The National ICT Center is hosted by Springfield
Technical College in Springfield, MA. Its
mission is
to provide appropriately skilled technicians and
technologists as
a
workforce
to support
ICT (Information and Communications Technologies)
business, industry and ICT users.
(This very closely aligns with
MPICT’s mission.) The ICT Center’s mission is
also to contribute to scientific and technological
innovation in telecommunications education, with a
primary thrust in Curriculum Development and Program
Improvement. The National ICT Center was previously
known as the National Center for Telecommunications
Technologies (NCTT).
The ICT Center has a strong
team and
advisory board. MPICT is an
ICT Center Regional Partner, and we collaborate in
various ways, including co-producing
2009 and
2010 Winter ICT Educator Conferences in San
Francisco.
The ICT Center is very active in investigating how
Web2.0 technologies can be used to improve ICT
education.
The ICT Center hosts a variety of
events,
news,
textbooks and
announcements. Its open content portal includes
some great and useful
simulations,
media learning objects,
training courses and links to great teaching and
learning resources for
foundational subjects,
telecom technologies,
gender equity in ICT,
accessibility, and
tutorials.
For more information, see the ICT Center
contact list and connect with someone from the
team.
