Industry-Led Learning Blog

By: Keegan Kozolanka 3D printing has proven to be a valuable tool in the manufacturing world. Medical applications of the technology are emerging that will help patients with prosthetics. “Working with a person to restore their appearance after they have had a life-altering accident or a diagnosis...

Chen Chen, a mechanical engineering graduate, was working at oil fields in Alberta and Texas until the market declined. Chen decided to move back to Canada and explore a new field of technology. “I was looking for jobs and I thought maybe I will learn more skills that will help me with my job search...

Running a health clinic in Tanzania is about to get a little easier thanks to the work of software developers at Mohawk College’s mHealth and eHealth Development Innovation Centre (MEDIC). MEDIC has built a digital immunization system that will help clinicians better keep track of a child’s...

Canada is a great country where people from different origins, races, religions and cultures feel welcome. Many people try to immigrate to Canada seeking respect and dignity. Even though newcomers here are aware how lucky they are to be in a safe and a peaceful country like Canada, one of the...

By: Keegan Kozolanka Stephanie Leech was a student with vision-loss who wanted to help others like her navigate around Mohawk College’s campus. She approached the Additive Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC) to 3D print a tactile map. A tactile map uses raised surfaces to help guide and give non...

Illustration by Ana-Marija Vlahovic Deciding to start a new life in a different country is an act of bravery. We leave our relatives, friends, our culture to begin a life practically from zero in a very welcoming but strange country. Harriet Tubman's life story shows us a beautiful example of...

By: Keegan Kozolanka Additive manufacturing—better known as 3D printing—is the adding of layer-upon-layer of fused powdered material to create an object. Consider a deck of cards. Each card is a single layer creating a three-dimensional deck. Additive manufacturing works the same way. Two...

Look at the picture above. That is my nightstand, and those are just some of the books that I am reading right now. By all accounts I am a bookworm, it’s true, but I would go deeper. I consider myself a lifelong learner and reading is the way I do it. I must admit that while growing up I was not...