After the temporary suspension of vocational education experience activities last year due to the pandemic, the “2022 Vocational Education Dream Builder” event finally took place during the two-day celebration of our 98th anniversary (November 18-19). To promote vocational education, each department showcased its most representative themes. This time, 24 DIY booths were added for everyone to experience, and a total of 490 teachers and students from six high schools participated. The Office of Academic Affairs also organized a fun treasure hunt activity, where participants explored and completed challenges at five locations, with the library as the central point, and could enter a prize draw upon completion.
The event was divided into different zones:
“Zone A” – Plant Medicine Department:
- “Blooming Happiness – Pressed Flower Coaster Creation” led by Professor Huang Cang-Hai from the Crop Production Department, creating unique pressed flower coasters.
- “Insect Museum” presented by Professor Zhang Cui-Ying from the Plant Medicine Department, showcasing the rich diversity of insects, including a hands-on experience in making lifelike and edible caterpillar-shaped mochi.
- “Pest Biocontrol” with Professor Chen Wen-Hua, demonstrating the safe and effective use of natural enemies for pest control.
“Zone B” – Big Data Center:
- “Biomedical and Aerospace Materials – Application and Experience of Titanium Alloy” performed by Professor Hong Ting-Fu from the Materials Engineering Department, showcasing the magical color-changing properties of titanium alloy.
- “God and Demon Hand” by Professor Xu Zi-Gui from the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Smart Electromechanics, demonstrating the control of a mechanical arm using IoT technology on a mobile phone.
- “Non-Juice Soft Drink and Artificial Salmon Roe Making Experience” explained by Professor Gong De-An from the Food Safety Management Institute, addressing food safety issues and demonstrating the production of artificial salmon roe.
- “Colorful Brown Rice Fruit – Shake Your Taste” led by Professor Lin Zhen-Xin from the Food Science Department, allowing participants to make their own colorful brown rice fruit shakes.
- “Lu Guang Rice Farm” from the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Agricultural Technology, introducing the rice growth process and allowing participants to make their own onigiri.
“Zone C” – Early Childhood Education Department:
- “Parent-Child Fun – Children’s Creative Educational Toy Practical Operation” led by Professor Zeng Rong-Xiang from the Early Childhood Education Department, guiding both adults and children in clay corn operation and making homemade children’s toys.
- “Innovative Vaccines” by Professor Ke Guan-Ming from the Department of Veterinary Medicine, showcasing the observation of chicken embryo urinary sacs and the emulsification effect of vaccines and adjuvants.
- “Water and Milk Fusion” for experiencing vaccine and adjuvant emulsification.
- “One-Day Dairy Cow Midwife” by Professor Pan Yu-Yi from the Department of Veterinary Medicine, using cow and calf animal models for a simulated birthing experience.
“Zone D” – Fashion Design and Management Department:
- “Temporary Tattoo Spray Painting” by Professor Chen Xiu-Zu from the Fashion Design and Management Department, providing temporary tattoos with personal styles.
- “Fish Printing Experience” by Professor Zeng Mei-Zhen from the Department of Aquaculture, demonstrating ink application on fish bodies to create artistic fish prints.
- “Biological Science Toys – Genomic Information Flow Monopoly” by Professor Yan Jia-Hong from the Department of Biotechnology, using animated stickers and card games to allow students to learn biological knowledge on their own.
- “Using Electric Oven to Make Biochar for Cultivating Green Manure Medium” by Professor Cai Wen-Tian from the Ph.D. Program in Biotechnology, utilizing eggshells as raw materials for the production of powdered heat-insulating material/cultivation medium.
- “Stone Player” by Professor Chen Kun-Ting, using chocolate as a metaphor for rocks, allowing participants to experience the process of rocks melting into magma and then solidifying.
“Zone E” – Resource Engineering Building (Joint Department of Forestry, Civil Engineering, and Water Resources):
- “Traditional Plants – Weaving with Hibiscus” by Professor Yang Zhi-Kai from the Department of Forestry, guiding participants in weaving small hibiscus leaf coasters and pot holders.
- “Bluetooth Hygrometer” installation demonstration by Professor Chen Zhi-Jian from the Department of Biosystems Engineering, connecting the Bluetooth module of the device to a smartphone to experience the operation of the Internet of Things.
- “Outdoor Classroom Tour of Soil and Water Conservation” by Professor Jiang Jie-Lun from the Department of Soil and Water Conservation, including “Remote Control Drone and Space Information Experience.”
- “What Has the Jumping Fish Experienced?” by Professor Chen Zhi-Mou from the Department of Civil Engineering, using a simple hydraulic model to introduce the phenomenon of fish jumping.
- “How to Play with Cement? Up to You!” by Professor Cai Jia-Rong, allowing participants to experience the preparation of cement and the impact of additives on cement properties.
- “Rock Player” by Professor Chen Kun-Ting, comparing chocolate to rocks and allowing participants to experience the process of rocks melting into magma and then solidifying.
By organizing vocational education experience activities, high school students and teachers can explore various aspects of activities, providing diverse career options for students’ future development. It also allows students to have a clear goal in their preferred field, promoting vocational education to connect with the development of related industries and providing students with a crucial opportunity to discover their talents early on.
