As part of the ITS:FUNdamentals track of the Excel@CC program, “Catch Me If You Can” discusses information security and its importance. Chad took a few pictures of one of the exercises participants take part in during the class and shared the following about it:
“Pictured here are the participants engaged in Weston’s ‘Sensitive Data Relay Race’ activity. The teams had to quickly categorize data into either ‘sensitive,’ ‘could go either way,’ or ‘innocuous’ and then run back and tag in their team member. For example, ‘favorite variety of pizza’ is innocuous while ‘birth date’ is sensitive.
The team that finished first got points, but what counted even more was sorting the data into the correct categories. It’s a great activity that Weston designed which invariably leaves the audience smiling and having fun while learning at the same time. Plus, who wouldn’t want to run a relay race in the Spencer Board Room?!”
This just goes to show that with a little time, effort, and care, a somewhat dry subject can be made fun and interesting to learn! Great exercise, Weston, and thank you and Chad for teaching such an important subject! Thanks, too, Chad, for the pictures!
ITS:Always fun, never boring
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Petro
