IT Futures Summit 2018: The Highlights, IT Jeopardy Champs, and IT Faculty Professional Development Scholarship Recipients Presentations

This year's IT Futures Summit took place on May 17th/May 18th featured presentations from the IT Professional Development IT Scholarship Recipients, networking with colleagues, and the 2018 IT Jeopardy champions. All the presentations are available for download.

Highlights

60% of all colleges with IT programs registered for this year’s IT Futures Summit. The event took place at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center on May 17^th/18^th. The 1.5 day experience featured a number of presentations from IT Faculty Professional Development Scholarship Recipients, as well as a presentation on mechatronics and measuring competencies. Networking with colleagues, feedback on the CoEs proposed 2018-2019 workplan; meeting and talking with IT industry professionals also took place. And, the Center Director updated the attendees on the AAST Robotics and AI curriculum that is available for interested colleges. And, another round of IT Jeopardy produced a team that had two faculty who were on the 2017 winning team: Arthur Wanner, Big Bend College, and Kevin Burkeland, Bellingham Technical College.

Meet our 2018 IT Jeopardy Champions (left to right)

Mike Massey, Bellingham Technical College, Information Technology
Robert Shields, Everett College, Computer Science
Tanya Knight, Peninsula College, Information Technology & Systems Administration
Robert Hughes, Clark College, Network Technology
Arthur Wanner, Big Bend College, Computer Science

The following are available to all WA State IT Program CTC Faculty from the Summit:

Measuring Competencies: Build programs, Create crosswalks from Non-Credit to Credit Programs to Bridge the Communications Gap between Education and Industry, Ryan Davis, President and CEO, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
Machine Learning & Data Science, Sylvia Unwin, Programming Chair/Assistant Dean from Bellevue College
Robotics and AI AAST Curriculum Presentation, Maureen Majury, M.Ed., Director, Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology
Blockchain Technology, Maricel Medina-Mora, Programming & Web Faculty from Bellevue College, IT Faculty Professional Development Scholarship Recipient
TCEA Conference: Using Technology in Education, Lee Falta, Networking Faculty from Bellingham Technical College, IT Faculty Professional Development Scholarship Recipient
Quantum Computing & Online Technology Education: What Does the Future Look Like? Tanya Knight, IT Faculty from Peninsula College, IT Faculty Professional Development Scholarship Recipient
Teaching Entrepreneurial and Growth Mindset, Ken Hang, Programming Faculty/Chair for Green River College, IT Faculty Professional Development Scholarship Recipient
UMS in the Classroom: Leveraging Low Cost Solutions in Student Labs, Gary Baker, UAS – Mechatronics Engineering, Big Bend College
The IT Jeopardy PPT (with all the answers) and the Question Grid