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Introductions

Glenn vant Wout Dean of Trades and Heavy Industry Division

Keyano College , Fort McMurray AB

Barry Nicolle Marketing and Business Development

Pixelyard Productions Inc., Halifax NS


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Todays Discussion

Keyanos efforts to use informationtechnologies to:

Increase students access to, and usage of

training objects -machinery, equipment,tools, materials

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Engage students more fully in their own

learning by changing the nature of therelationship between the instructor, thestudent and the learning content.


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Information Technologies

The Opportunity: Manytechnologies hardware,software, networks -toaddress limitations and

challenges in thedevelopment anddelivery of training.

The Challenge:

Developing curriculumthat incorporates theappropriate technologiesin the most effective

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Training Objects

Hands-on, Learning-by-Doing Machinery, tools, equipment, procedures,

methods

Handling and using the tools and equipment iscritical to trades training

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Training organizations are limited in what canbe brought into the classroom by very realconsiderations: Size of object, space requirements, safety, costs

(capital costs, operating, maintenance,storage costs)

Utility of some objects as an instructional aid -eg sealed units


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Training Objects

Reliance on visual imagery in class toteach concepts, operations, procedures Cutaway and scale models, photographs,

powerpoints, videos, overheadtransparencies, web pages etc.

Unfortunately, many of these imagery toolsfall short as training aids Usually 2d representations of complex 3d

objects Static, not dynamic and operating

Passive students cannot interact with them


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Student Engagement

Instructional model for trades has notchanged much in a long time: In the classroom, the Instructor presents

information to the students, who are expectedto absorb

In the shop students apply the classroominformation to hands on tasks

Instructional delivery technologies haveimproved, but not really evolved:

Chalkboard Overhead Projector Laptops Result is:

Instructors engaging with the content to deliverit, but ...

Students are passive recipients

This dynamic changes in the lab or shop


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Keyanos Vision

To establish a single platform interface that willbe used by instructors in multiple trade areas

to support the delivery of program contentthat incorporates interactive 3D content in

traditional classrooms, computer labs, or liveonline virtual classrooms.

The same interface and 3D content will also bemade available to students outside the

classroom setting as a self-paced learningtool for pre-class preparation, review of

classroom materials, and preparation for tests


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Curriculum Development:Implementing the Vision

Developing curriculum to implement the newvision is a critical task

Team Approach: Instructional Designers

Content/Subject Matter Experts (instructors) 3D content development and delivery expertise

The first two types of specialists could be

found within Keyano College The third arrived in the form of PixelyardProductions and the Mentor3D deliveryplatform


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A New Way to Teach ... A Better Wayto Learn

Changing the relationship between theinstructor, the student and the content toengage students more fully in their learning

Key components:

A Robust Delivery Platform High Quality Content

Hands-on Interactivity Committed Instructors


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The Mentor3D Platform

Web-based delivery platform that supportsboth: Synchronous delivery in the classroom or

computer lab, or live virtual classroom

Asynchronous, or self-paced learning bystudents on their own

Integrates multiple content formats into oneplatform: 3d models and simulations in narrated

animations PowerPoint presentations

Photos, graphics, schematics

Video

MS Word and pdf documents

Enables virtual hands-on interactivity


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Components Instruction


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Components Instruction


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How-it-Works / Operations /Procedures


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Interactive Hands-On Exercises


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Interactive Hands-On Exercises


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Additional Learning Objects

Photos Drawings/Schematics

Videos

Animations

Documents


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The Results

Student acceptance Instructor buy-in


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The Business Case

Instructional Quality Improvements 3d animations, simulations better visualization

and comprehension - faster learning

better student understanding of equipment,machinery and how it operates

More instructor time for mentoring - explaining,answering questions, addressing specificproblems

Instructional Efficiencies Through self-paced study, potential exists to

reduce the classroom time needed

Reduced time away for students lower traveland accommodation costs


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The Business Case

Centralized training resource repository 3D-based content, PowerPoint presentations and

other media objects in one location reducedstart-up time for new instructors and reducedrisk of loss of resources if an instructor leaves

Potential Cost Impacts Reduced consumables and equipment

operating, maintenance costs

Reduced facilities requirements Reduced capital costs


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Contacts

Barry Nicolle Marketing and Business

Development Pixelyard Productions Inc.

30 Damascus Road, Suite 211 Bedford, NS B4A 0C1

Tel 902.446.4152

[email protected] www.pixelyard.com

Glenn vant Wout Dean, Trades and Heavy

Industrial Div Keyano College 8115 Franklin Avenue

Fort McMurray, AB T9H 2H7 Tel 780.791.4882

[email protected] www.keyano.ca
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