Working Connections
Article Round-up: IT Workplace and the IT Classroom
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) is always on the lookout for technology articles and columns related to the ongoing evolution of both the IT workplace and the IT classroom. Below is a sampling of some of the things we’ve been reading these last few months. They’re worth a look, blog readers. The Math Behind…
Read MoreFour Things We Heard at WASTC
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) is a proud co-producer of the WASTC Winter ICT Educators conference in San Jose, California. CTC staff recently attended this conference and participated in three breakout presentations covering: key strategies of its Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) model(link to the BILT brochure?)that helps align curriculum to workforce needs…
Read MoreCCN Focus: Brian Nelson, Lansing 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 MoreDid you miss these posts from 2018?
As 2018 comes to a close, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) wanted to take a moment to look back at the many topics covered in its blog. In 2018, the National CTC posted 37 blog entries. Using Google Analytics, the posts below were identified as among the most popular blog posts of the year. …
Read MoreHow many of these 2019 trends did you know were coming?
Gartner, Inc. recently announced its list of the “Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2019.” The company defines a “strategic technology” as one with “substantial disruptive potential” and that will soon break out of “an emerging state into broader impact and use.” You can read the press release here, but it’s worth noting how many…
Read MoreThe ATE Principal Investigators Conference
Grant partners and staff from the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently attended the National Science Foundation’s ATE (AdvanceTechnological Education) Principal Investigators (PI) conference in Washington, DC. That’s the annual gathering of ATE center and project grantees from all over the country. The conference offers a great opportunity for collaboration and networking, as 800 or…
Read MoreWorking Connections’ Photos and Impact
Since 2002, Working Connections professional development events – both the five-day summer sessions and the three-day winter session – have provided free training to over 700 faculty members (1850+ duplicated enrollments) in over 100 cutting-edge IT topics to keep curriculum aligned with current workforce skills. The most recent longitudinal survey data gathered from faculty attendees…
Read MoreCCN Focus: Ernie Friend, Florida State College at Jacksonville
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 MoreHow do you use social media at your events?
For several years now, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) has publicized a special Twitter hashtag in conjunction with its annual Summer Working Connections professional development training event. This past July, however, for the first time ever, the National CTC took this social media strategy one step further by creating a “photo booth” space in…
Read MoreCCN Focus: Bruce Caraway, Lone Star 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…
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