CCN (Convergence College Network)
What Students can Learn from IT Professionals
How valuable would it be to allow your IT students to hear first-person testimonials from successful IT professionals? Faithful blog readers know that the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) last year produced a video series entitled “A Day in the Life.” Six IT technicians and executives were interviewed to share their perspectives on the IT…
Read MoreCCN Focus: “IT from punched cards to the speed of light” – J.B. (JB) Groves III of WCJC
As a part of the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) featured blogs, we would like to introduce to you some of our professors and instructors in the Convergence College Network (CCN) community. The CCN is a select cohort of community colleges and universities from across the country that connects IT educators with a wealth of…
Read MoreJob Search Tips from a Tech Recruiter
What do you tell your students about career prep? How do you get students ready for the workforce? Staff from the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently attended a presentation – sponsored by Collin College – by Miguel Duran, a tech recruiter for Hays. Miguel offered specific strategies and guidelines for IT and cyber students…
Read MoreArticle Round-up
What useful articles have you read recently about the state of the IT industry and programs that get students ready to enter that workforce? The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) is always on the lookout for stories related to the ongoing evolution of both the IT workplace and the IT classroom. Below is a sampling…
Read MoreTechnology has No Boundaries
Last year in 2019 (sounds weird, huh?), the National Convergence Technology Center noticed an article in Strategy Ad Tech, a weekly online newsletter, alerting those not in information technology that the digital technology gap will impact nearly every job in the next decade. Here are two questions you should be asking yourself. Are you tech savvy enough…
Read MoreCCN Focus: Louise Kowalski, SUNY Erie Community College
As a part of the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) featured blogs, we would like to introduce to you some of our professors and instructors in the Convergence College Network (CCN) community. The CCN is a select cohort of community colleges and universities from across the country that connects IT educators with a wealth of…
Read MoreSix Takeaways From Talking to an IT professional
A pre-med student interested in being a surgeon suddenly changes her career focus and realize that IT can help just as many people as medicine, but how? The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) manages a video series entitled “A Day in the Life” in which IT technicians and executives offer students their perspectives on the IT…
Read MorePerspectives from Two Data Scientists
How is your program preparing students for the coming boom in data science and analytics? The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently hosted a breakout session on data science at the WASTC Winter ICT Educators’ conference. We welcomed Aaron Burciaga from HCL and Sivan Aldor from Weelio to share their perspectives on the data science…
Read MoreEleven Takeaways from Talking to an IT Professional
When was the last time you spent one-on-one time with the Chief Technical Officer of a $500 million company? The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) manages a video series entitled “A Day in the Life” in which IT technicians and executives offer students their perspectives on the IT workplace. The hope is that hearing directly…
Read MoreThe Eight Traits IT Employers Demand from New Hires
Are your business council experts giving you specifics on what skills they’re seeking in new hires? The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently convened a panel of four IT business experts and posed this question to them: what are the important skills or traits for an IT worker? Their answers are listed below. Never stop…
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