1. ESCC offers the latest in
education technology
MAY 13, 2009
MELFA -- Funding recently received from several grant sources has
enabled Eastern Shore Community College to invest in the latest
technologies that impact what to teach, how to teach it, and how
prospective students can find out about it.
In the Computer-Aided Design program, a
In the Computer-Aided Design program, a technology known as technology known as stereolithography
stereolithography enables students to design and draw three enables students to design and draw three
dimensional objects, then print a model of
dimensional objects, then print a model of the design. the design. Commonly called 3D printing,
the process sprays a liquid resin in
Commonly called 3D printing, the process sprays a liquid resin in repeated layers one-one hundredth of an
repeated layers one-one hundredth of an inch thick in conjunction inch thick in conjunction with small support
structures to keep a part's shape.
with small support structures to keep a part's shape.
The support structures are then dissolved in a chemical bath,

2. leaving the model. A model's parts can be fixed, moveable,
threaded, and contain objects within objects. This quot;rapid
prototypingquot; of objects is becoming more common in industrial
applications, which gives engineers the opportunity to see a product
or part before committing to manufacturing.
The Allied Health programs at ESCC also employ the latest in
technology. The Registered Nurse, Practical Nurse, and Medical
Assistant programs have moved into the college's new Workforce
Training Center along with some sophisticated new technology.
The support structures are then dissolved
in a chemical bath, leaving the model. A
With the new technology, ESCC will become a regional training
model's parts can be fixed, moveable,
center for medical simulation technology. The programs use threaded, and contain objects within
electronic mannequins, or patient simulators, that give highly objects. This quot;rapid prototypingquot; of objects
realistic patient simulation training to Allied Health students. is becoming more common in industrial
applications, which gives engineers the
opportunity to see a product or part before
The mannequins provide lifelike practice for many medical committing to manufacturing.
procedures. The instructor can program the mannequins with Contextual linking provided by Topix
various patient scenarios and use them to teach diagnostic skills as
well the traditional physiological procedures. The mannequins can
also be networked to college computers to store various scenarios
and student procedures.
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If all this news about technology and college has readers thinking Saturday
about what career opportunities are out there, they will be MARYLAND: Cover Crop Program
interested to know about the Virginia Education Wizard. The enrollment starts in June
wizard guides you through the steps of finding a career to earning SPORTS: Five SU women's lacrosse
the right job credentials or preparing for continued education. players earn IWLCA All-American
honors
All the information students need to make plans is right at their
fingertips. At http://www.vawizard.org/, students can take tests that
assess interests and match them with related careers.
Then they can explore what programs and courses at any of

4. Virginia's 23 community colleges will help get you there, what it will
cost, and details about scholarships and other financial aid.
Over the next few months students who create a profile on the
Wizard will be eligible to win a full-year scholarship to a community
college. For students interested in transferring to one of Virginia's
four-year colleges or universities, the Wizard also has information
on the Guaranteed Admission Agreements with 25 of those
institutions.
All of these innovations are waiting at ESCC. Call 757-789-1789
for more information on these and other technology innovations to
make education more accessible, effective, and fun.
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