 Instructor Notes TTT

Introduction to Arbortext Styler 5.4 (TRN-2228)

This document includes Instructor Notes that define best practices in using the
course material and various instructor resources prior to and during class. The
primary goal is to support you, the instructor, in delivering the highest quality of
classroom training to assure the highest customer satisfaction possible.

Objectives
After completing this TTT, you will be able to:
 Use a variety of Instructor Preparation Materials
 Deliver the course on schedule.
 Setup the classroom.
 Instruct students on how to use the course materials.
 Deliver effective lectures and demonstrations.
 Facilitate lab exercises.

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Table of Contents
 INSTRUCTOR NOTES TTT.......................................................................................................... I
Introduction to Arbortext Styler 5.4 (TRN-2228) ................................................................................ I
Objectives .......................................................................................................................................... I
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................. 2
INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION..................................................................................................................... 3
RECOMMENDED COURSE DELIVERY SCHEDULE ....................................................................................... 4
Classroom Set-up ............................................................................................................................. 7
Introduction to Arbortext Styler Student Materials: ........................................................................... 8
Instructing Students in how to use Course Materials ....................................................................... 8
Delivering Lectures ........................................................................................................................... 9
Delivering Demonstrations ................................................................................................................ 9
Facilitating Lab Exercises ............................................................................................................... 10
Instructor Delivery Notes for each Course Module ......................................................................... 11
MODULE 12: W ORKING WITH PROPERTY SETS ...................................................................................... 11
Module Delivery Overview .............................................................................................................. 11
MODULE 16: NUMBERING AND LABELING ............................................................................................... 12
Module Delivery Overview .............................................................................................................. 12
MODULE 19: ENABLING CONDITIONAL-BASED FORMATTING ................................................................... 13
Module Delivery Overview .............................................................................................................. 13
MODULE 21: W ORKING WITH PAGE SETS .............................................................................................. 14
Module Delivery Overview .............................................................................................................. 14

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Instructor Preparation
Software Versions Used
Arbortext Styler 5.4 – F000
Instructor Preparation Materials
Before teaching this course, you must read and thoroughly understand the following materials:

The PTC University Instructor Resources Page: PTC INTERNAL PARTNERS

Instructor Certification Process Fast Start Guide – A MUST READ
Managing Class Rosters and Student Evaluations – A MUST READ

PTC University Classroom Training Discussion Forum Topics:

 PTC University Overview - Classroom Message
 INSTRUCTOR SKILLS REVIEW - Instructor Skills Workshop
 Critical Program Change - Free WBT with ILT Classes
 STUDENT CLASS EVALUATIONS - Suggestions & Procedures

Course Materials located in PTC University Instructor Materials PDS project:

https://pds.ptc.com/Windchill/servlet/TypeBasedIncludeServlet?ContainerOid=OR%3Awt.projmgmt.ad
min.Project2%3A54399767&oid=OR%3Awt.folder.SubFolder%3A564703350&u8=1

CRITICAL NOTE:
Access to instructor and course material is granted through the PTC University Instructor
Certification process. You must be certified or in the process of being certified to gain
access. AFTER starting a Course Mastery Certification process, access is granted in
approximately 2 business days.

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Recommended Course Delivery Schedule
It is recommended that the course be run with the approximate times shown.

Delivery Schedule

Day Module Delivery Times Duration Lecture Demo Exercise

1 Course Intro 9:00 - 9:30 A.M. 30 min

Module 1 9:30 - 10:00 A.M. 30 min 30 min

Module 2 10:00 - 10:30 A.M. 30 min 30 min

Module 3 10:30 - 11:30 A.M. 1 hr 20 min 15 min 25 min

Module 4 11:30 – 1:30 P.M. 1 hr 15 min 15 min 30 min

Module 5 1:30 – 2:00 P.M. 30 min 10 min 10 min 10 min

Module 6 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. 1 hr 15 min 15 min 30 min

Module 7 3:00 - 4:00 P.M. 1 hr 15 min 15 min 30 min

Module 8 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. 1 hr 20 min 20 min 20 min

2 Module 9 9:00 - 9:30 A.M. 30 min 10 min 10 min 10 min

Module 10 9:30 - 10:00 A.M. 30 min 10 min 10 min 10 min

Module 11 10:00 – 11:30 A.M. 1 hr 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min

