All Blog Posts Tagged 'technical' (9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back To School Giveaway. Winners Will Be Randomly Selected. First Place Prizes, The…

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What is an estimator?

An estimator is a person that writes auto repair estimates on vehicles that have been involved in an accident. The estimator must understand the basic car design and know the nomenclature of a vehicle. The estimator must also have good communication skills as they deal with customers on a daily basis. Not only does the estimator have to communicate with customers, but they will also be the contact person for the insurance companies, shop…

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The “College and Career Ready” Farce

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ATTENTION COLLISION REPAIR STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS

Schools and colleges are almost over for this semester. To start the new semester off right, 3M and Collision…

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While working withAdobe Captivate, if animation and the demonstration do not play in sync, what can we do to resolve this problem?

Let me share the solution I got while exploring many options in the tool. When you insert animation in the form of SWF file in to your captivate project, many a times it loses its synchronization with the rest of the project. Even if you have created the animation in flash in sync with the voiceover, the pace difference in playing the slides is…

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Student Led Plug Welding Demonstration



In this ABRN How2 tip Preston and Tucker, collision repair students at Butler Community College, are doing a student led demonstration, demonstrating how to perform a plug weld using a MIG welder. Once welded, they demonstrate a destructive test method to determine if the plug weld passes the test.



A plug weld can replace the factory spot welds when repairing a vehicle in a body repair shop.… Continue

The levels of learning within the cognitive domain are considered to be hierarchical, which requires the lower levels of learning to take place before the higher level learning can take place.



In simple terms you must, walk before run. Learning must take place one step at a time. However, many students expect to go from A to Z without learning everything in the middle. For example, in…

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There was an article in the Wichita Eagle this morning talking about the discussing the budget crunch their school district faces. They are anticipating that there will be programs that must be eliminated. Currently, technical education does not influence the individuals making these decisions. The Bush administration has been trying to eliminate funding to… Continue

Funny stuff and some actual thought provoking ideas can be found here about giving a "technical… Continue