Utility Power Worker Supplemental Learning Materials

Collection of contextualized supplemental learning materials to help students study vocabulary and other key course concepts.

Date:: 2015
Primary Material Type:: Quiz/Test
Other Material Types:: Assignment, Drill and Practice
Institution:: Amarillo College
Funding Source:: TAACCCT Round 2
Subjects:: Contextualized learning, vocabulary, utility power worker, power line worker

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:: Ad hoc group of electrical energy provider employers from the Texas Panhandle region: provided input into curriculum redesign, emphasizing both technical and soft skills needed by new employees
Industry Sector:: Other Services (except Public Administration) -- Repair and Maintenance (811)
Occupation:: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations -- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (49-9051)

Instructional Program:: Construction Trades (46)
Credit Type:: Credit
Credential Type:: Stacked/Latticed Credential Model
Educational Level of Materials:: 2nd Year Community College or equivalent
Time Required:: Time required to complete each section will vary.
Language:: English (United States)
Interactivity Type:: Active - requires user to respond to prompts, questions, etc.
Quality Note:: Part-time Supplemental Instructors observed classes, met with faculty, and reviewed course requirements to determine areas of concern for students. This allowed them to understand what supplemental activities needed to be developed to overcome problem areas and build bridges of support.
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:: Consultations during development of instructional materials

Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:: None
Course Note:: Utility Power Worker - Underground Distribution/Transmission Operations

Formal Accessibility Policy:: https://www.actx.edu/disability/pagesmith/43
Accessibility Statement:: https://www.actx.edu/disability/pagesmith/43
Accessibility Features:: Text Access - Text to Speech

Text Adjust - Compatible

Text Adjustment - Adjust Font and Colors

Reading Layout - Reflow the Text

Reading Layout - Page numbers match printed material

Reading Layout - Reflow the Text

Reading Order - Digital resource layout

Structural Markup - Lists

Table Markup

Hyperlinks Rendered As Active

Colors Compatible With Assistive Technology

Contrast Ratio of at Least 4.5:1.

Language - Markup

Non Flickering Content

STEM Content (e.g. Mathematics, Chemistry) Markup

Interactive - Keyboard

Interactive - Markup

Interactive - Text prompts

Primary License:: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.