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Reaching Future Students with STEM Summer Camps

Summer camps can be a great way to introduce students to the wonderful world of STEM. They can also be great recruitment tools for colleges looking to increase enrollment in STEM concentrations. The trick is making sure the camps are super fun while sneaking the education in. Veteran CCN members David Keathly (University of North…

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Advice on Negotiating Salary

The first step in compensation negotiations should always be to research your value. The best place to start is with the free salary calculator from Job Search Intelligence. This tool performs a salary data search for the occupation and region in which you are seeking employment, and factors in your experience and education to provide…

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Keyjacking – What is it might you ask?

  Keyjacking. What is it might you ask? Well let me give you a clue: “R” you a human? Any guesses? Go ahead, I’ll wait…. But don’t cheat and ask Google. . .. … …. ….. …… ……. …….. ……… ……….   Give yourself a big pat on the back if you guessed the correct…

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Innovations conference by the numbers

Three of us from the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) attended the Innovations conference last week in sunny Anaheim, California.  As usual, the conference exposed us to a number of perspectives and insights, covering everything from developmental bridge programs to digital platforms to new pedagogical models. Here’s a rundown of some interesting numbers we learned…

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MegaTrends and the World of 2020 Presentation

Charlie Bess, HP Fellow, Application Business Services Americas Chief Technologist presented in January at the MPICT Winter ICT Educator’s conference. From the presentation: We live in a rapidly changing world which can seem disruptive. Many of these changes are actually predictable and based on activities happening today. This presentation takes an example-based approach to examining…

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A convergence congratulations

Dr. Timur Mirzoev from Georgia Southern University is an esteemed member of the Convergence College Network (CCN), a community of practice here at the National Convergence Technology Center.  Timur is not only our “in house” guru on vmWare who frequently teaches in-depth vmWare professional development tracks at our Working Connections events.  He’s also responsible for…

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