ERIC Number: EJ1488372
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-3096
EISSN: EISSN-2574-3872
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Teaching Tip: Establishing a GenCyber Student Camp for High School Students in Underserved Communities
Anh Duong; Maria Valero; John Oakley; Miloslava Plachkinova
Journal of Information Systems Education, v36 n4 p367-378 2025
This teaching tip offers valuable insights into establishing a GenCyber student camp in underserved communities. It provides teaching tips and best practices for designing a curriculum tailored to high school students. The study highlights effective strategies for recruiting a diverse group of participants, addressing the global shortage in the cybersecurity workforce. Over a six-month period, students participated in a variety of online and in-person activities. The study presents practical assignments used to boost student engagement and participation. Experiential Learning Theory was applied to develop and implement learning objectives, with adapted scales to measure outcomes specific to the program's needs. Overall, students demonstrated increased cybersecurity knowledge upon completing the camp. This teaching tip serves as proof of concept, encouraging others to seek NSA funding for GenCyber grants to benefit their local communities.
Descriptors: Camps, Disadvantaged Youth, High School Students, Program Development, Information Security, Student Recruitment, Program Effectiveness, Computer Science Education, Vocational Interests
Journal of Information Systems Education. e-mail: editor@jise.org; Web site: http://www.jise.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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