Welding pays off: The importance of “upskilling” in today’s welding education programs
By Jamey McIntosh, Realityworks RealCareer Product Manager Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of “Welding Productivity.” Click here to view the article in its entirety. The demand for skilled welders is growing. The American Welding Society predicts a need of almost 400,000 welders in the United States by 2025 while the […]
The Impact of the RealCare™ Drug-Affected Baby
by Diane Ross, M.Ed., Senior Field Account Manager with Realityworks As I work with teachers throughout the year, one of the most poignant moments of my career is showing teachers the RealCare™ Drug-Affected Baby. Realityworks has been carrying the Drug-Affected Baby as a part of our RealCare™ Infant Health Trio (Shaken Baby, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome […]
Reflections on VISION 2016: Why I’m Proud of the Realityworks Team
By Timmothy Boettcher, President & CEO of Realityworks, Inc. Last week, the Realityworks team had the pleasure of exhibiting our experiential learning tools at the largest gathering for Career and Technical Education professionals across the country: the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)’s CareerTech VISION 2016 Conference. As President and CEO of Realityworks, Inc., […]
Spotlight – December Edition
Meet the Realityworks Team Andre Vestnes is an Engineering Test Technician at Realityworks. He lives on a hobby farm in Eleva, a small town next to Eau Claire. His family is originally from Norway and he was the first of his siblings to be born in the U.S. Andre’s love of new foods and adventure […]
Is RealCare® Baby Recognizing ID Tags?
By Nate Schlieve, Realityworks Product Support Technician Ever have students who have just completed a full simulation mention that their Baby was not accepting the ID very well? Before running a test or a demonstration you can look at the student’s report and verify if there was an ID problem or not. Start by looking […]
Spotlight – November Edition
Meet the Realityworks Team Kathi Peck has been with Realityworks for 13 years as our Accounts Receivable Clerk. A friend told her about the job opening, she was friends with an employee who worked here. In her role, Kathi handles a lot of different tasks including working with accounts receivable, processing credit cards, cash receipts, […]
Welding Education in the 21st Century: Engaging Today’s Students in a Growing Career Path
In July 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics reported the need for 379,000 manufacturing positions – an increase of more than 280 percent since 2008.1 Industry leaders report that these job openings will continue to grow; according to the American Welding Society, there will be a need for over 400,000 welders by the year […]
Mac Users: Follow These Steps to Update RealCare® Control Center Software
By Nate Schlieve, Realityworks Product Support Technician Updated RealCare® Control Center Software is vital for RealCare Baby® infant simulator users. After all, without the software users are unable to program Babies, customize individual simulations, track care events or receive simulation reports. Occasionally, Mac users will encounter this error when updating or installing Control Center Software: […]
[Free Download] Measure the Efficacy of Your RealCare Program
By Denise Bodart, Realityworks RealCare Product Manager According to the US Department of Education, research-based instructional programs are defined as programs that withstand the test of standard scientific testing practices. Their conclusions can be replicated and generalized. By this definition, Realityworks®, Inc.’s RealCare™ Program is a research-based program. The RealCare Program is a powerful combination […]