Clemson University’s Center for Workforce Development, the Center for Aviation and Automotive Technological Education Using Virtual E-Schools (CUCWD and CA2VES – Clemson, SC) and Northland Community College’s National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCTC and NCAT – Thief River Fall, MN) hosted a two-day National Science Foundation-funded workshop entitled “COVID-19 Educational Approaches: Domestic and International Responses to Education During the Pandemic” on October 24-25, 2022 in Washington, DC to discuss challenges and learning adjustments colleges made during the early days of COVID-19. The purpose of the workshop is captured in the following four goals:

  1. Understand and learn about the U.S. and international educational challenges and responses in technological education during the pandemic.
  2. Determine and compare national and international successful strategies.
  3. Contribute to the overall discussion with lessons learned from individual experiences.
  4. Develop an evidence-based report for implementing best practices in respective institutions.

Workshop participants provided short talks on best practices and participated in group interactions. The workshop organizers will create a report based on workshop findings to support the technician education community in the awareness and implementation of some of the approaches uncovered during the workshop. Workshop participants included two-year and select four-year college faculty engaged with two-year institutions.