Engaged Learning for the Next Generation Cyber Investigator
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Dawn Blanche, Instructional Specialist | CybersecurityAnne Arundel Community College
Arnold, Maryland
Engaged Learning for the Next Generation Cyber Investigator
Engaged Learning for the Next Generation Cyber Investigator
The Crucial Need for Cyber Investigators
The U.S. will need 700,000 cybersecurity professionals by 2015 (NIST, 2011)
Qualified digital forensics professionals to meet the needs of:
Law enforcement Counterintelligence National defense Legal communities Private sector
With specialized knowledge, skills and abilities in: Law Technology Human behavior Evidence delivery
Teaming for Dominance
Engaged Learning for the Next Generation Cyber Investigator
The Next Generation of Cyber InvestigatorsDefining their place in the workforce
What needs did the learning objectives reveal? Practical application Task oriented Problem solvers Hands-on environmentEngaged Learning for the Next Generation
Cyber Investigator
The Next Generation of Cyber InvestigatorsDefining the core skills
Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3)Centers for Digital Forensics Academic Excellence (CDFAE)
International competition Academic Civilian Commercial Government
Challenges Scenario-based Task specific Practical applications
i.e. – Hashing algorithms Progressive levels of difficulty
Novice Advanced Expert Master Developer
Objectives Establish relationships within the digital forensics community Resolve issues facing the digital forensics community Develop new tools, techniques and methodologies
Engaged Learning for the Next Generation Cyber Investigator
The DC3 Challenge
Engaged Learning for the Next Generation Cyber Investigator
Engaged Learning Workforce Value
Engaged learning students: Learn to problem solve (not follow the prompt) Take responsibility for their learning Build self-confidence Build self-assessment abilities Are collaborative
Engaged learning activities: Challenging Authentic Complex Time intensive
Translating the DC3 Challenge: Adopting the framework - how nice is that?!? Provides students with choices
Engaged Learning for the Next Generation Cyber Investigator
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.
~ Dr. Benjamin Spock
1,147 competing teams from 50 states and 52 countries in a year long challenge… What kind of student tackles this challenge with only 17 days left in the competition?
Engaged Learning for the Next Generation Cyber Investigator
Dawn BlancheInstructional Specialist, Cybersecurity
Anne Arundel Community College101 College Parkway
Arnold, Maryland 21012410.777.7055
Questions?