Regional Shared ICT Labs

Cabrillo and Los Rios

Other colleges

What is ICT?

An umbrella term, widely used outside the U.S. and by the U.N. to encompass all rapidly emerging, evolving & converging:

– computer, – software, – networking, – telecommunications, – Internet, – Programming– Digital media– information systems technologies.

Information and Communication Technologies

ICT is #6 in State

ICT is #2 in Bay Area

ICT Industry Pie

Breadth of Application of ICT Knowledge and Skills

ICT is Strategically Important

and in Demand in Every Industry

San Francisco Bay Area ICT Industry and Employment Outlook

ICT Employment Secondary Research

In 2012, across all industries in the great San Francisco Bay Area, ICT Occupations:

• 333,229 employees (8.3% of all Bay Area employees - about 1 in 12 jobs),

• median annual salaries about $90,000,

• expecting net growth of 20,297 jobs (6.1%) from 2012 to 2015,

• 21,178 total replacement jobs between 2012 and 2015,

• 43,054 total job openings (8.2% of all job openings) between 2012 and 2015,

• 14,354 average annual job openings between 2012 and 2015.

San Francisco Bay Area ICT Industry and Employment Outlook

ICT Employment Secondary Research

Documented CCC ICT Supply:

• 28 CCCs

• 81 Departments

• 1,345 Faculty

• 140K Student Enrollments

• 180 Degrees

• 405 Academic Certificates

• 7,398 sections of 2,366 courses

• Faculty and enrollment

demographics

Problem Statement• Employers demand real-world experiences

• Students need hands-on skills development

• Equipment and software are expensive

• Difficult to get budget/funding for labs

• Quick obsolescence, because ICT evolves so quickly

• Common struggles getting admin support for labs

• Installation, maintenance, management & support

• License agreement challenges

• Faculty inadequately compensated for lab mgmt.

• Technical support for students and faculty

• Students need access to labs on their timeframes

Centralized Lab

Expensive Hardware & Software Shared by All● Servers● Switches● Software Simulations

Full-time Dedicated Network Technician Shared by All

● Only supports NETLAB. Deep expertise

Accessible 24 x 7● From school, home● Students can sign up for 1-5

hour blocks, individually or in teams

Internet

NDG Netlab+

NDG Netlab+

• Server appliance by Network Development Group

• Software tools preloaded for academic

institutions to host real lab equipment, virtual

machines and lab content at a location for

trainees to complete labs

• Solution allows faculty and students to access

labs remotely, so they do not have to physically

be where lab equipment physically is

• Already used by at least 7 Bay Area colleges.

Netlab+ - 450 Labs• Cisco Networking Academy

• >250 labs • certifications • a million students annually globally

• VMware IT Academy • Virtualization• certifications

• EMC Academic Alliance • Data storage• Industry certifications

• Linux Professional Institute • low-cost, high value open source OS• certifications

• CompTIA • vendor neutral certifications

• Cybersecurity labs• General IT labs

• Microsoft IT Academy and other content.• Customization tools

• Used to develop and deliver other lab content.No other solution has this

Extending the CSSIA ModelMoraine Valley College

Shared ICT Lab

• Pooling of Interest• Shared investment• Lower unit costs• Better solution• Better support• Hosted at one college • Available to all• “Cloud service” • Remotely accessible• From any device• 24x7• Faculty development• New lab development

Physical Host

The physical lab facility requires ($90K in upgrades; $250K in-kind value):• Data Center Space

• A physical room or space in a physical room for racks and equipment • Physical Security

• An ability to control access to Data Center space to prevent theft and unauthorized access to equipment

• Climate Controls • An ability to control the temperature and dust in the Data Center space, to keep

equipment cool and clean• Reliable Electricity

• Consistent and ideally redundant and backed up supply of electricity needed by equipment in the Data Center space

• Reliable High-Speed Internet Access • Adequate bandwidth to support large required access to the systems by its users

Purchase and installation of new and donated equipment and software:• New Equipment ($630K)• “in-kind” Equipment (on loan) ($600K)

Fiscal Host

• Physical site modifications ($90K)• New equipment purchases ($630K)• Donated equipment management ($600K)• Install coordination ($10K loaded)• Project leadership ($30K loaded)• Full-time tech support person ($110K loaded)• Outreach to engage Bay Area colleges ($60K loaded)• Intern support ($20K)• Faculty Professional Development ($25K)• New lab development ($20K)• Internet and utilities ($20K)

• Total grant - $1million• Total value with “in-kind” - $1.6million

Participating CollegesInitial pilot year participation:

• 25 of 28 BACCC colleges (89%) in proposal• All but Cañada, Marin, West Valley

• Berkeley City College• Cabrillo College• Chabot College• City College of San Francisco• College of Alameda• College of San Mateo• Contra Costa College• De Anza College• Diablo Valley College• Evergreen Valley College• Foothill College• Gavilan College• Hartnell College• Laney College• Las Positas College• Los Medanos College• Merritt College• Mission College• Monterey Peninsula College• Napa Valley College• Ohlone College• San Jose City College• Santa Rosa Junior College• Skyline College• Solano College

System Capacity

Purchased and donated equipment will support:

• at least 288 simultaneous users (9 PE (Professional Edition) Systems• more than 16,000 three hour lab reservations in a 24x7 week

Faculty pedagogy changes:

• Students self-schedule lab access• Rather than everybody has to come to the physical lab at once

Projected Impact

To estimate remote lab facility participation, utilization and impact, this project conducted a survey of relevant programs at BACCC colleges.

