OLP 4450 Brand Foust old dog, new tricks.

Welding Demos Hey everyone, today I wanted to talk about welding demos. Welding is a pretty hand hand-on skill which requires running welds for students that I call demos. Running demos for students show them good habits, techniques and outcomes. I always try to run as many demos as I can in the lab. However, there is major advantages to a video demo instead. Let's watch this welding demo from weld.com.  So I personally like this video because not only is it informational, it is also quite funny. The students always pay a little more attention when humor is mixed in. But what are some of the advantages of a video demo vs real life? 1: Can pause, slow down or rewind. The first major pro of a video vs real life demo is the ability to pause, slow down or rewind the video to emphasize good techniques. It also allows students to ask questions which I can point out in the video.  2: Can get a better view of the weld. Welding requires good vision, it also can be a pain learning when ...

 Hey everyone, this week I wanted to try out screen pal and show you guys how to make a kahoot, host it and the things you can review after a game. I hope you like the video!

Things have changed Hey everyone, this blog will be a little more about teaching philosophy, modern technology, and my own experiences in the classroom. As a millennial, I have seen technology boom in my lifetime. When I was young, my dad would play cassettes on the radio. My mother had a massive bookcase full of VHS tapes where we would watch many movies, my favorite being Donald Duck in Mathematical land. I can still remember the first time my dad got a family PC where you had to type commands to get it to do anything. My dad also had a massive cellphone for work that was the size of my forearm. There was one time we were on a trip across the country and got lost outside the city of Chicago. My dad then pulled out a paper map from the glove box and showed me how to read it. I also remember about five years later, we got lost on a trip and my brother used his brand new released Iphone to get my mom directions. My dad gifted a laptop for my mom for their anniversary which couldn't ...

Snipping Tool Hey everyone. I will try and keep this blog shorter than some of my others. However, it will not be any less important! Today I would like to talk about a tool I use for photo editing, document control and so many other things. I am talking about the Microsoft Snipping Tool! Some of you might already be pros, or have never heard of this before. Regardless of your level, I hope you will learn something about the snipping tool today. I want to first start off with the steps of how to use the snipping tool and then I'll talk about how I apply it to my job. Step 1: Type Snipping Tool in your Microsoft search engine. Step 2: Click on Snipping Tool icon. Step 3: Click New Step 4: Drag and select on your screen what you wish to capture. Step 5: Modify, or save imagine. Alrighty, now why might you use this tool? Well, I personally have used this tool many times to capture photocopied welding joints for welding procedure creation. I use it to highlight important details in man...