SMAWB & GMAWB
SENSE-BASED COURSEWARE NOW ON DVD
IN ENGLISH & SPANISH
Troy, Ohio, September 27, 2004 --
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology’s Shielded
Metal Arc Welding Basic (SMAWB) and Gas Metal Arc
Welding Basic (GMAWB) SENSE-based curriculum package
are now available on DVD with English and Spanish
options on the same disks.
Enjoy all
the same great features that these world-class
curriculum packages currently offer—Modular design;
compelling, close up views of the arc and puddle;
easy-to-follow, skills-based student workbooks; and
comprehensive Instructor Guides. Only now, you can
take advantage of the power of DVD to enhance the
quality and effectiveness of your training.
Digital video gives you
unparalleled opportunities to vary pacing to
maintain student interest, emphasize key points, and
focus students on arc performance, electrode
manipulation and puddle control.
For example, digital video allows
you to freeze the image without the
distracting screen-chatter that you get with
videotape. So, you can use the pause feature to
create pristine still images to focus students on
specific aspects of the arc, puddle, filler and
heat-affected zone. You can also use pause to
emphasize key concepts by reviewing them
immediately, rather than waiting until the end of a
video segment. Or you can prepare students to attend
to key concepts by pausing to stress the importance
of upcoming material.
Digital video allows you to
zoom into an arc shot to focus students on the
relationship between electrode manipulation, puddle
control and the final weld bead. Something that you
just can't do with videotape.
Digital video also lets you
slow the action down to a half, a quarter or an
eighth of regular speed. Slow motion gives
students a better opportunity to rehearse each skill
exercise visually before trying it themselves. The
result is more efficient skill transfer. And, for
those students who need remedial help, slow motion
can be a great tutor.
Another thing that you'll like
about DVD over video, is the fact that DVDs are
menu-driven. No more time wasted cuing tapes
before class, or fast forwarding and rewinding to
fine topics. Just select a topic from the menu and
hit "Play," or hit "Menu" in the middle of a topic
to select a new topic.
And, if you're faced with the
challenges of teaching in a bilingual setting,
you'll love the fact that you can play these new
DVDs in English or in Spanish by selecting the
desired language option from the main menu.
To find out more about the new
SMAWB and GMAWB courseware on DVD, or for pricing
and upgrade information, call (800) 332-9448 ext.
5433 or (937) 332-5433 or email
hiwt@welding.org.
Hobart Institute of
Welding Technology, dedicated to welding training
and education excellence,
is a not-for-profit
educational facility located at
400 Trade Square East
Troy, OH 45373
1-800-332-9448
www.welding.org |
