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High-Tech Architects
NYIT's school of architecture and Design has updated its technology plan for students.
Specifically, the school partnered with NYIT's Office of Information Technology to design a Digital Studio in Education Hall. The studio has high-end workstations and flat-panel displays, which architecture students can use to hasten and improve their design work.
"Each year, we continue to put more and more power at student's fingertips," says Judith DiMaio, dean of NYIT's School of Architecture and Design. "We expect the systems to increase student productivity and improve the overall educational experience."
The computers are equipped with AutoCAD (a computer-aided design program) and other 3-D applications that play critical roles in the world of architecture. Each PC is networked to a Dell Computer server, which can store student projects and other course work. Students also can save their portfolios directly onto a CD-ROM for presentation to potential employers, explains Jill Cherveny-Keough, director of academic computing at NYIT.
Meanwhile, NYCOM (New York College of Osteopathic Medicine) is pushing forward with PDAs (personal digital assistants) and an advanced videoconferencing system that will connect the medical school to 16 area hospitals, says Dr. Chellappa Kumar, director of NYCOM's New Technologies Initiative and course director for biochemistry.
NYCOM recently distributed 700 PDAs to first- and second-year medical students. The Sony handheld computers allow students to check medical information, organize their schedules and synchronize data with PCs.
The videoconferencing system, by contrast, will allow resident students at area hospitals to maintain closer communications with NYCOM. Moreover, NYCOM alumni who work at the hospitals will be able to access lectures and continuing-education materials through streaming video, says Dr. Kumar.
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