Posts by Mark Dempsey
July Was Busy for the CTC
Your National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) staff just closed the book on one of its busiest three-week stretches, which is the main reason our weekly blog has been so often dark this summer. We are exhausted! * In-person Summer Working Connections, July 10-14 – By now we all surely know that annual Working Connections events…
Read MoreCTC | July 2023 Newsletter
* Working Connections running two weeks in July * Next Brown Bag will discuss agile and lean concepts * CTC sharing best practices at HITEC conference in Atlanta
Read MoreStrategies of Persuasion
The National Convergence Technology Center’s (CTC) most recent “Brown Bag” webinar featured a look at the “art of persuasion.” The presenter was Ryan Bradshaw, who’s Department Chair for Business Education and Technology, part of the Business, Industry, Logistics, and Transportation division (B.I.L.T.) at Johnston Community College in North Carolina. The CTC’s annual grant review panel,…
Read MoreCTC | June 2023 Newsletter
* Last month’s “BILT Summit” trained 43 educators from 18 schools * Working Connections registration ends Friday June 23 * Next Brown Bag will focus on the art of persuasion * Free online workshop teaching virtual lab management coming in August
Read MoreTeaching APIs
The National Convergence Technology Center’s (CTC) most recent “Brown Bag” webinar featured a look at APIs. The presenter was Muhammad Shoaib, who’s Associate Faculty at Collin College in Frisco, Texas and a Full Stack Developer at Magnit. Muhammad offered an overview of APIs with the goal of helping faculty to start thinking about building curriculum…
Read MoreNine IT Employer Perspectives
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently convened its Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) for its spring quarterly meeting. A portion of this meeting was spent discussing both current challenges and emerging trends in the IT workplace. Ideally, you’re already doing this with your employer council – setting aside time on the meeting agenda…
Read MoreCTC | May 2023 Newsletter
* Summer Working Connections registration is now open * ChatGPT presentation featured at recent BILT meeting * Free Brown Bag webinars return this month with a look at APIs
Read MoreNext two free Brown Bag webinars for IT faculty scheduled
To close out the spring term, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) has two more “Brown Bag” webinars scheduled. First launched in 2020, the Brown Bag series offers special topic presentations via bite-sized, 30-minute segments on both technical and “soft” topics. To date, these webinars have been attended “live” by close to 500 people with…
Read MoreBILT Summit was a smash success
Earlier this month the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) convened a free two-day workshop on the essentials of the BILT (Business and Industry Leadership Team) Model. This “BILT Summit” welcomed 43 faculty and administrators from 18 schools across 9 states to the Frisco, Texas campus of Collin College. Interest in the event was overwhelming –…
Read MoreJoin the CTC at HITEC in Atlanta
As usual, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) will have a huge presence at the upcoming High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HITEC). This year’s conference will be held in Atlanta July 24-27. HI-TEC – supported by the National Science Foundation – is a national conference on advanced technological education where secondary and postsecondary educators, counselors,…
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