Derek  GaschDepartment Chair, Professor, Air Conditioning - Heating & Refrigeration Technology, Computer-Aided Drafting & Design, Welding Technology

Derek Gasch prefers teaching in a traditional classroom because the interaction with students is important for hands-on learning. He tries to keep students interested by helping them develop skills, then providing them with the opportunity to utilize those skills to make their own creations in the Paula and Jim Henry Innovations Center.

What is the  Innovations Center? It is a technology learning space which allows students the opportunity to collaborate, tinker, learn, design, and make using a variety of tools and materials. This makes the Innovations Center at Midland College the best place in Midland to spend an afternoon.

Instructor Vitae (pdf)