Category: Technology

Campus, Education, Technology

Coding and competing

Andrew-Pól Clements

Youth program robots during weeklong camp Del Mar College held a five-day programing and coding camp for sixth- through eighth-graders, concluding in a robotics competition on July 21. Starting on July 17, 24 middle school students from West Oso ISD and other Corpus Christi schools met at the Oso Creek Campus. Over the next five days, the students began receiving instruction and getting the chance to grow familiar with the various types of programable robots the camp uses. According to Korinne Caruso, an assistant professor of computer science at Del Mar College, those first days can be difficult for some…

Campus, Education, Technology

Summer of science

Andrew-Pól Clements

Middle schoolers learn robotics, more at Del Mar camp For most middle school students in Corpus Christi, the start of summer vacation is spent at the beach, by the pool, or simply enjoying life beyond the classroom. But for 40 Corpus Christi middle schoolers, their first month of summer vacation was spent learning about robotics and engineering at Del Mar College’s Oso Creek Campus. On July 18, Del Mar bookended this year’s TexPREP camp with competitions covering robotics, architectural design and structural engineering. For six weeks starting on June 5, the students undertook rigorous instruction and coursework five days a…

Campus, Technology

Studying anatomy in a virtual space

Andrew-Pól Clements

Student Success Center unveils new virtual reality headsets for student use Students studying anatomy and physiology got some high-tech help on April 26. The Student Success Center on Heritage Campus introduced five new virtual reality headsets for use as study aids. The set consists of five color-coded Oculus Meta Quest 2 headsets with two wireless controllers each. Each headset includes a program known as the 3D Organon Platform, which provides access to multiple life-like anatomy models for students to manipulate and examine at a fraction of the cost of physical models. The virtual models also include built-in labels and an…

Campus, Food, Technology

YouTube the most important ingredient for Culinary Arts

Gina Castillo

Program still able to train students during pandemic When it comes to virtual learning, Israel Villanueva may have created the perfect recipe. Villanueva, an assistant professor in Del Mar College’s Culinary Arts Program, is no stranger to virtual instruction or technology. Before joining Del Mar, he earned a master’s in education technology from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where part of his education required him to teach a six-week hybrid Fusion Cooking Course for a women’s shelter using YouTube and a webpage he created.   “The first thing I did when I arrived as a full-time instructor, I updated the curriculum. I…

Campus, Education, Technology

Students look to YouTube for extra help

Gina Castillo

Video series by math professor proves invaluable Many students continue to struggle with online education as they juggle work, school and family life in a less than ideal learning environment.  Like other schools around the country, Del Mar College has switched to online classes to help stop the spread of COVID-19, forcing students to meet online who were not quite ready to do so.  Nell Atkinson, an engineering major and bakery specialist at H-E-B, found himself overwhelmed when in-school classes were first canceled. “I was trying to juggle working full time, homeschooling my four girls and keeping up with my own…