Posts Tagged ‘professional development for IT faculty’
CCN Focus: Kyle Jones of Sinclair Community College – Part Two
Last week, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) Convergence College Network (CCN) featured Kyle Jones, chair and assistant professor of Computer Information Services at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio in our CCN feature story. Kyle shared so much information during his interview that we have chosen to make it a two-part feature. This week,…
Read MoreFriday Video Feature: What was your first job in IT?
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Read MoreFriday Video Feature: Perspectives on Stackable Certificates
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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 MoreCTC’s March Newsletter
Featured Topics: BILT Quarterly Meeting/CTC’s Brown Bag Webinar/Spring Reporting
Read MoreBlue Collar AI
The Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) model forms the cornerstone of all of the National Convergence Technology Center’s (CTC) work. A big part of the BILT model involves encouraging your employers to share their expert perspectives on current and future workplace trends. At a recent national BILT meeting, Aaron Burciaga – Vice President of…
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 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…
Read MoreSeven Best Practices for Successful Recruiting and Retaining
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently hosted a special webinar featuring presentations from six partner colleges – Collin College, Georgia Southern University, Lansing Community College, Lone Star College, Sinclair Community College, and the University of North Texas – on recruiting, retaining, and completing students, especially underserved populations. This webinar was originally presented to the…
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