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- Title
Using Technology to Develop a High School Career Awareness Workshop: The REACH Program.
- Authors
Friery, Kathleen; Nelson, J. Gordon
- Abstract
This article describes a collaborative project between business and industry, local school systems and Jacksonville State University. This project resulted in a new education and business/industry partnership called Readiness Education for Achieving Career Heights (REACH). The Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce saw a need for local high school students, especially graduating seniors, to be informed of career opportunities in the county. They approached the department head of educational resources at Jacksonville State University in an effort to develop a strategy to meet this need. Under the co-directorship of Drs. Kathleen Friery and Marvin Jenkins, professors in the counselor education program, a team was assembled to develop workshop materials and procedures to be presented to local high school students. A grant was received by the local County Chamber of Commerce to support the REACH program. We share the development of this project with the perspective that it will be helpful to those who would engage in similar planning. Participants in the REACH project made numerous visits to local businesses and industries to gather career information, make videos and take pictures to get an overall impression of every facet of the industry. This information was used to create multimedia PowerPoint presentations, a website with an online newsletter and a career informational CD using Macromedia Director. REACH participants presented to all seniors in ten area high schools. Another presentation was prepared for all eighth grade students. Technology was used in these presentations to provide a workshop with interactive activities and a variety of class activities and formats. The result was a workshop that was informative, exciting and well received. Evaluations of the presentations were excellent.
- Subjects
ACADEMIC-industrial collaboration; SECONDARY education; JACKSONVILLE State University; VOCATIONAL guidance; HIGH schools; BUSINESS &; education
- Publication
TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 2004, Vol 48, Issue 6, p40
- ISSN
8756-3894
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF02763581