The CCSU Continuing Education Blog

As Executive Director of LDC, Chad Vignola works tirelessly to support educators. We had a chance to talk with Chad to hear about the exciting and innovative instructional techniques and materials that can help teachers educate their students more effectively. How...

GIS professionals take raw data collected from a business, organization or other entity and make it into a format that the data collector can understand and use. GIS, or geographic information services, focuses on data from a particular geographic area, whether large...

Computer coding is the use of programming languages to create computer programs, websites, games, and apps. Some schools in the U.S. have begun adding coding classes to their curriculums as early as the elementary grades. Teaching coding to kids has tons of benefits...

Betsy Idilbi is the CEO and Co-Founder of Tech Talent South, a tech education company that is fueling the need for tech talent through immersive courses and empowering people on a mission to Do Something BIG! We recently asked Betsy for her insight on the importance...

Mike Harrison is an instructor for the newly-added Waveform Warriors course for Central Connecticut State University's (CCSU) Summer Technical Youth Program, Tech It Out. He has been involved with the program for two years. In his Waveform Warriors course, Mr....

Applying lean principles to healthcare means giving customers the greatest possible value using the fewest possible resources. Lean management has gained popularity in recent years in many fields to reduce waste and improve efficiency, and these principles apply to...

It's annual review season for many business professionals. If your annual review is coming up and you'd like to negotiate a higher salary, you're in luck. Here are some tips for effective salary negotiation that you can use during your next review or conversation with...

Brendan Rigby is the co-founder of WhyDev. He is a global education and literacy expert. WhyDev was started by you and your partner, Weh Yeoh, in response to a lack of student voices and critical discussion about development theory and practice. To start, can you talk...

Lifelong learning is an admirable goal, but it is even more than that. In today’s technological society where new advances may make some jobs obsolete, lifelong learning may be necessary to keep you employed in the long-term. Automation Brings Changes to Many Jobs A...

Christina Pinkham graduated from Continuing Education Department’s Human Resources Professional Certificate Program at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) in 2016. She currently works for a large insurance company in the Hartford area. Ms. Pinkham enrolled in...