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Technology Education Tour of Ireland with t4
Irish hotels are great to include breakfast. I had breakfast this morning with Remy, Director of Science and Technology in Education for Rwanda. Remy told me his story. As a young boy he moved quickly from village to village to
... ContinuedIrish Education – Creating a Highly Educated Global Workforce
I continue my technology education tour of Ireland with my host Patrick Lynch from t4 and
Seamus Shanahan, Director of Solid Solutions Ireland. Seamus as been involved with the T4 technology, design, and engineering project since 2007. As our SolidWorks Reseller living and working in Ireland, Seamus explained the t4 history. There was a great deal of planning and dedication. T4 wanted all teachers and students to be provided cutting edge hardware, software, and resources to learn through design. The top Irish educators, curriculum developers, assessment coordinators were trained by Solid Solutions Ireland. Then they worked with t4 to help them develop projects in two subject areas Design, Communication Graphics (DCG) and Technology that used SolidWorks as the foundation tool for visualization and geometry. Mathematics or "maths" was one of the core competencies to the t4 programs.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Education in Ireland – First School Visit
I find myself fortunate to be in Dublin today. The purpose is to continue the SolidWorks Rwanda project helping educators achieve their goals to enhance technology education for their country.
What better country than Ireland to be the catalyst for this next generation of Rwandans. The Irish Department of Education organization t4, has opened school doors throughout Ireland to this Rwandan dedication. Having implemented SolidWorks as the technology tool throughout the country in 1800 schools with thousands of trained teachers, the t4 technology and engineering curriculum is one of the best in the world.
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