A global center of excellence

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• A global center of excellence
• Dr. Larry Keen
• Introduction by Bob Ervin

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Virtual College Center
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• The Virtual College Center is an advanced
  visualization and interactive design center
• Offsetting the impact of globalization as a
  Center Of Excellence for Advanced Learning
• Graduating Simulation Modeling Technicians
• Simulation Based Learning
• Innovation for TelePresence in education
• Innovation in global education

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A path to excellence

• The Virtual College Center at FTCC enjoyed its
  grand opening on June 5th, 2008 and we are
  excited about our achievements
• Establishing a innovation hub for our BRAC RTF 11
  County partners
• Graduating Simulation Modeling Technicians
  Capstone learning
• Training and Hiring Disabled American Veterans
• Simulation Based Learning / Visual Learning
  Object Repository
• Translating RAW technology into working labs with
  real definable missions
• Creating a public private partnership

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BRAC RTF Innovation Hub

• The All American center for workforce development
• Establishing a innovation hub for our BRAC RTF 11
  County partners
• Driving best method practices across the 11
  counties
• Creating a content consortium for interactive
  learning technologies / SBL

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Graduating SMTs

• The Virtual College Center graduated its first 16
  Certificate program for
• Simulation Modeling Technicians
• The curriculum consisted of
• C (sharp) programming
• GIS
• 3D Studio Max / Photoshop
• AutoCAD / Drafting
• Capstone Learning Learn by doing!
• 12 Weeks into the course
• Cumberland county
• Google Earth
• Embedded EON 3D
• Program Management
• Taught thru TelePresence

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Disabled American Veterans
Nic Phillips (center) received his Disabled
American Veteran (DAV) Life Member pin from two
other lifetime members. Present to do the honors
were (from left) Al Patterson, chairman of the
board for Navigator Development Group Inc. and
Wally Tyson, national second junior vice
commander for the DAV.
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SBL and VLOR

• Our Innovation Team for i3D is using the
  technology and is creating a reusable hierarchy
• Tier 1 - Visual Learning Objects
• Level 1 Show
• Level 2 Show Do
• Level 3 Tell, Show, Do, Ask and Track
• Tier 2 Immersive Learning Modules
• Tier 3 Simulation Based Learning
• All stored in a Visual Learning Object Repository
  (VLOR)

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Translating Technology

• The Virtual College Center at FTCC has translated
  technology capability into working labs
• Virtual eye to eye communication through our
  Telepresence Lab
• Virtual Reality through our Immersive Learning
  Labs CAVE environment
• Virtual Learning through Visual Learning Labs
• Virtual presentation technology at our Experience
  and Discovery Lab creates Edutainment
• Virtual learning integrated with our Broadcast
  Studio Lab
• Virtual Reality Development in our Development
  Lab

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Telepresence Lab

• Mission The Tele-presence Lab provides an
  innovation hub for advance distance learning and
  human interaction that provides cognitive
  eye-to-eye contact in order to allow for more
  effective collaboration of ideas, learning and
  discovery.
• On a daily basis we
• Virtually communicate ideas, learning and vision
  more effectively
• Virtually collaborate in real time eye-to-eye
  sessions
• Virtually accelerate decision making and discovery

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Immersive Learning Lab

• Mission The Immersive Learning Lab provides a
  CAVE environment in order to create a realistic
  learning by doing experience.
• On a daily basis our students
• Virtually become part of an immersive learning
  environment
• Learn by doing in a Virtual Reality 360 degree
  environment

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Experience Discovery Lab

• Mission The Experience and Discovery Lab
  provides an exciting and innovative method of
  knowledge transfer in order for audiences to
  discover new ideas and concepts through
  "edutainment.
• On a daily basis our students, faculty and
  industry
• Experience an exciting and innovative method of
  knowledge transfer
• Reach out to the K-12

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Visual Learning Lab

• Mission The Visual Learning Labs provides an
  exciting and stimulating learning environment so
  that students and faculty can virtually and
  visually communicate their ideas and discovery.
• On a daily basis our students and faculty
• Virtually and visually communicate their ideas
  and discovery in a 3D stereoscopic classroom
• Learn by doing in a visually exciting and
  stimulating environment

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Broadcast Studio Lab

• Mission The Broadcast Studio Lab provides
  digital and 3D media in a leading edge
  environment so that students and faculty learn
  how to integrate virtual technologies with
  traditional and emerging broadcast technologies.
• On a daily basis our students and faculty
• Learn how to integrate virtual technologies with
  traditional and emerging broadcast technologies
  in an innovative environment
• 3D TV technology
• CG Technology

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The Development Lab

• Mission The Development provides 3D content
  lifecycle support in order to support advanced
  distance and simulation based initiatives for
  workforce and economic development.
• On a daily basis our team
• Keeps the center running
• Builds content
• Trains staff and students

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Public Private Partnership

• The Virtual College Center has partnered with
  global industry to co-opt and import
• Best methods
• Latest technology