{"id":12180,"date":"2020-08-04T16:25:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T20:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/?p=12180"},"modified":"2020-08-06T19:36:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T23:36:32","slug":"tips-for-educators-in-challenging-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/2020\/08\/tips-for-educators-in-challenging-times.html","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Educators in Challenging Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was fortunate to be the keynote at the SolidProfessor<\/a> Virtual Education Summit.\u00a0 Now I want to share with all educators some topics to help you prepare for the upcoming semester.<\/p>\n

SOLIDWORKS Student Access Licenses<\/strong><\/p>\n

Qualified schools with SOLIDWORKS subscription can provide their students individual licenses of SOLIDWORKS Student Access<\/a>.\u00a0 Students can install SOLIDWORKS on their own home computers.<\/p>\n

3DEXPERIENCE Cloud\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

3D Designer for Education<\/a> provides a cloud-based solution for educational institutions all with a connection to SOLIDWORKS desktop.\u00a0 The roles, Business Innovator, Industry Innovator, Project Planner, 3D Creator (xDesign app) and 3D Sculptor (xShape app) are all cloud-based. They work on tablets and Chrome books too.<\/p>\n

We have a great video series<\/a> for educators on how to set up your classroom, collaborate, and communicate with your students.\u00a0 Keep your students on track with the Project Management app.<\/p>\n

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MySOLIDWORKS for Students<\/strong><\/p>\n

Students have access to virtual lessons, certification learning paths, and training in both SOLIDWORKS desktop and 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform products.\u00a0 With the SOLIDWORKS Student Access serial number, students can register for a MySOLIDWORKS<\/a> for Student account providing 1000’s of tutorials and the Career Resource Road map for students.<\/p>\n

SOLIDWORKS Users Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

All educators and students can join a virtual SOLIDWORKS Users Group.<\/a> Any educator or student can join SWUGN.org. It is a great place to meet SOLIDWORKS users in your area and beyond.<\/p>\n

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SOLIDWORKS Blogs<\/strong><\/p>\n

The SOLIDWORKS Blog<\/a>, SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog<\/a>, and SOLIDWORKS Education Blog<\/a> provide great stories and tutorials.\u00a0 There are hundreds of videos on the SOLIDWORKS YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

Check out SAE Aero Playlist<\/a>. For the artist, try Gingerbread Train<\/a>.\u00a0 For the analyst, try Improving Productivity with Simulation.<\/a><\/p>\n

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SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apps for Kids provides fun Science, Technology, Engineering and Math apps for children ages 4-14.\u00a0 Apps for Kids is free, web-based for computers and tablets.\u00a0 There is also a Apps for Kids classroom for teachers.\u00a0 You can sign up at SWAppsForKids.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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SOLIDWORKS Student Team Sponsorship<\/strong><\/p>\n

SOLIDWORKS provides competitive student teams with sponsorship with both SOLIDWORKS desktop and 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE apps.\u00a0 Student Teams can apply for sponsorship at www.solidworks.com\/studentsponsorship<\/a>.\u00a0 Additional 3DEXPERIENCE EDU challenges for students can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3DEXPERIENCE Lab Open COVID19 Community\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE Lab has created an Open COVID19 Community<\/a> that anyone can join for free.\u00a0 See how engineers, doctors, educators and students are making a difference in the world.<\/p>\n

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SOLIDWORKS Academic Certification Provider Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Qualified schools can apply to become SOLIDWORKS Academic Certification exam providers.<\/a>\u00a0 Students, with parent\/guardian as proctor, can take exams at home during this time.\u00a0 Exam questions are random and automatically graded.\u00a0 MySOLIDWORKS contains certification virtual lessons.<\/p>\n

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Sustainable Design and Additive Manufacturing Certification for All<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Fall 2020, the Sustainable Design certification exam and Additive Manufacturing Certification exam are available free for all students.\u00a0 Sustainable Design preparation materials are here<\/a>.\u00a0 Additive Manufacturing prep materials are available on MySOLIDWORKS.com with a Guest Account.<\/p>\n

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MySOLIDWORKS CSWA Exam Learning Path is now Closed Caption.<\/p>\n

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Thinking Differently<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you cannot teach your class the way you did last year, think differently.\u00a0 What other topics can help students with tools you do have at home?<\/p>\n

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  1. Concentrate on fully defined sketches and design intent.<\/li>\n
  2. Use SOLIDWORKS Composer to develop assembly procedures to understand how equipment goes together with simple language.<\/li>\n
  3. Unfold a cracker box to explain sheet metal techniques.\u00a0 Use a ruler, calipers to understand units. Remove a label from a soup can to discuss linear and cylindrical coordinates.<\/li>\n
  4. Use SOLIDWORKS Simulation Tutorials to discuss advanced topics in strength of materials, stress analysis and FEA.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thank you for being educators and helping so many students.\u00a0 Marie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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