Convergence Technology
Five Questions Answered about the “BILT model”
What questions do you have about implementing the “BILT model”? The National Science Foundation’s ATE (Advanced Technological Education) program recently launched a monthly “Office Hours” webinar series that invites special guests from the ATE community to present on specific topics of interest to technical educators and answer questions. This week, Ann Beheler discussed the “BILT…
Read MoreBy the Numbers: The CCN Community of Practice
Each spring, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) asks for impact data from the 76 colleges in its “Convergence College Network” (CCN) community of practice. This information forms an important part of the grant reporting the CTC provides both to the National Science Foundation and to the annual National Visiting Committee review panel. Out of…
Read MoreCCN Focus: Chris Kadlec
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 MoreIT Jobs
As the COVID-19 virus upends the economy and affects every aspect of our culture, how is it impacting the IT industry and workforce? Chris Preimesberger at eWeek notes that more than 27,900 new IT jobs were posted in the first quarter of 2020, which includes the beginnings of the coronavirus shutdown in March. While the…
Read MoreA New Way to Look at Employability Skills for the 21st Century
Aside from technical know-how, what skills will be essential for the 21st century worker? The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently hosted a special 90-minute webinar on the topic of “Building C21C Indipreneurial Lifeskills for the 21st Century.” This presentation offered an entirely new way of looking at workforce employability “soft” skills. The foundation of…
Read MoreSummer Working Connections Moving Online
For the first time ever, you won’t have to travel to the blazing hot July plains of North Texas to attend Summer Working Connections. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) has decided to convert Summer Working Connections into an all-online event. IT faculty are welcome to join…
Read MoreCCN Feature: Rafat Elsharef, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC)
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 MoreWhat Amazon Can Teach Us About Innovation
Do you know how Amazon structures its business operations and manages employees? The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently attended a session at the Innovations conference entitled “The Culture of Innovation at Amazon.” Led by an executive from Amazon Web Services, the session took a deep dive into the corporate culture of one of the…
Read MoreSuccessful Recruiting Strategies
How do you recruit students into your IT program? This was a question posed during a recent web meeting of the National Convergence Technology Center’s (CTC) Convergence College Network (CCN). Attending the meeting were 30 faculty members from 25 colleges across the country. Below are some of the highlights of that group discussion on recruiting…
Read MoreWhat 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…
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