Posts by Connected Tech
Winter Working Connections
For the fifth year in a row, the National Convergence Technology Center is offering Winter Working Connections exclusively online and registration is underway! Classes run Dec. 16-18. Loyal blog readers know that the Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute offers cutting-edge, cost-effective professional development opportunities to current community college IT/convergence faculty (at non-profit schools only) that is…
Read MoreIT Workers in High Demand
You’ve surely heard it before, in labor market data, in workforce reports, and in future-looking keynotes so popular at conference. Here at the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC), we hear it over and over from employer members of our Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT). There are more IT jobs than there are skilled workers,…
Read MoreStudent Feature: Brett Piatek, University of North Texas
The National Convergence Technology Center’s Convergence College Network (CCN) community is happy to showcase students in information technology (IT) by capturing their testimonials. This month we’re featuring Brett Piatek, a student at the University of North Texas in Denton, TX. Brett, also, participated in CTC’s National Visiting Committee meeting as one of our success students given…
Read MoreTen Things to Consider When Voting on Job Skills
The “BILT model” (regular blog readers know that BILT stands for Business and Industry Leadership Team) championed by the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) puts employers in a co-leadership role at a technical program. One of the cornerstones of that “BILT model” is an annual job skills validation vote in which employers prioritize and rank…
Read MoreStudent Feature: Peter Ukpebor, Collin College
The National Convergence Technology Center’s Convergence College Network (CCN) community is happy to showcase students in information technology (IT) by capturing their testimonials. This month we’re featuring Peter Ukpebor, a student at Collin College in Frisco, TX. Peter, also, participated in CTC’s National Visiting Committee meeting as one of our success students given the opportunity to…
Read MoreCCN Focus: Heather Sanders, Midland 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 MoreCCN Focus: Israel Emmanuel, Century 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 MoreCCN Focus: Mark A. Whigham, Calhoun 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 MoreCTC’s Student Feature: Kristy Livingston, Century College
The National Convergence Technology Center’s Convergence College Network (CCN) community is happy to showcase students in information technology by capturing their testimonials. This month we’re featuring Kristy Livingston, a Century College alumnus. Kristy attended Century in 2009 due to a job layoff: “When I started attending classes at Century College, I didn’t know what I…
Read MoreStudent Feature: Greg White, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
The National Convergence Technology Center’s Convergence College Network (CCN) community is happy to showcase students in information technology by capturing their testimonials. This month we’re featuring Gregg White, a student and lab assistant at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Gregg begin as a teenager replacing radios in his friends’ cars for $10. He was…
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