Adam Haas

April 12, 2012

STARBASE – PTC Teacher Training

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Did John really say “Cradle to Grave”?

Scalextric for Babies

STARBASE 0.0

Go-Kart Design

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The bridge to college - STARBASE 4.0

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It’s a 3D world (in most places)

2D Creo for

Great Falls!

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Trash talk in New Orleans

Big 10 Basketball 2012

Michigan State *

Ohio State

Michigan

Wisconsin

Indiana

Purdue

Northwestern

Iowa

Minnesota

Illinois

Nebraska

Penn State

* Also tournament champs

Big 10 Football 2012

Legends

Michigan State 7-1

Michigan 6-2

Nebraska 5-3

Iowa 4-4

Northwestern 3-5

Minnesota 2-6

Leaders

Wisconsin 6-2

Penn State 6-2

Purdue 4-4

Ohio State 3-5

Illinois 2-6

Indiana *

* Did not field team

Maybe

next

year

Sherry

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SEC

Michigan State 33 – Georgia 30

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The 2011 Assessment

PTC: Boston-are, USA based Technology Leader

in Product Development Software and Services

The Numbers:

In April of 2011, 144 took the assessment

Average score on the 1st attempt was 50%

Scores:

47 Beginners: ≤ 40% (18 were ≤ 27.5%)

62 Intermediate: between 42.5% and 62.5%

35 Advanced: ≥ 65% (13 were ≥ 80%)

Resulting Training Plan:

Smaller class sizes and students grouped by abilities

Training Goal:

Give teachers the tools necessary to become proficient teachers and

knowledgeable users of Pro/ENGINEER.

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Three Day Training Agenda

History of PTC and CAD

Hands-on Installation and Configuration

Pro/ENGINEER Fundamentals – Interface

– Model Orientation and Selection

– File Management

– Sketching Fundamentals

– Part Creation Fundamentals

– Assembly Fundamentals

Standard STARBASE – PTC Curriculum

PTC Teacher Primer

Creating parts from 2D drawings

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History of PTC and CAD

2D and 3D design software

Math calculation and documentation

Product lifecycle management solution

Dynamic publishing software

Software system lifecycle management

Pro/DESKTOP Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5 Creo Elements/Pro

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5 Creo

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Hands-on Installation and Configuration

Create a PTC user account

Download and install Pro/ENGINEER

How to get a license

Configure for STARBASE

Download and manage lesson files

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Pro/ENGINEER Fundamentals

Managing Files

Assembly

Spin/Pan/Zoom Selection

Sketching

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Standard STARBASE – PTC Curriculum

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PTC Teacher Primer

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2D Drawing Example

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Almost Halfway

65 teachers trained (6 classes)

85 to go (8 classes)

Big benefit to smaller classes grouped by abilities

Even seasoned teachers are learning a lot

Feedback:

“There were many times before attending this training that I was baffled by this

program and now I have been given the tools and resources to become a proficient

teacher and knowledgeable user….“

“Just writing to report that your training was invaluable. We have two classes under

our belt with many adjustments to make but overall it was successful.“

“Until I attended the training, I had no idea all these tools and shortcuts were

available.”

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Surprises

Most are unaware of Wildfire 5 curriculum advantages:

• The assembly process is flexible (like Pro/DESKTOP or like Wildfire 4).

• Mapkeys (shortcuts) are available to automate rendering steps.

• Batch files are available to cleanup saved models after class.

• Areas of the curriculum that are too hard.

• What the kids like the most.

• Ideas and input for the next update.

I learned more than I thought I would:

Very easy for the tech savvy teachers

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In Addition to Training

Curtis Siebenaller hired in October

PTC Setup Guide (next week!)

Updated Scalextric for STARBASE 2.0

Minot Levee Design project

Daily support calls and email

Support:

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Creo 2.0 – Simplified for STARBASE

Updated lessons (easier for kids and teachers)

More WOW in each lesson

New car design for Scalextric

Easier Flashlight

Basics of CAD

Additional STARBASE 2.0 lessons

What’s next?

PTC:

Proposed 2013 Projects:

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Questions?