Posts by Connected Tech
Student Feature: Kevin Dippel, Collin College
As a part of the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) featured blog and videos, we would like to introduce IT students attending our Convergence College Network (CCN) schools. The CCN is a select cohort of community colleges and universities from across the country that connects IT educators with a wealth of resources to enhance their…
Read MoreHow the CTC Can Support Your Local High School
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) will be part of a panel presentation this Friday, October 15 at 1:00pm Central entitled “Supporting High School to Community College Pathways with High Employer Engagement.” This live webinar will feature plenty of opportunities for attendee Q&A and group discussion. The event is hosted by the National Career Pathways…
Read MoreCCN Focus Feature: Crystal Pendergrass, Southside Virginia Community College
For the past two years, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) has featured blogs that introduced 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 resources to enhance…
Read MoreAre You Teaching Blockchain Concepts?
The National Convergence Technology Center’s (CTC) “Brown Bag” webinar series that offers special topic presentations via bite-sized, 30-minute segments continues this fall. These half-hour presentations – first launched in fall 2020 – offer IT educators expert perspectives on unique technical and employability topics. Faithful blog readers know this series was inspired by a request from…
Read MoreStudent Feature: Elias Marcet, Miami Dade College
As a part of the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) featured blog and videos, we would like to introduce IT students attending our Convergence College Network (CCN) schools. The CCN is a select cohort of community colleges and universities from across the country that connects IT educators with a wealth of resources to enhance their…
Read MoreCCN Focus Feature: Dr. Diego Tibaquira, Miami Dade College
For the past two years, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) has featured blogs that introduced 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 resources to enhance…
Read MoreUsing Social Media
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently surveyed faculty members of the Convergence College Network (CCN) community. Sixty-six educators participated. Among the questions was one asking about social media engagement. While the survey was designed to gauge the effectiveness of the CTC’s social media and digital outreach, the results might also point to overall social…
Read MoreUpdated IT Infrastructure Job Skills List Now Available
Each May, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) convenes its Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) to prioritize the essential entry-level IT job skills students and graduates will need to know in the next 12-36 months. The BILT always looks ahead, answering “what’s next?” rather than “what’s happening now?” because higher education curriculum development can…
Read MoreLearn from our Summer Working Connections Guest Speakers
Regular blog readers are by now well familiar with the National Convergence Technology Center’s (CTC) annual Summer Working Connections event. Faculty from across the country that attend Working Connections select a specific IT track and then spend five days taking a deep dive into that topic. The goal is to immediately implement what they’ve learned…
Read MoreTwo Trends with Online Training
The books are closed for the 2021 edition of Summer Working Connections. Last month the National CTC hosted 128 faculty members online from 23 states across the country for a five-day professional development event. Regular blog readers know that Working Connections (offered for five days each July and three days each December) provides a deep…
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