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Tomorrow’s IT Worker
Another benefit of the National Convergence Technology Center’s (CTC) active Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) is when BILT members send us interesting articles and reports. It’s like having our very own R&D group. Dell executive Glenn Wintrich recently forwarded us a Deloitte University Press report called “Tech Trends 2015” that outlines several trends that…
Read MoreTeaching Soft Skills Doesn’t Have to Be Hard
It’s no surprise that a popular topic at any Convergence College Network (CCN) discussion – especially those involving our Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) – is the value of “soft skills.” It’s one thing for students to get the IT training, but employers are looking for more than technical know-how. As one faculty member…
Read MoreA Look Into the Future of IT
Instructors from Convergence College Network (CCN) member schools recently enjoyed a special treat during the HI TEC conference in Portland, Oregon. NetApp – a multi-billion-dollar data storage and management company with 12,000 employees around the world – arranged a special presentation and facility tour at its new data center in Hillsboro, just 15 minutes west…
Read MorePHOTOS: Working Connections Think Tank Track Cisco Tour
As part of the special “Think Tank” track of Summer Working Connections, a handful of lucky IT educators boarded a charter bus one hot Thursday afternoon and took a trip across town to visit the Cisco Systems campus in Richardson, Texas. Cisco executives graciously allowed this “Think Tank” group to visit two facilities, including the…
Read MoreWorking Connections Think Tank Track Review
What happens when you bring 17 educators together, mix in proven processes and tools and stir in a large dash of imagination and ideas? We call that “The Think Tank”! At the National CTC, we are often asked to share the processes and tools we have developed on business engagement, student recruitment and retention, faculty…
Read MorePHOTOS: Summer Working Connections 2015
Summer Working Connections – which wrapped up in July – was a rousing success by any measure. This annual event remains one of the National Convergence Technology Center’s (CTC) crown jewels. Ninety IT instructors from 20 states gathered at the Frisco, Texas campus of Collin College and enjoyed north Texas’ first truly hot week of…
Read MoreSummer Working Connections 2015 Preview
Summer is almost here and that means it’s almost time for Working Connections. This year, our 15th summer, we have two: Working Connections South, June 15-19 in Jacksonville, FL and Working Connections Texas, July 13-17 in Frisco, TX. The goal of Working Connections is to provide faculty attendees with the expertise needed to teach their…
Read MorePHOTOS: HoNeST Conference
Recently, I attended the HoNeST Conference at Ericsson in Plano, TX. Short for “Hot Topics in Networks and Security, security was definitely the topic of the day, with speaking on everything from security as the “internet of things” develops to figuring out the best security methods for voting. This was my first conference to attend with…
Read MoreWhat is the CCN?
The CTC (National Convergence Technology Center) focuses on four areas of Training, Leadership, Student Recruitment and Retention, and Community. Training involves professional development events and resources; leadership is our BILT where we work with business professionals to see the trends in needed skills and abilities they want to see in graduates and how we can…
Read MoreWelcome Belicia Miraval Albornoz
Belicia Miraval Albornoz has been a regular at Convergence Technology Center events for several years now, first as a student representative showcased at conferences and meetings, then later as an adjunct attendee learning cutting-edge topics at Working Connections. And now we’ll be seeing even more of her because Belicia has recently taken on lead for…
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