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21st Century Training for the Broadband Workforce
Northwood Technical College in Wisconsin is working to address broadband workforce development challenges in rural communities by developing an innovative online training program in partnership with NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association. Northwood Tech’s Broadband Academy is self-paced and open-ended so that students can learn on their own timeline, wherever convenient. It is the partnership…
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Broadband Partners in Education & More
Addressing the “summer slide” for the digital disadvantaged is something that Etex has been pursuing with its local education and faith communities long before the shutdown. In the above ViodiTV Real-Time Conversation, Charlie Cano, Etex’s General Manager/CEO, talks about their efforts to use its broadband platform to help students all year long. The approach they…
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Webinars, Whitepapers & Meet-Ups – #WEC2020
Member education will be an increasingly important service for NCTC and leading that effort is Don Simon. WEC2020 was Don’s debut at an NCTC event and, in this brief overview, he outlines some of the approaches NCTC will be taking to educate members about new products and services. With his diverse and complementary background that…
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From Broadband to Affordable Housing to Attract Teachers #Summit23
“There isn’t one cookie-cutter approach,” says Chris Kyle, Vice President, Industry Relations and Regulatory for Shentel. Kyle was referring to rural economic development and how each community has unique needs. In the above interview, Kyle talks about the important role that broadband providers and their local employees have in connecting with and providing ideas to various civic,…
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A Teacher Teaching Tech to Telecom
Telecom cooperative director, mother of young children, entrepreneur, technologist and educator are adjectives that could describe Carissa Swenson of TechTECS. It is this last adjective, educator, that is the common thread that binds her numerous activities. Prior to starting her own business, Swenson was a teacher with the state of North Dakota, which led to helping schools…
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Has the U.S. Fallen Behind in the Design, Development and Manufacturing of Innovative Real Products? – Part 10
The U.S. has missed the boat in skilled/high-tech manufacturing, while Germany has taken manufacturing seriously. China: QA focused on quality engineering & manufacturing. THe U.S. must educate students better to regain global competitiveness. [Descriptions by Alan Weissberger, video by Ken Pyle]
