IBM Z Educator Hub Community Blog

Data - An underestimated high value resource

By Paul Newton posted Tue March 04, 2025
Data is the most fundamental element in this highly advanced digital world that is now critical to the second by second operation of commerce and governments. Decades ago, successful business leaders ...

Networking - Understand the present by visiting the past

By Paul Newton posted Tue March 04, 2025
Today's networking technology is most likely never going to be fully understood or appreciated by the current generation of digital natives that some of us digital immigrants grew up with. I was fortunate. ...

Congratulations to the educators recognized as 2025 IBM Z and LinuxONE Champions!! 🎉🚀

By Malini Prasad posted Fri February 14, 2025
The 2025 IBM Z Champions Who is an IBM Champion? They are individuals that spend so much of their time (outside of their job role) building and growing communities, presenting at conferences, ...

Experience CICS/IBM/PROIV

By Neil Hardie posted Tue January 28, 2025
I have extensive experience of setting up PROIV on the IBM-Z under CICS. Have never been on a course to set this up. It has always been learning from experienced colleagues and great help from IBM support. ...

Why do I like to teach?

By Paul Newton posted Sat January 11, 2025
I do not have a Masters or a PhD. I have a College of Business Bachelor of Science in Mgmt Information Systems from 1974. With a business degree, I became totally fascinated by what I consider to ...

Teaching JCL

By Paul Newton posted Sat November 16, 2024
The November Educator Hub lecture series included a discussion on teaching IBM z/OS JCL, Job Control Language. Download the presentation material using this hyperlink. Several points were stressed ...

How can you Bring IBM Z to your Classroom?

By Lucas Sahn posted Fri October 18, 2024
The IBM Z Educator Hub monthly lecture series continues with a session about how to Bring IBM Z to the Classroom . This session in the lecture series was a follow up from the first ever Academic Symposium ...

Upcoming IBM Event: Sustainable Technology

By Zachary Georgevich posted Wed September 25, 2024
Interested in learning about the innovative ways universities are harnessing cutting-edge IBM technology? Whether you're a student, professor, or IT professional, join us October 3rd for a day of exploring ...

Exciting news - whats new in the upcoming IBM Z Day 2024!

By Malini Prasad posted Tue September 24, 2024
IBM Z Day 2024 is back. Our largest tech event of the year returns on October 1, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET. Last year, Z Day broke IBM records for a one-day virtual community event with over 26,000 ...

NSF - Active funding opportunity

By Paul Newton posted Tue July 16, 2024
Hi, Something just came to my attention that I know would be of interest to University faculty (educators, Dept. Heads, Deans, etc.) that are looking for the next thing for their funded research focus. ...

IBM Z Education and Skills - Status - Things you might want to know

By Paul Newton posted Wed June 12, 2024
Educator Community, A linkedin post featuring an interview of Professor Decker from Northern Illinois University prompted me to blog. Professor Decker is responsible for more than a decade worth of ...

VM Workshop - June 20-22 includes 60 sessions on z/VM, VSE, Linux on IBM Z, LinuxONE, hands-on labs, and student and educators welcome!

By Marc Smith posted Mon May 13, 2024
2024 VM Workshop Home Page with green session grid button: http://vmworkshop.org/2024.shtml Registration page: http://vmworkshop.org/register.shtml Fallen Knight Award Information: http://vmworkshop.org/fknight.shtml ...

Do you need to learn or teach IBM Z Assembler?

By Paul Newton posted Mon February 05, 2024
IBM has produced an excellent z/Architecture Assembler Language course series complete with easily understood videos followed by quizzes. If you need to teach IBM Z Assembler, I highly recommend you ...

I am now a mainframer: Journey from student to professional.

By Paul Newton posted Tue January 30, 2024
An excellent read for your students, apprentices, interns, and early career hires. The story is a student expected to complete a college class assignment involving access and exposure to IBM Z software ...

Teaching z/OS Enterprise COBOL on Marist Made Easy at Texas State University

By Paul Newton posted Wed January 03, 2024
Professor Kevin Jetton at Texas State University, TxState, recently decided to re-introduce IBM Z z/OS Enterprise COBOL in existing curriculum. A review of the recent IBM z/OS teaching material provided ...

Where to find z/OS education material

By Paul Newton posted Fri November 24, 2023
Below are suggested hyperlinks (among the many sources of content) to get started with IBM Z technology and z/OS (IBM Z flagship operating system) learning journey. Following the hyperlinks are brief ...

News & Opportunity Brief - 4Q 2023

By Paul Newton posted Mon September 25, 2023
4 Briefs Marist z/OS SSH port changed from 22 to 65522, a good security practice October 11 Educator Live Chat ( details below ) IBM public facing documentation is changing ( details below ) ...

Making Assembler Accessible

By Paul Newton posted Tue September 19, 2023
If you are teaching IBM Z Assembler or teaching IBM Z Assembler in the future, I recommend listening to the following podcast: Podcast Link If you are an accredited university educator teaching IBM ...

Mainframe Open Education - Share Conference August 2023

By Paul Newton posted Fri July 28, 2023
Mainframe Open Education, MOE, is a proposed Linux Foundation Open Mainframe Project. I am writing to inform you about MOE but more importantly offering an opportunity of any attending August 2023 Share ...

z/OS - Learning Journey Digital Mentorship

By Paul Newton posted Fri May 26, 2023
As a highly experienced z/OS tech I know that I do not know everything. I frequently fail to quickly recall details of things I did know at one time. During those times, I would check with mentor #1, ...