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SCC
and National Guard Partner in Distance Education
FRANKLIN
- The National Guard recently partnered with Southwestern Community
College to create a window to the world at SCC's Public Safety
Training Complex in Franklin, NC.
As
a part of their Distance Training Technology Project (DTTP), the
National Guard provided the equipment necessary for an interactive
(ITV) classroom, while SCC provided the space and technical expertise
to install the equipment. The classroom will allow students in
Franklin to see and interact with anyone, anywhere else in the
world who has a similar system and access to the network.
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The
National Guard recently partnered with Southwestern Community
College to provide an interactive classroom at SCC's Public
Safety Training Complex. Mark Landry, of System Resource
Applications, (far left) trained educators from Southwestern
Community College and the National Guard on the classroom's
equipment. Also pictured, from left: Susan McCaskill, SCC's
director of extension-public safety, Reta Hamilton, SCC's
coordinator of law enforcement training, and Major Gail
Richards with the Air National Guard.
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"Our
basic law enforcement training students could dial into a Homeland
Security conference in Washington, D.C. and actively participate
in the discussions," said Dennis Keough, SCC's director of
distance learning. "Just imagine being able to participate,
in real time, in a class that is being conducted from hundreds,
even thousands, of miles away."
Locations
of the DTTP classrooms are selected through a combined effort
of the Department of the Army, Army Reserve, National Guard Bureau
and Adjutant Generals to accommodate the needs and population
of each state. The classrooms' content includes equipment and
services including instructional content, media and connectivity
tools.
"This
classroom will allow the National Guard to improve military readiness
through distance learning and the quality of life in communities
where soldiers live," said Mark Landry, training manager
for System Resource Applications, a contract company that provides
training on the equipment.
For
additional information, contact Keough at 586-4091 or (800) 447-4091,
ext. 469.
By
Melissa S. Pendergast, SCC Public Information Officer
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