Posts Tagged ‘CTC Community’
Building Virtual Simulations for Advanced Technological Education
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently attended a special webinar hosted by Clemson University’s Center for Workforce Development (CUCWD) on the topic of using virtual reality (VR) in technician education programs. While the CUCWD has a National Science Foundation grant to develop VR modules on its EducateWorkforce online learning management system (LMS) platform (mostly for…
Read MoreFriday Video Feature: What was your first job in IT?
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Read MoreStudent Feature: Pompidou Nsangou
As a part of the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) featured blog and videos, we would like to introduce IT students attending our Convergence College Network (CCN) schools. The CCN is a select cohort of community colleges and universities from across the country that connects IT educators with a wealth of resources to enhance their…
Read MoreTen Things We Heard at the Innovations Conference
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently attended the League of Innovations’ annual conference, held online for the first time. (Conference trivia: last year’s Innovations conference was held in-person in Seattle in early March just as the pandemic was starting its spread.) This year, safely and socially distanced via Zoom, CTC staff delivered two virtual…
Read MoreCTC’s March Newsletter
Featured Topics: BILT Quarterly Meeting/CTC’s Brown Bag Webinar/Spring Reporting
Read MoreFriday Video Feature: Maximizing Business Engagement to Support Your Students: Why a Regional BILT Makes Sense
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Read MoreEleven Notes on the Future of Work
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) was recently invited to attend a special webinar hosted by Florida State College at Jacksonville, one of the CTC’s grant partners. The presentation – delivered by consultant and author Todd McLees and entitled “The Future of Work” – looked at the current state and future trends of the technician…
Read MoreIT Topics Worth Talking About
This week the National Convergence Technology Center would like to share with you some IT articles we have been reading these last few months. What articles have you read that will impact your students and encourage their development for a workforce ready environment? • Obtain a Google Certificate in six months and possibly pay less…
Read MoreCybersecurity from a Business Perspective
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) is headquartered at Collin College just north of Dallas. Because Collin College is a member of the North Texas chapter of the Information Systems Security Association, CTC staff is often invited to ISSA events. One recent monthly meeting featured a panel presentation on how to manage cybersecurity incidents from…
Read MoreEleven Things We Heard at WASTC
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) is a proud co-producer of the annual WASTC Winter ICT Educators conference. While the event is typically hosted over two days in sunny San Jose, California, this year’s version had to run online. As always, CTC staff was allowed to deliver a breakout session – you can find a…
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