• 24 colleges responding

• 280 courses leading to industry certifications

• 547 sections of those courses will utilize the

labs annually

• 11,350 students will use those labs annually

Project Sustainability

Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5Revenues:

College Program Participation 24 24 24 24 Average revenue per college $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000

Total Revenues $360,000 $360,000 $360,000 $360,000

Expenses:Capital Equipment

Annual Upgrades $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000Capital Equipment Subtotal $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000

Operating ExpensesFull-time tech support person $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000Student Interns $16,000 $16,000 $16,000 $16,000Project Director $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000Overhead loading $45,200 $45,200 $45,200 $45,2001/4 time outreach coordinator $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000Faculty Professional Development $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000New Lab Development $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000Internet Access $12,000 $12,000 $12,000 $12,000Space and power $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000Miscellaneous $1,800 $1,800 $1,800 $1,800

Operating Expenses Subtotal $260,000 $260,000 $260,000 $260,000

Total Expenses $360,000 $360,000 $360,000 $360,000

Revenues Less Expenses $0 $0 $0 $0

Infrastructure to Support other Regional Collaborations

Regional Strategy and Activity

Recommendations

• Regional ICT Faculty Professional Development• Regional Strategies for Meeting the Needs of Key ICT

Occupations• Regional Harmonization of Curriculum and Credentials• Regional Coordination of Industry Academy Programs• Regional Curriculum, Resource and Subject Matter Expert

Clearinghouse• Regional Marketing and Public Relations Efforts• Regional Development and Delivery of Distance Education

Solutions• Regional ICT Purchasing Agreements• Regional Contract Education Services• Regional K-12 Pathways Development and Coordination• Regional University Pathways Development and

Coordination• Regional Workforce Investment Board Collaborations• Regional Grant Proposal and Project Efforts• Regional Event Planning and Execution• Community Based Organization (CBO) Collaborations• Badging/Micro-credentials• Engagement with ICT Industry and Employer

Organizations and Other Groups• Improve CCC ICT Student Success Rates

 

CCC IT Model Curriculum

• Not TMC - Yet• Adopted April 2015• No authority to force adoption, but better than nothing• CAE Alignment

IT MC classes supported by Netlabs:• ITIS 110 - A+• ITIS 150 - Network+/CCNA1• ITIS 151 - CCNA2• ITIS 155 - Linux Sys Admin; CompTIA Server+; MS Server (coming);• ITIS 160 - Security+• ITIS 164 – Ethical Hacking (CEH)• ITIS 165 - Digital Forensics

• Regional lab facilities– Sacramento North Region– San Francisco Bay Area– Mini grants for Orange County and LA County– $3 million in Netlab funding Statewide

Inter-Regional Coordination

 

Summer 2015 Faculty Development WeekSan Francisco – June 22-26

“Train the trainer” tracks to prepare faculty to teach new or improve existing courses or programs 

• LPI Linux Essentials with Netlab+ • EMC Cloud Infrastructure and Services (CIS) with Netlab+• CompTIA Security+ with Netlab+ • Netlab+ for Newbies: Remote Hosted Lab Creation & Use • Oracle Academy Java Fundamentals• Hooking Students on Programming with NAO Robots• Engaging Under-Represented Minority Students with Cultural Fluency

and Perspective Taking• Exploring Computer Science (ECS) – SFUSD teachers only

1st Round CCPTwith ICT Focus

Community Colleges Butte-Glenn Community

College District Contra Costa Community

College District Pasadena Area Community

College District Peralta Community College

District San Luis Obispo County

Community College District Ventura County Community

College District Yosemite Community College

District

K-12 Elk Grove Unified School District Glendale Unified School District Los Angeles Unified School District Orange County Department of

Education Oxnard Union High School District Sacramento County Office of

Education Sonoma County Office of Education Tulare County Office of Education Vallejo City Unified School District

2nd Rounds Submitted

Memorandum of Understanding

• 60% CTE Enhancement Fund Contribution - $3,400

• Participate in the Shared Lab Community

• Teach at least 1 class with Netlab in Year 1

• Agree to find ongoing funding

• Service agreement

We Agree ICT Education is Important!

Thank you for everything!!