HAVE YOUR “RASPBERRY PI”
AND BUILD IT, TOO.
The Raspberry Pi inspires students to learn about computer science and
enables them to use their creativity and critical thinking skills for projects in
the A+ Computer Technician program. It is an affordable credit card-sized
computer that plugs into your TV/monitor along with a keyboard and mouse.
It also plays high-definition video! The Raspberry Pi can do many of the
hardware and software functions that a desktop PC can do. The Raspberry Pi
is not meant to replace PC-compatible machines, but to supplement them.
Depending on the Raspberry Pi model, the cost is $5.00 - $35.00.
The Raspberry Pi allows students to install multiple operating systems and
programs, and to save their coursework while working on various projects. The
device is portable and can be used in multiple courses and academic degrees.
Several projects that students in the A+ Computer Technician course have
researched are how to build a media streaming device, file storage device,
wireless access point and a Wi-Fi monitoring system. While learning to code
using Python or Ruby programming languages, student can create games and
music. The possibilities are endless with a Raspberry Pi!
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Q&A
What path led you to ASUMH?
What advice would you give
someone looking for their
path? Sometimes you have to tune out
I was working as an administrative
assistant for a state agency and cowork-
ers were taking classes online to finish
their Master’s degrees. I started researching and found a school with a solid,
regional accreditation and began working toward my bachelor’s degree, and then
my MBA. I ended up back in banking as a trust operations manager and started
teaching as an adjunct for the local community college I graduated from. I spent
five years as an adjunct and decided that it was time to move forward and try for
a full-time teaching job. I am completing my seventh year as a full-time teacher.
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all of the other voices and follow your
heart. Trust your instincts. You know
deep down what is best for you. I have discovered that if I just make the de-
cision to take a leap of faith and step into something unknown, doors will
open. That is how I obtained my dream job.
Define “path” - what does that word mean to you? A set of or-
dered steps that takes you from point A to point B. Every step is a choice.
Sometimes you make the right choice and you step forward. Sometimes
you make a wrong choice and move backward. Sometimes you veer off the
course and end up lost and have to find your way back.
Was your path traditional or non-traditional? It was a little of both. I
was a traditional student when I completed my AAS degrees, but I was not when
I continued my education. If I can do it, anyone can.
Did you run into any obstacles along your path? Too many to name.
Life is about obstacles. I’ve made many bad choices and had to pick myself up
and dust myself off and keep going more times than I can count. That is still the
process to this day.
It looks so real it makes you squirm, but when EMT/
Paramedic students at ASUMH engage in simulation
training, that’s exactly what they want. As a method for
training emergency management providers and keeping
their skills sharp throughout their careers, simulation has
a lot of benefits: it allows replication and standardization
of patient injuries, it permits unlimited practice even
on seldom-seen conditions, and it allows for learning
and errors without real patients. Simulation exercises
have been shown to improve knowledge and skill perfor-
mance across the medical fields and are used by virtually
all of the health sciences courses at ASUMH.
What is your motto while walking your path in life? Follow your
heart. It’s been a long process for me to learn to trust myself and realize that
I am an intelligent and capable person and that my dreams and choices are
valid. Never let anyone step on your dreams or tell you they are stupid or not
achievable. However, understand that you have to work hard to get there.
There are no free rides.
What helped you overcome your obstacles? Perseverance.
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