ISCAP Proceedings - 2026

ISCAP Proceedings: Workshop Presentation

MongoDB Overview: Skill Badge Workshop

Kim Yohannan
MongoDB

Objectives
Following yesterday's session on bringing MongoDB into your curriculum, this workshop lets you experience the MongoDB Overview Skill Badge firsthand - the same credential your students would complete. We'll cover the badge's core concepts:

• The Document Model & Architecture - flexible, JSON-like documents, plus how clusters, replication, and sharding enable scalable systems
• Data Relationships - embedding vs. referencing, and key features like Atlas and Vector Search powering AI semantic search

Walk away with everything you need to bring it into your course - deliver it as an in-class lecture, assign it as on-demand eLearning, or blend both. It's one of over 30 Skill Badges available, spanning topics like data modeling, indexing, and Gen AI.

Targeted Attendees
Educators Who Teach Databases, Web Development, Application Development, etc.

Presenter: Kim Yohannan, Sr. Academia Partnership Manager, MongoDB
Kim leads the MongoDB for Academia program in the Americas, giving educators and students access to MongoDB Atlas, teaching materials, skill badges, and certifications. She previously managed education programs at Alteryx (SparkED), Palo Alto Networks (Cybersecurity Academy), and EMC/Dell (Academic Alliance), with earlier roles at Xplana Learning, Nortel Networks, and as a bilingual elementary school teacher. Kim is passionate about building academic partnerships that equip students with the IT skills they need to succeed in today's job market.