Module 12 11:30 - 1:15 P.M. 45 min 10 min 10 min 25 min

Module 13 1:15 - 2:00 P.M. 45 min 15 min 10 min 20 min

Module 14 2:00 - 2:20 P.M. 20 min 5 min 5 min 10 min

Module 15 2:20 - 2:50 P.M. 30 min 10 min 10 min 10 min

Module 16 2:50 - 4:05 P.M. 1 hr 15 min 25 min 20 min 30 min

Module 17 4:05 - 4:40 P.M. 40 min 10 min 10 min 20 min

3 Module 18 9:00 - 10:00 A.M. 1 hr 20 min 20 min 20 min

Module 19 10:00 – 11:20 A.M. 1 hr 20 min 50 min 10 min 20 min

Module 20 11:20 – 12:05 P.M. 45 min 10 min 15 min 20 min

Module 21 1:05 – 2:45 P.M. 1 hr 40 min 50 min 20 min 30 min

Module 22 2:45 – 3:05 P.M. 20 min 5 min 5 min 10 min

Module 23 3:05 – 3:45 P.M. 40 min 20 min 10 min 10 min

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 Module 24 3:45 – 4:10 P.M. 20 min 10 min 5 min 5 min

Module 25 4:10 – 4:25 15 min 5 min 5 min 5 min

Module 26 4:25 – 4:35 10 min 10 min

Module 27 4:35 – 4:45 10 min 10 min

Module 28 4:45 – 5:15 30 min 30 min

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Successful delivery of the course requires careful time management. Keeping to the above schedule
will help you stay on track.
 The course delivery times have been calculated based on testing of the course.
 It is recommended that you start the class at 9:00 A.M. on Day 1 to establish a standard
starting time. Based on the approval of all the students, you can change the start time
suitably. Module durations are designed to include five extra minutes for the students to
complete the mandatory knowledge checks.
 In general, you should aim to complete each course component (lecture, demo, lab, and
knowledge checks) within +/- five minutes of the recommended time. If time management is an
issue, shorten your use of lecture slides, and move more quickly into the demonstration to
allow the full time allocated for student exercises.
 Course Introduction - Use this time to do introductions with the students. Let the students
familiarize themselves with the layout of the classroom and building facilities. Give an
overview of the course content and explain how the course fits in a role-based curriculum.
 Lunch - Ensure the lunch break does not exceed one hour. The students are free to work on
additional lab exercises or review previous modules during lunch time.

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Classroom Set-up
Install Necessary Software
You must confirm each workstation has the necessary software installed, with active licenses.

 For on-site classes using customer software, you must verify correct licenses, maintenance
releases, lab files, and so on.

Install Lab and Demo Files

Lab and Demo files are provided to instructors who are certifying or are certified in the course of
interest. The filesets are distributed in .zip format.

We recommend that the filesets be extracted to C:\ drive. The resulting folder path will be
C:\users\student\classfiles.

 Screen resolution – It is recommended that you set screen resolution to 1280x1024 or higher
if available.
 Lab Files – Extract the lab files with the full folder path.
For example: C:\users\student\classfiles

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Introduction to Arbortext Styler Student Materials:
Introduction to Arbortext Styler courses have at least these 2 student items:

 Student Handbook– This is a full size guide printed in black and white. It contains all
exercises for each module.
 Class Evaluation – Online completion of Class Evaluations is highly preferred
(http://www.ptc.com/go/classeval). Paper-based evaluations may be used as an
alternative.

Instructing Students in how to use Course Materials

Positioning the student materials is a critical part of ensuring student satisfaction:

 Student Handbook – Students may use the Student Handbook to follow all lectures and
perform all Lab Exercises.
 Class Evaluations – All classes require the completion of Class Evaluations by all students.
Gaining student acceptance in completing evaluations early in a class is critical. On the
morning of the last day, restate the value of evaluations and give students time to complete
them. You could stop class 15 minutes before lunch break and direct students
appropriately.

Remember:
Students learn more effectively when the instructor uses the following approach:
Tell them (interactive lecture), show them (demo), and let them do it (lab
exercise).

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Delivering Lectures
Your lectures are meant to quickly introduce the module topics and inform students why these topics
are important to them. Students learn more by completing the exercises than listening to lengthy
lectures.

