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A big summer for Working Connections
Pictured above and below: hard-working attendees and instructors from Winter 2012 Working Connections. Working Connections – a cutting-edge, cost-effective professional development program for IT...
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Winter Working Connections 2013 Recap
The “Winter Working Connections” professional training event wrapped just before the holidays and by all accounts, it was a huge success. This is fourth time the National Convergence Technology Center...
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Perspectives and Successes from IT Administrators
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) spends a lot of time working with IT faculty, whether through professional development events like Working Connections or through quarterly meetings...
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Teaching the Internet of Things
Bill Saichek spoke to attendees of the 2017 HI-TEC educator conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two faculty members associated with the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently delivered a...
View ArticleWearable Market Continues to Expand
One of the largest growing markets in the “internet of things” is wearables. A recent Venture Beat article notes a sizable increase in wearables sales. It’s still a relatively small market, but for the...
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Winter Working Connections and Successful Online Training
Photo Credit: © Madartists ID 3528987 | Dreamstime Stock Photos For the third December in a row, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) will be hosting its annual Winter Working Connections...
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Student Poster Session at HI-TEC
Every year, the National Convergence Technology Center sponsors some of the top students from the Convergence College Network (CCN) community to participate in a Poster Session at the Advance...
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Ten Things to Consider When Voting on Job Skills
The “BILT model” (regular blog readers know that BILT stands for Business and Industry Leadership Team) championed by the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) puts employers in a co-leadership...
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IT Workers in High Demand
You’ve surely heard it before, in labor market data, in workforce reports, and in future-looking keynotes so popular at conference. Here at the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC), we hear it...
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Winter Working Connections
For the fifth year in a row, the National Convergence Technology Center is offering Winter Working Connections exclusively online and registration is underway! Classes run Dec. 16-18. Loyal blog...
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Eight Takeaways from Talking to an IT Systems Engineer
When was the last time you talked to systems engineer at a major IT company about what your students need to know? The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) manages a video series entitled “A...
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Eleven Things We Heard at the NCPN
Staff from the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently attended the National Career Pathways Network’s annual conference in Orlando to deliver a breakout presentation on the successful...
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Eight Things We Heard at ATE PI
Live from Washington, DC… it’s the Principal Investigators conference! All NSF ATE (Advanced Technological Education) grantees each fall gather at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC to attend the...
View ArticleStudent Feature: Amberly Hoffman, Sinclair Community College
The National Convergence Technology Center’s Convergence College Network (CCN) community is happy to showcase students in information technology (IT) by capturing their testimonials. This month we’re...
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As Attacks Increase, More Cybersecurity Workers Needed
Business Corporate Protection Safety Security Concept In October, the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)showcased a Wall Street Journal article about “IT Workers in High Demand.” In November,...
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The Eight Traits IT Employers Demand from New Hires
Are your business council experts giving you specifics on what skills they’re seeking in new hires? Pictured from left to right: Dr. Ann Beheler, Director/PI of the National Convergence Technology...
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Eleven takeaways from talking to an IT professional
When was the last time you spent one-on-one time with the Chief Technical Officer of a $500 million company? The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) manages a video series entitled “A Day in...
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Six Takeaways From Talking to an IT professional
A pre-med student interested in being a surgeon suddenly changes her career focus and realize that IT can help just as many people as medicine, but how? The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)...
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CCN Focus: Louise Kowalski, SUNY Erie 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)...
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Article Round-up
What useful articles have you read recently about the state of the IT industry and programs that get students ready to enter that workforce? The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) is always...
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