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Results Are In โ Summer Working Connections
The National CTCโs first in-person Summer Working Connections since July 2019 has ended and the numbers are in! Final headcount, 107 faculty members participated โ 55 in-person and 52 online. We were delighted to celebrate its 20th anniversary with friends near and far, including a visit by Collin College President Neil Matkin to share his…
Read MoreCCN Focus Feature: Shawn Lampe, Kirkwood Community College
For the past three years, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) has featured blogs that introduced 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 resources to enhance…
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The National CTC will have a huge presence at the upcoming High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HITEC) in Salt Lake City on July 25-28, 2022, which will be held in person for the first time since July 2019. The CTC will be hosting two pre-conference workshops โ one on AI and digital literacy, one on…
Read More2021โs National Visiting Committee Report Completed โ On to 2022
Two weeks ago, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) hosted its annual grant review panel, the National Visiting Committee (NVC), online and in person. Convening an NVC is a requirement of any National Science Foundation grant to ensure that grant goals are being fulfilled. The committee consists of subject matter experts in education, IT business,…
Read MoreOngoing classroom Impact of Summer Working Connections
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently conducted its annual longitudinal survey of attendees from the past three years of Summer Working Connections events. Faithful blog readers know that Working Connections offers cutting-edge, cost-effective professional development opportunities to current IT faculty. This helps teachers get the newest technologies and latest industry trends into their classrooms.…
Read MoreCelebrating 20 Years of Cutting-edge, Cost-effective Professional Development โ Working Connections
On July 11-15, the National Science Foundationsโ National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) will be celebrating its 20th anniversary at Collin College in Frisco, TX! From the first set of classes in 2002, Working Connection has been making the newest technologies and industry trends available to attendees, as well as encouraging the kind of networking…
Read MoreIT Faculty Question of the Day – Q2
Here is a continuation of CTC’s “IT Faculty Question of the Day” series which consist of six videos from four Convergence College Network (CCN) faculty members. The first question was posted on January 31 see the video here. We encourage you to view all the videos and learn about the challenges and strategies in teaching…
Read MoreAnn Beheler Recognized by Collin College Board of Trustees
Dr. Ann Beheler was recently recognized by the Collin College Board of Trustees for many years of work leading multiple successful National Science Foundation and Department of Labor grants. Ann stood before the board as Collin College President, Dr. Neil Matkin, ran down a list of Annโs many accomplishments. He joked that he had โsix…
Read MoreCTC Webinar Inspires Journal Article
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) is pleased to announce that its December 2020 โBrown Bagโ webinar on LinkedIn strategies has inspired a new journal article. This past May, the Community College Journal of Research and Practice published โLeveraging LinkedIn: How Can Educators Help College Students Market Themselves,โ which was co-authored by the National CTCโs…
Read MoreFriday’s Video: Soft versus Tech Skills – the Difference
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