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DRI Announces Roberto Zegarra as Director of Education

DRI Drive

DRI International is proud to announce that Roberto (Rob) Zegarra, MBCP, CCRP has been named Director of Education, taking over for retiring director (and recent Honor Roll Award recipient) Gary Villeneuve.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: The Future of EMI, Training or Education?

Disaster Zone

Emergency management's premier government educational institution

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Why It Pays To Educate Employees On Crisis Management

Bernstein Crisis Management

Why It Pays To Educate Employees On Crisis Management. So I’m going to explain why it pays to have every employee receive some level of crisis management education. Educating your team members on how valuable this info is, and how helpful it is for them to share it with you when detected, can help you stop issues from becoming full-blown crises. Advance education and practice are key. Take the time to educate your own employees and watch it pay off.

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Post Covid -19 Educational Concerns

Recovery Diva

From the GAO: The Three Rs of Pandemic Learning: Roadblocks, Resilience, and Resource s

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enhance your professional development and lifelong learning.

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FEMA’s Higher Education Symposium

Recovery Diva

The Diva just returned from FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, MD, for the 24th annual symposium. This is the first one to be live in 3 years. It was nice to see old friends and familiar faces, and I met lots of newcomers to the field. I welcome comments from readers who were there. Of special interest to me is the availability and knowledge of potential users of new text books, since I am the editor of some in recent years.

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Blended Learning: The future of higher education

Citrix

The pandemic has proven a huge accelerator for change within education. This is, in part, due to necessity and recent advances in digital workspace technologies, … The post Blended Learning: The future of higher education first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Empowerment Through Education to Create a Better World

Norita Omar

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. By educating myself with the knowledge needed, it helps me to understand and manage my conditions better so I can move forward positively. I call that the ‘spoon-feed’ education system.

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The top education trends that will shape 2023

Online Computers

Educational institutions are starting to adopt new technologies at an unprecedented rate, a trend that was accelerated significantly by the pandemic. In this blog post, we will discuss the top education trends that will shape 2023.

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Merging technology with education to deliver the future of sustainability

Citrix

The past couple of years have proven the perfect test bed for hybrid education, demonstrating that learning split between campus and the home can work, and also creating the opportunity to reap huge sustainability benefits. Higher Education Higher Education IT Hybrid Work Sustainability

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Futures Thinking for Medical Education Transformation

Engaged Foresight

How might we study and use the future as an asset, resource, and tool to transform medical education? How might we employ and embed futures in medical education? What is Futures thinking, Futures studies, and professional foresight practice?

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Ransom Threats and Higher Education

everbridge

Higher education is a hot spot for physical and digital threats. However, digital threats have pushed the world of higher education to a breaking point, with ransomware becoming one of the most devastating threats to higher education in recent years.??.

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Digital Poverty in Education: How IT leaders are striving for equality for all

Citrix

The issue of digital inequality within higher education was brought into sharp focus by the pandemic. Higher Education Higher Education IT

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Educational technologies pros and cons, Part 1

Online Computers

New technologies have always played a role in the development and implementation of various educational strategies throughout history; recent developments in response to the challenges of the pandemic have taken this up a notch. What is educational technology?

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The importance of technology in education

Online Computers

So it comes as no surprise that technology has also become a big part of New Jersey’s education sector, with current technologies providing ways to make teaching and learning easier and more effective than ever. Related article: Educational technologies pros and cons, Part 1.

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Educators' Poor Morale Matters, Even If They Don't Quit. Here's Why

The Rand Blog

State and district education leaders can take steps now to reduce teacher principal stress this fall in two ways: Recognize that job-related stress is systemic and that educators closer to the classroom may experience more of it, and talk with teachers and principals about the sources of stress in their job, and what could alleviate them.

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Educational technologies pros and cons, Part 2

Online Computers

As discussed in “Educational technologies pros and cons, Part 1,” educational technologies (EdTech) are empowering schools to maximize their capability to offer blended or hybrid learning arrangements. Managed IT Services classroom technology edtech educational technology

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Educational technologies pros and cons, Part 2

Online Computers

As discussed in “Educational technologies pros and cons, Part 1,” educational technologies (EdTech) are empowering schools to maximize their capability to offer blended or hybrid learning arrangements. Managed IT Services classroom technology edtech educational technology

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Why Educational Institutions Should Give Cybersecurity Top Priority

Unitrends

The post Why Educational Institutions Should Give Cybersecurity Top Priority appeared first on Unitrends. 2021 was a year of headline-grabbing cyberattacks. SolarWinds, Microsoft, Colonial Pipeline and Log4j were name-dropped by almost every major journal.

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Preparing for Strategic Competition: The Need for Irregular Warfare Professional Military Education

The Rand Blog

The Department of Defense does not provide the irregular warfare professional military education necessary for success in competition and conflict in the 21st century.

