Global Standards Information

ANSICommittee

on Education22 March, 2010

Bruce A. HardingHarding@purdue.edu

Today’s Discussion

• Overview of ANSI Committee on Education (COE)

• COE Mission & Membership

• Some Recent COE Activities

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ANSI Committee on Education (COE) - Overview

• The ANSI Committee on Education oversees all ANSI initiatives related to standards and conformity assessment education and outreach

• Goal is to promote greater awareness of standards in education

• Committee meets twice a year in person

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COE Mission

• Support education-related aspects of U.S. Standards Strategy

• Encourage university-based standards education & develop long-term strategy for university faculty outreach

• Raise awareness among university faculty

• Develop materials to integrate into coursework

• Provide strategic direction on education curriculum

• Identify target audiences and learning objectives

• Oversee web-based and e-learning training initiatives

• Identify funding mechanisms to support education initiatives

COE Organizational Structure

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Officers

•Chair

•Vice Chairs

•ANSI Staff Liaison

Membership

•Representatives of all ANSI members

•Invited guests (approved by the Chairman of the Board of

Directors)

•Roughly 50 members representing interested parties from higher education, SDOs, Government, industry, others

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Some Recent COE Activities

www.StandardsLearn.orgA free and publicly available resource providing ANSI-developed

educational content to a broad audience. Also offers a database of standards education resources provided by members of academic institutions.

• 797 students have taken “Why Standards Matter”

• 306 students have taken “US Standards System – Today and Tomorrow”

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Some Recent COE Activities

Case Studies

• Virginia Class Submarines (DoD)

• Fire Safety and ASTME2187

• Canadian Standards Association (CSA): Ensuring Quality Drinking Water

• N42 Series of Radiation Detection Standard (DHS, NIST & IEEE)

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Some Recent COE Activities

University Outreach Pilot Project

• 66 schools have participated

• 1,434 students in classes have been engaged

• 391 standards have been provided

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Some Recent COE Activities

Workshops

Two recent standards-education workshops at NIST

1. Promoting Education About Standardization in North America (May 2009)

2. Global Perspectives and Strategies for Education about Standardization Workshop (Feb 2008)

Thank You

For additional information regarding the COE, contact:

Prof. Bruce A. Harding, Chairmanharding@purdue.edu(765) 496-2874

Lisa Rajchel, ANSI Staff Liaisonlrajchel@ansi.org(212) 642-4932

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