5 Key Steps for Preparing RealCare Baby® Simulators for Summer Break
It’s that time of year — time to consider preparing RealCare Baby for summer! Here are 5 key steps to take so your infant simulators will be ready when you return to class in the fall. Get more tips, plus storage and organization ideas, by watching our latest webinar, “Packing Up Baby for Summer:” Step […]
What in the world is a RealCare Baby Communication Adaptor (formerly known as an X-stick)?
Did you know that the RealCare Baby Communication Adaptor (formerly known as an Xstick) is not a memory stick? Even though the Communication Adaptor looks like a memory stick, it is actually a communication device. It sends and receives data between your RealCare® Control Center Software and your RealCare Baby® infant simulators. In fact, it […]
3 Ways to Use Geriatric Simulators in Your Classroom
As the elderly population increases, demand for nurses and caregivers trained to work with geriatric patients will grow. So will the need for learning aids that engage today’s students and help them develop empathy towards the elderly. Even if your students aren’t entering a healthcare field, they’ll benefit from increased sensitivity towards older adults. In […]
3 Lessons We’ve Learned from Helping Instructors Implement Virtual Reality Welding Simulators
By Emily Kuhn, Realityworks Communications Specialist We created the guideWELD® VR welding simulator to give instructors an inexpensive yet effective way to engage students in welding career exploration and train them on the fundamentals of welding. We know demand for skilled welders is growing, and tools like these help students develop the basic skills […]
Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome One Demonstration at a Time
When Kathy Lopez-Bushnell, APRN, EdD, MPH, MSN, Director of Clinical Nursing Research at the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH), realized there was a chance to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) and other forms of child abuse in her community, she jumped at the opportunity. It started when a community member who represented families going […]
5 Interesting Facts – All About Agriculture
Ever wonder why it is so important to promote and teach agriculture to students? Here are 5 quick facts all about agriculture to help to clear up this question: 1. Agriculture is the single largest employer in the world In fact, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States reports that “there is a […]
State Funding Enables Community Programs to Give MN High School Students Valuable Job Training Opportunities
In January, five community programs throughout the state of Minnesota were awarded $95,000 in grant funding to develop and implement paid learning opportunities for 16- and 17-year-old students.
Students at Guilford Technical Community College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing Can Now Work Virtually Before Hitting the Shop
With North Carolina considered a top state for manufacturing jobs (it boasts the largest manufacturing workforce in the Southeast), Guildford Technical Community College (GTCC) is prepared to groom more workers to fill any potential skills gap.1 GTCC’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing opened the doors of its 250,000 square-foot facility in 2018; the six-acre building offers […]
How to Choose the Best Simulation for Your Welding Program
Note: This article was originally published in the May 2018 issue of Techniques. ACTE members can read the complete article on page 8 of the current issue. Not a member? Click here to join and access this monthly career and technical education publication. THE DRIVE FOR CREDENTIALING IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) HAS BEEN A BOON for […]