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Gaiser Tech. Ed. curriculum still has students making some of the traditional projects, but, at the same time, introduces them to newer technologies that incorporate computer use into the workplace. In today's Tech. Ed. classroom, you will often see activities and projects produced on the band saw, drill press, and strip heater, but in the same room,
you will also see applications such as Computer Aided Drafting, CNC lathes and
milling machines, desktop publishing, and Internet projects.
A lot of the emphasis in the Gaiser Tech. Ed. program is still hands on such as the
CO2 car, Desk Jockey, and Rocketry projects, but there are also assignments and
projects that are strictly computer technology in nature. For instance, a pair of students in Robotics would be expected to write a script that would take the robot arm through a series of movements to make it complete a predetermined task. A pair of students at CNC Simulator would write a script to make an imaginary tool cutter cut a shape on
the computer screen. Students at Electronic Publishing would be graded on the
procedures of creating, editing and saving images and text in a document.
Whether it's hands on or computer task, Gaiser Tech. Ed. students always feel a
sense of accomplishment when they succeed at one of their Tech Ed modules.
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