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How Educators Are Faring in the COVID Era

The Rand Blog

Teachers and principals are twice as likely as other workers to experience frequent job-related stress. They report higher rates of depression and burnout, and much lower rates of resilience. What can school districts do to better support them

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Digital Poverty in Education: How IT leaders are striving for equality for all

Citrix

The issue of digital inequality within higher education was brought into sharp focus by the pandemic. Higher Education Higher Education IT

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Resiliency in Higher Education

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 32: "Resiliency in Higher Education" with Melanie Lucht of Carnegie Mellon University. Business Resilience Decoded: www.drj.com/decoded/ twitter.com/BRDecoded Episode 32: "Resiliency in Higher Education" with Melanie Lucht of Carnegie Mellon University.

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The Value of Institutional Capacity Building Through Professional Military Education

The Rand Blog

Security cooperation rarely makes headlines. But it enhances the security of the United States and its allies and partners in an effective and cost-effective way, and may deserve more attention and support

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Civic Education, Twitter's Bot Problem, Police Reform: RAND Weekly Recap

The Rand Blog

This weekly recap focuses civic and citizenship education in America, addressing Twitter’s bot problem, why community engagement is key to police reform, and more

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Please Join Us for the 2022 C&E Women in STEM Education Session & Luncheon!

National Fire Protection Association

Please join us for the Women in STEM education session on Wednesday, June 8 from 10:30 a.m.-12 From victims of factory fires to leaders in the fire and life safety world, women have been and continue to be major drivers of change within the fire protection and life safety community.

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SUPERSIZE Your Disaster Recovery for State Local Government/Education (SLED)

ChannelBloom

SUPERSIZE Your Unitrends. Recovery Series Appliance. Unitrends offers comprehensive protection and true recovery assurance.

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Free international training and education to develop your careers 

Crisis Response Journal

Rob Fagan, our newest blogger, will be promoting free training and education in our chosen fields for everyone, regardless of nationality or location. In the vast majority of cases access to the various resources and courses does assume access to the Inte By Robert Fagan

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Responding to Russia, Sex Trafficking, Anti-Bias Education: RAND Weekly Recap

The Rand Blog

This weekly recap focuses on the false choice between responding to Russia or deterring China, how substance use and sex trafficking are connected, providing anti-bias education in U.S.

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Ransomware Roundup: Cities and Schools Are High-Profile Targets

DRI Drive

News CISA cyber resilience education Public Sector Ransomware school districtsIT budget constraints and lack of dedicated resources make public networks used by cities and schools enticing targets for cybercriminals.

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Shermon Cruz speak futures at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Executive Education

Engaged Foresight

Center for Engaged Foresight Director and Chief Futurist was one the panelists of the recent Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Executive Education Futures Forward Webinar “Developing Futures Capabilities in Public Service.

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Huge Images, Fast Access for Education and Research

Pure Storage

About Customer: The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is a nonprofit organization that promotes excellent patient care and healthcare delivery through education, research, and innovative technology. Our Case of the Day program illustrates how Pure supports our educational mission.

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Five reasons why high-stakes education has a role in safety

National Fire Protection Association

High-stakes education refers to learning and development that results in attaining a credential. This credential may come in many forms, including: Traditional degrees and certificates from a higher education or professional institute (i.e.,

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Transitioning to Tech: Making the Leap from the Education World to a Career in Software

LogisManager

Transitioning to Tech: Making the Leap from the Education World to a Career in Software. Prior to joining LogicManager, I worked in International Education for almost 15 years. Folks in education might tell you that people don’t move around much in that industry.

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USFA Helps Educate the Public about the Importance of Home Fire Sprinklers

National Fire Protection Association

Home fire sprinklers are crucial in fire prevention. They help slow or even stop a fire before firefighters arrive at the scene. In most cases, this reduces a significant amount of property damage and saves lives.

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Homelessness in L.A., Russia's Military Woes, Educator Morale: RAND Weekly Recap

The Rand Blog

This weekly recap focuses on breaking the cycle of incarceration and homelessness, Russia’s ongoing military struggles, NATO expansion, and more

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IntelligentSIA: New Cybersecurity Resources, Can’t-Miss Events and Education Offerings, Networking Opportunities and More

Security Industry Association

The post IntelligentSIA: New Cybersecurity Resources, Can’t-Miss Events and Education Offerings, Networking Opportunities and More appeared first on Security Industry Association. Hey SIA members!

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Scott R. Davis to join Quickpass Cybersecurity as Director of Cybersecurity Education

Scott R. Davis

Harrisburg, PA – Scott R Davis joins Quickpass Cybersecurity as their Director of Cybersecurity Education. In total with over twenty years administering, managing technology, and educating others - Scott is bringing his experience and drive to educate others to Quickpass.

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Ultimate BC/DR Educational Event Is Only Two Weeks Away

Continuity Insights

This unparalleled networking and education event features six learning tracks and more than 55 sessions dealing with today’s most compelling resilience issues. REGISTER HERE The six educational tracks feature case studies (including. Continuity Insights has announced that there’s still time to register for the 2022 Continuity Insights Management Conference scheduled for April 25-27 in Louisville.

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Recent ransomware attacks on education sector caution schools and universities to protect their data

OffsiteDataSync

In July, Check Point Research released a study that found there has been a 29% increase in ransomware attacks in the education/research sector compared to the first half of 2021.