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SIIA CODiE Award 2014teachWELD Welding Simulator
Overview
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A little about Realityworks• DISTRIBUTION INTO EDUCATION
62% of school districts in the U.S.90 countries worldwide31,000 institutions6,000,000 students served through the use of our
products
• EDUCATIONAL FOCUSHardware, software, & curriculum development
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Today's educational welding lab
• 8 – welding booths per school on average
• 22 – average number of students/class
• 33% – students with cognitive disabilities
Classroom management is an issue Instructors are trained as CTE educators, not
always in the specific disciplines (like welding)There may be little to no instructional materials
available
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teachWELD design for education
• Minimized cost to enable multiple machines in each classroom
• A classroom management system to aid instructors
• Scaffold exercises enable self-paced learning
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Press Release introducing teachWELD
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CurriculumUnit 1:Lesson 1: Intro to Welding
– Careers/benefits – Types of welds and applications
Lesson 2: Types of Welding– Main types of welding process– Benefits/limits of each process
Lesson 3: Welding Safety– Personal Protective Equipment – Quiz of PPE
Lesson 4: Welding Safety– Safety focus (arc, electric shock,
flammable materials)
Lesson 5: Welding Safety– Safety focus (arc, electric shock,
flammable materials)
Lesson 6: Safety Review/Assessment/Certification
– Review materials– Safety test
Unit 3: Lesson 1: Intro to Welding Simulation
– How it works– What each part does
– Coupons– Welding Gloves/Hat– Welding Gun– Software
Lesson 2: Welding Sim. Training / Diagnostic Report
– Reading a diagnostic report– Understanding five basics– Welding basics
Lesson 3: Welding Simulation Review / Assessment
– Assessment on reading diagnostic report
Unit 2: Lesson 1: Welding Equipment
– Types of welders– Parts of welders
Lesson 2: Welding Equipment– Parts of welders (pt.2)– Set-up/maintenance
Lesson 3: Weld Defects– Types of defects– Causes of defects– Repair– Prevention of defects
Lesson 4: Welding Basics– Five basics– Welding joints
Lesson 5: Welding Joint Design– Positions– Welding basics assessment
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Better, Faster, Engaged Learning• Game-like interface engages students in a way they are accustomed to
• Immediate feedback on skills and weld quality• Repetitive play improves muscle memory learning
• Excellent distance learning aid: Students can practice remotely and come in for physical assessments periodically
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Exercises with Assessments• 450 practice exercises
allow for self-paced exploration
• Printed assessments provide immediate feedback and diagnostics
• Excellent cognitive learning tool
• Opportunity to require mastery before releasing students to the shop floor
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• Student assessment teaches the interdependent relationshipsof:
– Heat input– Motion straightness– Work angle– Travel angle– Nozzle-plate distance– Welding speed– Voltage– Weld size– Root penetration
• Assessments saved for teacher review
Welding Diagnostics: Cognitive Learning Tool
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Goals of Welding Simulation
• Create qualified welders in less time
• Be more effective in creating welders – increase the number of persons able to achieve
passable welds
• Reduce the cost of consumables
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But does it work?
• Study: “Virtual Reality Integrated Weld Training”• Iowa State University• Dept. of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems
Engineering• by Richard Stone, Ph.D.
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Simulators create more welders in less time
25% Less Time
1. Stone, R., Watts, K., Zhong, P., & Wei, C. (2011). Physical and cognitive effects of virtual reality integrated training. Human Factors, 53(5), 558-587. Retrieved from http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/66816988/physical cognitive-effects-virtual-reality integrated-training
25% increase in qualified participants
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Simulators create more welders in less time
65% increase in qualified participants
20% Less Time
1. Stone, R., Watts, K., Zhong, P., & Wei, C. (2011). Physical and cognitive effects of virtual reality integrated training. Human Factors, 53(5), 558-587. Retrieved from http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/66816988/physical cognitive-effects-virtual-reality integrated-training
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…And with less cost
“teachWELD has decreased our consumable and welding costs by
about for our program.”70%George Karr,
Welding and Technology Instructor, Hollenstein Career &Technology Center, Fort Worth, TX
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Goals of RealCareer Welding Solutions
• Creates qualified welders in less time
• More effective in creating welders – increase the number of persons able to achieve
passable welds
• Reduces the cost of consumables
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$4,900.00/workstation