NCCIA 2026 At-A-Glance |
8:00 – 11:45 | Registration Table Open | ||
9:00 – 10:15 | Session 1 | ||
9:00 – 11:45 | Certification Testing Open | ||
10:00 - 11:45 | Sponsor Area Open | ||
10:15 – 10:30 | Break – Refreshments Available (sponsored by ECU Technology Systems Program) | ||
10:30 – 11:45 | Session 2 | ||
12:00 – 1:30 | Lunch (sponsored by Cengage) Opening Comments and Scholarships | ||
1:45 – 3:00 | Registration Table Open Sponsor Area Open Certification Testing Open | ||
1:45 – 3:00 | Session 3 | ||
3:00 – 3:15 | Break – Refreshments Available (sponsored by ECU Technology Systems Program) | ||
3:15 – 4:30 | Session 4 (Roundtables) | ||
6:00 – 9:00 | Dinner and Activities at Hugger Mugger Brewing Company (sponsored by Cengage and Level Solutions Group) | ||
8:30 – 11:45 | Registration Table Open | ||
9:00 – 11:45 | Certification Testing Open | ||
9:00 – 11:45 | Sponsor Area Open | ||
9:00 – 10:15 | Session 5 | ||
10:15 – 10:30 | Break – Refreshments Available (sponsored by ECU Technology Systems Program) | ||
10:30 – 11:45 | Session 6 | ||
12:00 – 1:30 | Lunch and Business Meeting | ||
1:45 – 4:00 | Certification Testing Open Sponsor Area Open | ||
1:45 – 3:00 | Session 7 | ||
3:00 – 3:15 | Break – Refreshments Available (sponsored by ECU Technology Systems Program) | ||
3:15 – 4:30 | Session 8 | ||
6:00 – 9:00 | Dinner and Activities at Hugger Mugger Brewing Company (sponsored by McGraw-Hill) | ||
9:00 – 11:45 | Certification Testing Open | ||
9:00 – 10:15 | Session 9 | ||
10:15 – 10:30 | Break – Refreshments Available (sponsored by ECU Technology Systems Program) | ||
10:30 – 11:45 | Session 10 Lunch On Your Own - See You Next Year! | ||
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Presentation Schedule
Note: Presentations are linked to descriptions. Presenter names are linked to their bio.
Auditorium | 103 | 111 | 112 | 113 | |
Session 1 Wednesday 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. | AI Hacking: How Adversaries Jailbreak, Poison, and Manipulate AI Platforms | Teaching Computer Programming While ChatGPT Is In the Room Richard Tillies | The Science of Connection: Build Relationships for Stronger Learners | ||
Session 2 Wednesday 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. | New Core Competency: Scaling AI Fluency in North Carolina Classrooms | Information Technology: 2026-2027 North Carolina Community College System Updates | Think you can't effectively teach a course in 8-Weeks?? YES you can!! | ||
Session 3 Wednesday 1:45 - 3:00 p.m. | Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity Fundamentals | AI in IT Education: Teaching the Skills Students Will Actually Use | The Science of Connection: Build Relationships for Stronger Learners | ||
Session 4 Wednesday 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. Roundtables | Artificial Intelligence | NC OA, MOA and HMT Association Meeting | Web, Programming and Databases | Networking, Cloud and Virtualization | Cybersecurity |
Thursday, March 12, 2026 Presentation Schedule
Friday, March 13, 2026 Presentation Schedule
Auditorium | 103 | 111 | 112 | 113 | |
Session 9 Friday 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Proxmox VE in the Classroom: Insights and Questions | N/A | A New Skill Acquired: Hands-on Experience | Producing a website from Scratch with AI | |
Session 10 Friday 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Interested in Joining the Leadership Team or Hosting NCCIA? Constance Boahn and NCCIA Leadership Team Members | N/A | Laser & Photonics Program Demonstration Gary Beasley Lead Instructor, LPT, CCCC | Tutoring with Purpose: Building Understanding, Not Just Answers | Everything Introductions - Combining Intros with 3T Application Development |