Distributing Handouts…

I was recently in a discussion with a fellow instructor about how annoying it was for people to be reading ahead while he was trying to teach… Bob How do you keep the attention of student who like to read ahead of the presentation? My Response Although there are many reasons why people start reading […]

Routsis in the Blogosphere…

Our website was recently included in a blog dedicated to teaching the use and applications of SolidWorks. This unsolicited post, entitled Plastics Engineering Tutorials for Your Classroom, discusses how plastics processing training can be helpful for cross-training part designers and students. To review this post and learn more about teaching for SolidWorks, please visit: http://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2011/06/plastics-engineering-tutorials-for-your-classroom.html -Andy

New Hire Training

I recently had this question asked via email… Ralph, If I am considering training should I require all new hires to take your introductory courses even if they have some past injection molding experience? My Response Yes. When establishing a training system in your company it is important to give every employee an introduction. It is also […]

What is SCORM…?

I have seen a lot of confusion about this topic… SCORM Compliance According to Wikipedia: Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based e-learning. Basically, this is not a standard data protocol or format. Any SCORM-compliant course can be played by a SCORM-compliant player. This does not mean the course meets […]

Ausplas 2011…

This post is to remind you that Ausplast is taking place on May 24-27, 2011. The official website can be found here: http://ausplas.com/ Since it occurs once every three years, there will be a relatively large number of important exhibitors present. If you wish to see a small promotional feature about the upcoming Ausplas show click here […]