{"id":8459,"date":"2011-12-08t08:00:44","date_gmt":"2011-12-08t14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/?p=8459"},"modified":"2011-12-23t09:18:59","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23t15:18:59","slug":"vmat-an-example-of-classroom-learned-skills-solving-real-world-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/2011\/12\/vmat-an-example-of-classroom-learned-skills-solving-real-world-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"vmat an example of classroom-learned skills solving real-world problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>this week the vanderbilt mobile application team (vmat)<\/a> was profiled in campus technology<\/a><\/em>. vmat develops\u00a0iphone- and android-compatible apps for the vanderbilt campus, teaches dozens of students how to program mobile apps – which has become a lucrative business for many, including current and former members who have landed jobs across the country. of note, is\u00a0chris thompson, who started a company in nashville that raised $1 million this year to bring to market a product, originally called\u00a0wreckwatch<\/a>, that was vmat’s first program.<\/p>\n

“vmat demonstrated to the administration and other organizations on campus that students were very interested in putting their classroom-learned skills into practice to solve real-world problems,” said chris thompson. “this is something many students don’t get the opportunity to do in college.\u00a0it also demonstrated that students could deliver well-written and functional software for a significantly reduced cost compared to traditional software-development processes.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

vmat is one of many student organizations that encourages students to apply their classroom-learned skills to outside-of-the-classroom\u00a0opportunities.\u00a0doug schmidt, a professor of computer science and one of the faculty members who helped organize vmat, echoes this in the profile by saying: “a key mission of 瑞士vs喀麦隆走地 is to help students become leaders of the future by encouraging entrepreneurship, technical excellence, and innovation, as well as honing their collaboration and communication skills.”<\/p>\n

look for more resources in the future from the cft regarding co-curricular learning and teaching outside the classroom. for now, you can view resources on these topics:<\/p>\n