Faculty Development Academy:

Cybersecurity and Programming
for IoT Technicians

Virtual | July 10-13, 2023
8AM - 2PM Pacific / 9AM - 3PM Mountain / 10AM - 4PM Central / 11AM - 5PM Eastern

Who Should Attend:

This workshop is intended for community college faculty interested in becoming cybersecurity faculty or faculty wishing to expand their knowledge, earn an industry certification, and strengthen their ability to incorporate new cybersecurity content in their community college curriculum. This workshop is not intended for students or other non-faculty.

About the Workshop:

This workshop is designed to help instructors gain an understanding and proficiency in the technologies centered around the Internet of Things, and how to teach these concepts. Students will explore Microsoft micro:bit as an alternative to the Arduino microcontroller and create a project either based on one of those discussed in class or a project of your own design.

The workshop will be delivered virtually through Zoom and Canvas. Students will be asked to complete several Arduino and Microsoft micro:bit projects, some of which will be completed virtually with the group. Additionally, the students will complete the review questions and quizzes after each project. Content covered during this course will prepare you for the Arduino Fundamentals Certification Exam.

Participants in this workshop will take entry and exit surveys to assess their prior and achieved knowledge. These surveys will include:

• Coding knowledge and experience
• Electronics knowledge and experience
• Tinkercad knowledge and experience

Stipend: 

Eligible community college faculty will receive up to a $1,000 stipend upon successfully completing the academy.

To be eligible for the stipend, you must:

• Currently teach credit courses (full-time or adjunct) at a regionally accredited U.S. community or technical college
• Attend all sessions and complete the required assignments/projects
• Provide a current W9 tax form to the NCyTE Center
• Participation stipends will be prioritized to individuals that have not received NCyTE support in the past year

Facilitators:

• Dr. Kristine Christensen is a professor of Management Information Systems at Moraine Valley Community College. Dr. Christensen also serves as Moraine Valley's Director of Faculty Development and is responsible for designing, developing, and evaluating professional development programs for faculty and staff. She has been actively involved in research and curriculum development for grants awarded by the National Science Foundation, National Security Agency, and the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity.

• Chuck Bales is a professor and program coordinator of Automation and Engineering Technology at Moraine Valley Community College. Mr. Bales has been actively involved in grants as a co-principal investigator, researcher, and developer for the Department of Education, National Science Foundation, National Security Agency, and the US Department of Labor since 1994.

This event is funded by the Microsoft Accelerating Community College Cybersecurity Excellence (ACCCE) grant awarded to Whatcom Community College (Grant No. 2021080009)