Core Support Area: Training

 

Lead: Dr. David Bernholdt (NPAC-Syracuse)

 

EMail Address: bernhold@npac.syr.edu

 

Telephone: (315) 443-3857 Fax: (315) 443-1973

 

Statement of Work: Syracuse will provide a core level of effort to support technology transfer, user outreach, and long-range leadership on issues of technology, tools, and techniques related to PET Training and Educational needs. Technologies of interest include, but are not limited to, synchronous and asynchronous web/Internet-based distance education tools, electronic repositories of training materials, etc. Of particular, but not exclusive, interest are the Tango and WebWisdom systems developed by Syracuse. Syracuse will provide an appropriate level of effort to support these tools, as they are used in a variety of PET-supported educational and training projects, emphasizing the general robustness of the tools. Syracuse will maintain frequent contact with the on-site Training team at the CEWES MSRC (Dr. Wayne Mastin and John Eberle) to understand the needs and use of training technology at the MSRC. Syracuse will also be active in meetings of the PET Program-Wide Training Group, especially in monitoring and advising on the program-wide deployment of tools and technologies. Syracuse will select and attend focused conferences and other meetings that have high payoff and contribute directly to providing leadership on training technology issues.

 

Deliverables:

• Trip reports for conferences and user contacts (as conducted)

• Contributions to PET bi-weekly and Annual reports (every two weeks according to schedule and March 1999)

• Presentations for PET Mid-Year and Annual Reviews (August 1998, January 1999)

• Involvement in PET Program-Wide Training Group meetings and activities (as conducted)

• On-going enhancement of the Tango and WebWisdom in support of education and training activities:

- Tango 1.0 release with packaged NT and UNIX servers and web sites. Full support for all browsers (May 1998)

- Tango 2 release with rewritten server and client for increased robustness (October 1998)

• Contribute materials pertaining to education and training technologies to the CEWES MSRC PET Training web site

• Evaluation of multimedia database needs for training materials (July 1998)

 

Funding: $70,000, including travel

 

Expenditure Profile:

 

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

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