Engaged Learning for the Next Generation Cyber Investigator

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

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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

[email protected]

Questions?