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Tech giant Apple enlists UMES as a Community Education Initiative partner<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Monday, December 7, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is celebrating Computer Science Education Week 2020 by announcing it will expand its curriculum next fall to provide instruction in programming language for Apple’s X-code platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The university has been selected to be a \u201cCommunity Center for Coding and Creativity\u201d – a collaboration between the renowned technology innovator and Tennessee State University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple’s Community Education Initiative supports Tennessee State’s \u201cHBCU C2<\/sup>\u201d efforts to \u201cbring coding and creativity experiences to historically black colleges and universities and their communities.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing designated as a HBCU C2<\/sup> local center,\u201d said Dr. Derrek Dunn, dean of UMES’ School of Business & Technology, \u201cwill provide the needed tools for the university to implement an educational and workforce training program centered around Apple’s Swift programming language.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partnering with Apple, Dunn said, \u201cwill also allow UMES to encourage the entrepreneurial spirits of students and the Eastern Shore community while expanding their skills for careers in software development.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Weiwei Zhu Stone, a UMES computer science professor, will be the project leader responsible for its implementation.  She’ll be assisted by Joel Tomlinson, an instructor in the university’s electrical\/electronic engineering technology program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning next fall, UMES will add two courses on coding and application development to its computer science curriculum, including one for non-majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMobile application development has become very important in the software development field,\u201d Zhu Stone said.  \u201cMore and more universities are offering the mobile application courses to prepare computer science-major students for careers in software development.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYoung people represent a majority of mobile app users and have the most creative ideas and inspirations,\u201d she said. \u201cA journalism student needs an app to develop news stories in the field, or a music student wants to compose music using an app in different music styles, or an art student wants to compare several sketches before drawing.  They can develop these mobile apps with minimal training using the iOS Swift programming language.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to exposing UMES students to new academic material, the Apple partnership includes a component that will enable the university to offer people in the surrounding community access to free instruction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe the course will not only ignite interests in teenagers as mobile app makers,\u201d Zhu Stone said, \u201cbut this rewarding experience will also encourage these new programmers to choose UMES as their college of choice.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The university plans to hold free workshops for secondary school students utilizing Apple’s free coding and creativity curriculum along with Apple devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhu Stone and Tomlinson \u201cwill participate in Apple’s Community Education Initiative Learning Series to learn about coding and app development,\u201d the company said.  \u201cAs part of that ongoing professional development, educators will explore \u2026 ways to engage with learners using Apple’s comprehensive curriculum, which utilizes its easy-to-learn Swift programming language.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dunn said he’s appreciative of Apple’s efforts to support UMES and is hopeful the partnership might lead to future collaborations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tennessee State, the Apple’s chief higher education collaborator, describes its vision for the HBCU C2<\/sup> community outreach as \u201ccreating opportunities that will diversify the tech workforce by removing barriers, innovating STEM education and developing life-long learning pathways.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participating institutions, Tennessee State’s website says, \u201cengage in this effort with key industry partners so that our contribution leads to a more skilled, diverse workforce pipeline for high-demand technical and creative careers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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