 Discuss each topic and why it is important. Expand on the bulleted items in the lecture slides
and describe how they relate to the figures in the slides. DO NOT read the reference notes
under the slides to the students.
 Encourage students to ask questions. If it is easier for you, ask students to hold their
questions until the demonstration, when you can answer their questions more effectively.
 Answer advanced or off-topic questions during student labs versus during lectures
 DO NOT spend time on details, such as menu picks involved in creating an automatic
workpiece during the lecture. Save detailed explanations for the demonstration.
 The time durations are allocated so that at least 95% of all students will finish all the lab
exercises, including the project. Stick to these times, and you will deliver the course according
to schedule.

Critical:
Practice your lectures several times to deliver smoothly. Keep in mind that you are briefly
describing topics, and are NOT delivering all the reference material on the slides.

Delivering Demonstrations

Perform demonstrations for each module.

 DO NOT skip demonstrations.
 Explain the clicks and selections that you make and why they are important. Students must
understand why certain steps are used to complete a task. It is also important to explain the
design intent of all tasks. Explain any differences between various methods.
 Answer advanced or off-topic questions during student lab time versus during demonstrations.

Remember:
Students learn more effectively by completing the exercises themselves rather than
watching lengthy demonstrations. Keep demo’s short and easy to follow. You may use
media other than, or in addition to the software to demo a specific topic.

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Facilitating Lab Exercises
It is critical that you maximize lab time since students learn best by completing their lab exercises.

Note:
It is critical that you emphasize the real-world importance of the tasks students perform in
lab exercises. Explain to students why they need to know certain features, functions, and
options.

 Ensure that ALL students progress through the labs by continually walking around and helping
them. Students are much more inclined to ask a question when you are casually walking
around the room.
 Many students lose sight of the task at hand while trying to follow picks and clicks in the lab
exercises. Identify the areas where students seem to be struggling and give extra help to
resolve the problematic areas.
 DO NOT spend lab time preparing for the next module, checking your e-mail, or surfing the
Internet. Complete your preparations before or after class hours, if necessary.

Remember:
Students learn the most by successfully completing the lab exercises. As the instructor, it
is up to you to facilitate the lab exercises properly to ensure their success.

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 Instructor Delivery Notes for each Course Module

Critical Note:
The following module-by-module instructor delivery notes outline only the
updates or changes from the Arbortext 5.3 course to the Arbortext 5.4
course. Therefore, these module-focused instructor notes contain only the
essentials and lack real classroom delivery knowledge.
Instructors are encouraged to add class delivery notes to this TTT
document, after you deliver this class. Completing specific module
delivery notes – including necessary screen shots, key slides, and key
notes – for the entire course might qualify you as a Master Instructor.
Please send your modified TTT doc to rolsen@ptc.com.

Module 12: Working with Property Sets

Module Delivery Overview
 The Find Where used feature is new functionality for 5.4. The Find Where used feature
enables you to find several different types of stylesheet structures and where they are
used in a stylesheet.

 Please review the Help Center for up to date information.

Key
Graphics, Thumbnails,
Lecture Key Delivery Notes
or Software Screen Shots
Slides

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 Module 16: Numbering and Labeling
Module Delivery Overview
 Run in titles and new list behavior is new functionality for 5.4. New list behavior should
be familiar from the Authoring with Arbortext Editor 5.4 course prerequisite.

 Run in titles work only with FOSI based output, and allow titles to appear on the same
line as other elements.

 Please review the Help Center for up to date information.

Key
Graphics, Thumbnails,
Lecture Key Delivery Notes
or Software Screen Shots
Slides

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Module 19: Enabling Conditional-Based Formatting
Module Delivery Overview
 The if, then, and else, nested conditions are new functionality for 5.4. The if, then, and
else nested conditions are added to the lab exercises for this module.

 Please review the Help Center for up to date information.

Key
Graphics, Thumbnails,
Lecture Key Delivery Notes
or Software Screen Shots
Slides

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 Module 21: Working with Page Sets
Module Delivery Overview
 Named sizes, user comments, and named headers and footers are new functionality for
5.4. A name size enables a user to create a reusable size as its own object. This object
can then be used in other locations, such as headers and footers. A user comment is a
way to track development in a stylesheet.

 These topics are added both as Discussions and as part of the Lab Exercises.

 Please review the Help Center for up to date information.

Key
Graphics, Thumbnails,
Lecture Key Delivery Notes
or Software Screen Shots
Slides

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