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September 12, 2025Journal of Cybersecurity Education Research and PracticeOpen Access

Experiential Learning: Innovative Approaches to Post-Secondary Cybersecurity Education

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BBBrendan BertonePWPaul WagnerJPJoshua Pauli

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This paper shows how experiential learning improves outcomes in cybersecurity education, highlighting workforce development and scalability implications.

Key Points

  • Experiential learning significantly enhances technical competence and job readiness in aspiring cybersecurity professionals.
  • A systematic literature review identifies persistent gaps between curricula and employer demands, particularly related to experience.
  • Cybersecurity clinics provide authentic client work, improving professional judgment while building student portfolios and networks.
  • Two Arizona initiatives demonstrate successful scaling of experiential models to support under-resourced organizations.

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Bertone et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d41da8713b0b5dfea6700ahttps://doi.org/10.62915/2472-2707.1254
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