McKenna Institute Blog
Staying Ahead with Free Digital Education
David Itoafa
Posted: January 23, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Columns
In today's fast-paced digital world, having a strong digital skills foundation is no longer optional—it's essential. With the rapid advancement of digital tools and AI technologies, staying ahead means continuously learning and adapting. That’s why the McKenna Institute has partnered with IBM to deliver over 10,000 courses in fields ranging from project management, IT, data analytics, and AI technologies. Whether you’re looking to learn a new skill or enhance your existing...
Building a Digital Future for New Brunswick's Classrooms
Abby David
Posted: January 16, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Columns
In today’s classroom, digital tools are changing the way that we learn and evolve. Its importance cannot be understated: technology in the classroom offers new ways to engage students, enhance creativity, and make learning more interactive and accessible, which is essential as student attention spans continue to shorten. But how do we work together to ensure classrooms not only have access to the technology that will deliver the highest quality of education to our youth and...
McKenna Institute: Building a future-ready digital economy
Adrienne Oldford
Posted: January 8, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Columns
Three years ago, former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna founded the McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) with the vision of convening industry, academia, and government to advance New Brunswick’s digital economy. In those three years, our approach has evolved to reflect a deeper, more integrated vision of growth. We understand that fostering a thriving digital economy isn’t just about building successful companies or creating jobs. It’s about...