Basic Education of CAD/CAM Through Multimedia and Network Aid

In the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsukuba College of Technology, multimedia is used for presentation using computers as visually in- teractive intelligent teaching methods for hearing-impaired persons. In another multimedia method, the system is developed and used in education by visual sensing and bodily sensing for teaching materials suitable for hearing-impaired persons. Inordertocarryouttheguidanceontheeducationof\MachineDesign andDrawing"and\CAD/CAM"forthemsmoothlyandsoastobeeasilyunder- standable, various devices have been made. At the same time, when used with a multimedia network system, the communication method is expanded in educa- tion, tobroaden students' socialhorizon, and their desire toimprovethemselves. Furthermore collaborations with a sister school in the US and other schools in Japan by utilizing a network also creates opportunities. Sending and receiving CAD and multimedia data with visual communication on the computer screen via the internet is useful for the basic CAD/CAM education. The development