Posts Tagged ‘CCN’
CCN Focus: Greg Brodt, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical 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 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 MoreCCN Focus: Richard Grotegut, Bay Area Community College Consortium
As a part of the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) featured blogs, we would like to introduce to you some of our professors and instructor s in the Convergence College Network (CCN) community. The CCN is a select cohort of community colleges and universities from across the country tha t connects IT educators with a…
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 MoreCCN Focus: Ryan Murphy, Sinclair 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 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 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…
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