learning at cisco

January 25, 2017

EDUCATION

Creating the Workforce of Digitization

2 min read

Digitization is changing every part of today’s enterprise. To take advantage of new business opportunities, organizations are moving quickly to design and deploy new technologies like cloud, mobility, analytics, the IoT and next-generation security. The challenge is finding the workforce skilled in these new, rapidly-evolving technologies. I recently wrote an article on these industry shifts […]

January 17, 2017

EDUCATION

Aligning the Analytics and Data Center Workforce to Evolving Job Roles

3 min read

In the new digital era, the ability to connect data, processes and experiences are becoming critical elements of successful digital business transformation. Enterprises need to access data from anywhere, analyze it, and make real-time decisions to fuel innovation and accelerate data-driven business outcomes. A 2014 Cisco survey found that 40 percent of enterprises believe that […]

December 7, 2016

EDUCATION

Innovate Together: Leaving the Traditional Classroom Behind to Solve Real-World Problems

2 min read

Research shows that experiential and project-based learning is linked to significant improvements in student test scores, attendance and classroom engagement, as well as improved higher order thinking and problem solving skills and speaks to a broader range of learners. Additionally, there is a great deal of information about learning modalities that suggest a combination of telling […]

September 26, 2016

EDUCATION

For Learning, It’s Not “Evolve or Die” — It’s “Collaborate and Live”

2 min read

When it comes to learning, particularly at the organizational level, one of the major problems we run into is this sort of “evolve or die” mentality.

May 11, 2016

EDUCATION

Invest in Experiential Learning to Create a Digital Ready Workforce

3 min read

Cisco hackathon with Silicon Valley school empowers students to solve problems in their community with Internet of Things.