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21 August 2020 Review of the initiatives in education and training tailored to industry needs over ten years of the SPIE Optics Education and Outreach Conference
Matthew T. Posner, Gabrielle Thériault, Patrick Franzen, Anne-Sophie Poulin-Girard, G. Groot Gregory
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Proceedings Volume 11480, Optics Education and Outreach VI; 1148009 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2568209
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2020, Online Only
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Initiatives in education and training tailored to industry needs have been a core part of the bi-annual SPIE Optics Education and Outreach conference, accounting for over 50% of papers since its inception in 2010. In this paper, the authors explore whether this conference has been useful to the readership by reviewing the contributions to this meeting for industry-oriented activities. Accounting for this scope, a bibliographic review of the literature of all five proceedings of OP301 is presented to describe the participants in terms of their affiliations and background, the proceedings’ taxonomy, and the metrics for downloads and citations. An integrative review will support this report to present lessons learned in six key areas of (1) technician training, (2) continuous education and training in industry, (3) in-company training and internships, (4) local and regional economic development through optics and photonics education and research, (5) progress on accreditation and certification, and (6) programs in innovation and entrepreneurship. The findings will be used to evaluate trends in formal and informal methods for industry-related programs and make recommendations for areas of potential focus for future meetings to continue serving wider segments of the community.
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Matthew T. Posner, Gabrielle Thériault, Patrick Franzen, Anne-Sophie Poulin-Girard, and G. Groot Gregory "Review of the initiatives in education and training tailored to industry needs over ten years of the SPIE Optics Education and Outreach Conference", Proc. SPIE 11480, Optics Education and Outreach VI, 1148009 (21 August 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2568209
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KEYWORDS
Photonics
Education and training
Internships
Outreach programs
Technician training
Standards development
Library classification systems
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