
Outreach Initiatives to fulfill National Standards
Strategy (Formed in March 2001)
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Chaired by Dr. William E. Kelly, Professor of Civil
Engineering, The Catholic University of America
Committee Goal: Develop a long term strategy to
include standards in engineering and business
schools, to educate the next generation of
business leaders on the strategic impact of
standards and conformity assessment
ANSI EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES
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E-Learning (PC desktop: you
learn “at your own pace”)
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ANSI E-Learning Portal –
www.standardslearn.org
Why Standards Matter – 2002
Free basic introduction to standards in every day life,
health, safety and the environment, governmentindustry partnership, benefits to business, and the
various organizations involved. Includes assignments,
links, exercises and exams.
ANSI EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES
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E-Learning (continued)
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U.S. Standards – Today and Tomorrow –
June 2003
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The Big Picture
Standards Today – The World Has Changed
Types of Standards
U.S. Standards Development – The American Way
How and Why to Participate
International Standard Development December 2003
ANSI EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES
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Web-based training (instructorled, presented “live”)
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Students connected via online meeting
software program and teleconference
Instructor moves through presentation,
allows time for questions (works well for
small groups)
U.S. delegates course held in June 2002;
more classes scheduled for 2003
ANSI EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES
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Classroom Training, Instructor–
Led
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Public Programs in NYC and
Washington
Off-site programs at member events
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Standards Engineering Society
Conference
Courses
 U.S. TAG & Secretariat Operations
 U.S. International Representation
 American National Standards
ANSI EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES
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Classroom Training, Instructor–Led
(continued)
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Strategic Standardization Management Briefing
for Corporate Executives
How to Write Industry Standards
Business/Industry Participation in Standards
Development
Leadership Training: Committee Management
Standardization Principles and Practices
www.ansi.org “Education & Training” for
course descriptions, schedule of classes, etc.
ANSI EDUCATION AND TRAINING INITIATIVES
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Database of Standards Education
Resources
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Excel database introduced in January 2003
Links to ANSI members who provide
standards education
Key word search, specific web links to
training and distance learning
ANSI AD HOC COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
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University Faculty Outreach
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September 2002 Panel on “The
Advancement of Standards Education
and Research at the University Level”
Hosted by Columbia Institute for TeleInformation - Columbia University
Co-sponsored by:
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NIST
ANSI
International Center for Standards Research
(University of Colorado at Boulder)
ANSI AD HOC COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
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University Faculty Outreach (Continued)
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ANSI Annual Conference October 2002 –
University Faculty Outreach Forum: “Developing a
Standards Agenda for Change”
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Develop a plan to raise understanding of standards in
higher education, particularly in schools of management,
engineering, economics, law, public administration, and
library sciences
Develop an academic standards research agenda
ANSI AD HOC COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
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University Faculty Outreach (continued)
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Mailing to American Society for Engineering
Education (ASEE) members promoting ANSI elearning
2003 ASEE Paper on Standards Education to meet
ABET criteria
2003 ASEE/WFEO Paper to develop an
international standards education network
2004 ASEE Conference session or booth (planned)
Articles on standards education initiatives for June
2003 ISO Bulletin and other publications
Standards Learn. Demo
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http://www/standardslearn.org
Proposal for Standing
committee
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Proposed Motion: That the Board
approves the formation of an Education
Committee