EDGE Method =Â **Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, and Enable** (How the Boy Scouts do it)
I'm a mentor. I'll talk through it, Demonstrate it, Guide them (basically standing over their shoulder as they do it), then step back (Enable). Then I have them do the same back to me. The next step is to teach a younger kid. We typically have Seniors teaching Freshman.
For higher risk stuff like running a CNC, mill or lathe, I'll have them do everything up to the point where power is applied, then I check their work and let them proceed. Sometimes, if the mistake is low risk, I'll let them make it.
Plywood isn't that expensive. (Unlike polycarbonate or AL).
I'm a behavior analyst (and a FIRST alum) and that's actually a research based intervention to teach new skills. It's called behavioral skills training. Instruct/explain/give rationale, model, have them do it, and provide feedback. Nice job!
The biggest trap I remember new CADers falling into was designing things that look fine in CAD but cannot be assembled irl, ie, no clearance holes for bolts, bolts in extremely hard to access locations, etc
Last year our CAD team was 3 seniors and myself, a freshman, they sure as hell let me CAD, they just didn't use the majority of the parts I made for some reason or another
Facts. We put Freshmen on CAM until they understand their place. In any event, I don’t understand why people can’t take a joke. Freshman hazing is part of the program. The students who are on our team that are younger than freshmen (which I know is dubious) get treated better than freshmen. Once they turn into a freshy, however…
Our freshman CADer has it the worst because he’s also tiny, but it’s understood that we all love each other (not more than is appropriate, obviously), and a little hazing is all in good fun.
I designed an entire ftc robot and part of an frc robot as a freshman (and ftc cad is definitely more difficult than frc cad because of the size limit) this is a good example of why our program is better not being associated with a school, because we do not segregate by age.
How are they supposed to improve? I get it's a joke post, but our launcher this year was made by a Sophomore.
the guy who posted is a freshman and cadded it himself ðŸ˜
He seems more like a programmer to me
I’m lead design for my team, I’ve bee running solo for three years now, starting freshman year.
Our shooter was made by a group of freshman
EDGE Method =Â **Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, and Enable** (How the Boy Scouts do it) I'm a mentor. I'll talk through it, Demonstrate it, Guide them (basically standing over their shoulder as they do it), then step back (Enable). Then I have them do the same back to me. The next step is to teach a younger kid. We typically have Seniors teaching Freshman. For higher risk stuff like running a CNC, mill or lathe, I'll have them do everything up to the point where power is applied, then I check their work and let them proceed. Sometimes, if the mistake is low risk, I'll let them make it. Plywood isn't that expensive. (Unlike polycarbonate or AL).
I've never heard this acronym but it is exactly how I train people at work and I am a mentor as well.
The model is pretty basic and used in other contexts. Scouts didn't invent the model, they just have a fancy anacronym.
Edging
I'm a behavior analyst (and a FIRST alum) and that's actually a research based intervention to teach new skills. It's called behavioral skills training. Instruct/explain/give rationale, model, have them do it, and provide feedback. Nice job!
Yup - it's basically the Master / Apprentice model. It's not new. :)
…edge method? I’ve never heard anything more perfect.
Maybe Boy Scouts shouldn't be talking about edging...
i don't think it's a good idea to encourage mentors to edge the students
edging sounds like an amazing tool for robotics
Yes! I'm currently in Boy Scouts, and this is always how I teach people new things
It has been a WHILE since I've heard that, but I'm happy that I internalized this early
I have always strongly encouraged edging the freshman
Bro made friends with the mirror tool
A part of it looks like a butt lol, but honestly I dont get why you're complaining that looks pretty good for a fresh man
i think the point is is that it looks like a butt because it looks "freaky"
What’s this even used for?
Half intake prototype
It’s a prototype anyways, you can clean up the shape for the final product
Hardboard is a sturdy, cheap, and easy to use alternative to wood, polycarbonate, and metal sheets for initial prototypes.
I have an addiction to CAD
Being one of the only 2 CAD students, this is so real
The biggest trap I remember new CADers falling into was designing things that look fine in CAD but cannot be assembled irl, ie, no clearance holes for bolts, bolts in extremely hard to access locations, etc
Did you not look at the cad? I don’t understand how you don’t notice that there is a second intake going on while your making it?
Dual intake front and back
Can somebody ELI5
Freaky ahh design
BAHAHAHHA WTF IS THAT
Last year our CAD team was 3 seniors and myself, a freshman, they sure as hell let me CAD, they just didn't use the majority of the parts I made for some reason or another
I see nothing wrong with this(I’m a programmer)
Facts. We put Freshmen on CAM until they understand their place. In any event, I don’t understand why people can’t take a joke. Freshman hazing is part of the program. The students who are on our team that are younger than freshmen (which I know is dubious) get treated better than freshmen. Once they turn into a freshy, however… Our freshman CADer has it the worst because he’s also tiny, but it’s understood that we all love each other (not more than is appropriate, obviously), and a little hazing is all in good fun.
Always card-board protoype first 😅
I designed an entire ftc robot and part of an frc robot as a freshman (and ftc cad is definitely more difficult than frc cad because of the size limit) this is a good example of why our program is better not being associated with a school, because we do not segregate by age.