Jim Brazell and TechInnovation 08

If you did not get a chance to attend the TechInnovation Conference for 2008, I thought I would share a few notes and links from Jim Brazell’s keynote address.

If you would like to see some of the presentations from the conference, you can check them out at http://www.okcareertech.org/iis/secondcurrshowpresentations.htm

Texas State Technical College's Emerging Technologies
This website seeks to identify emerging technology trends, evaluates potential workforce implications and recommends new courses and programs for two-year colleges in Texas. http://system.tstc.edu/forecasting/

Get There Texas
Currently in development, Get There Texas is a web-based system addressing workforce development needs in Texas by connections among students, educators, and employers
http://www.gettheretexas.com/

IC2 Institute
As an interdisciplinary research unit of The University of Texas at Austin, mentioned as a partner of the Get Their There Texas initiative.
http://www.ic2.utexas.edu/

Serious Game Initiative
The Serious Games Initiative is focused on uses for games in exploring management and leadership challenges facing the public sector with projects involving the use of games in education, training, health, and public policy.
http://www.seriousgames.org/index2.html

CATIA
Mentioned as the next evolution of computer aided drafting, but in 3-D. Educational discounts may be available.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/applications/plm/catiav5/

Career and Technology Association of Texas
http://www.ctat.org/

Digital Media Collaboratory
The DMC conducts technology research for multidisciplinary projects in video games, modeling & simulation, machine learning, and training applications, to create products that have impact for games, industry, and government.
http://dmc.utexas.edu/

Enspire Learning
http://www.enspire.com/

Digital Convergence Initiative
http://www.dcitexas.org/

SouthWest Research Institute
http://www.swri.org/