J ATE (Volume 2, Issue 1)

This issue of J ATE, published by Portland Community College, focuses on the theme of professional engagement. J ATE is a peer-reviewed technical journal focused on community college faculty and staff who work with technician education. This journal is cross-disciplinary and encompasses all technologies under the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program. Some of these technologies include: Micro Nano, Biotechnology, Autonomous Technology, Cyber Security, Advanced Manufacturing, Earth Sciences, Agriculture Technology, Energy, and Welding. Some topics that cross cut across all disciplines of technician education are also covered. Those topics include: Evaluation, Mentoring, Undergraduate Research, and Applied Technician Research.

This 108-page issue of J ATE includes 11 full articles and five guest letters written by ATE professionals. Listed below is each article and corresponding DOI number in parentheses.

• Building a Well-Equipped Skilled Technical Workforce by Adopting the Framework for a Cross-Disciplinary STEM Core (10.5281/zenodo.7776366)
• Future of Work Skills Integration with Florida Manufacturers’ Technician Skill Needs (10.5281/zenodo.7776408)
• Enhanced Podcasts as Content Acquisition Tools (10.5281/zenodo.7682575)
• A Data-Driven Flight Proficiency Benchmark for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Curriculum at Two-Year Institutions of Higher Education (10.5281/zenodo.7682792)
• Design and Development of Mixed Reality (MR) Laboratory Tools to Improve Spatial Cognition, Student Engagement, and Employee Safety (10.5281/zenodo.7332034)
• UAS Law Enforcement Technicians in South Carolina: An Exploration of Supply and Demand (10.5281/zenodo.7779839)
• Semiconductor Resurgence Creates Opportunity at Community Colleges (10.5281/zenodo.7754201)
• Cell Modeling in Jupyter Notebook using CompuCell3D (10.5281/zenodo.7600786)
• Results and Discussion from Two Seasons of the Talking Technicians Podcast (10.5281/zenodo.7765142)
• Biotech-Careers.org: A Resource for Building Career Awareness in Biotechnology (10.5281/zenodo.7765061)
• EvaluateUR: Helping Students to Acquire the Knowledge and Skills Needed for Success in the Workplace (10.5281/zenodo.7779786)

Other issues of J ATE are available to view separately.