Posts Tagged ‘BILT’
HITEC Honors the BILT Model
At the 2019 High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HITEC) in St Louis, the National Convergence Technology Center’s (CTC) Business and Industry Leadership Team model was honored with the “Innovative Program Award.” The award seeks to honor programs that boost student success in technology programs. Dr. Ann Beheler, the CTC’s Principal Investigator and Collin College’s Executive Director…
Read MoreInclusion Summit
One of the grant goals of the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) is to “leverage best practices established by national leaders in recruitment, retention, and completion for under-represented” students. To that end, the National CTC recently hosted a two-part webinar entitled “Inclusion Summit” that offered specific strategies, resources, and practices for working with under-represented populations. …
Read MoreEleven Takeaways From Talking to an IT Professional
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently launched a video series entitled “A Day in the Life” in which IT technicians and executives offer students their perspectives on the IT workplace. The hope is that hearing directly from a successful IT worker (rather than their professor) in a video interview may deliver a stronger, lasting…
Read MoreA Taste of Consumer IoT for Your Classroom
Back by popular demand, the “Preparing to Teach the Internet of Things” track will again be offered at Summer Working Connections this July 8-12, 2019. Last summer, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) purchased equipment intended specifically to support the labs and exercises taught at the “Preparing to Teach the Internet of Things” track. That equipment…
Read MorePreparing for the National Visiting Committee
It’s all about the “so what?” question. This week, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) will be hosting its annual grant review panel, called the National Visiting Committee (NVC). Convening an NVC is a requirement of any National Science Foundation grant over $750,000. The CTC’s NVC is an expert mix of community college educators, IT…
Read MoreCongratulations Dr. Ann Beheler
Some big congratulations to the National CTC’s Director Ann Beheler on Collin College’s decision to award her the John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Award, which celebrates “outstanding contributions and leadership by community college faculty and staff.” In addition to receiving a special certificate from Collin College President Dr. Neil Matkin at the spring All-College Day,…
Read MoreEight Takeaways from Talking to an IT Professional
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) is launching a new video series entitled “A Day in the Life” in which IT technicians and executives offer students their perspectives on the IT workplace. This series was requested by the CTC’s National Visiting Committee (NVC) – a group of business and education experts that convene once a…
Read MoreCCN Community Shares Best Practices
Four times a year, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) convenes the Convergence College Network (CCN) – a community of 69 community colleges and universities from 27 states – to share best practices and resources. These meetings usually run via Zoom web meeting. But once a year, in conjunction with the annual Summer Working Connections…
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 MoreAdd student portfolios to your class next semester!
As mentioned in a previous blog post the National Convergence Technology Center’s (CTC) Business and Industry Leadership Team (“BILT”) has long pushed for IT students to curate portfolios of their work. The BILT believes that job candidates who can show their work at a job interview – by using the portfolio to demonstrate an ability…
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