{"id":4088,"date":"2021-07-26T15:27:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T20:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/?p=4088"},"modified":"2021-07-26T15:33:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T20:33:39","slug":"big-ideas-road-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/26\/big-ideas-road-show\/","title":{"rendered":"You Won\u2019t Want to Miss This: NTC Welcomes Big Ideas Road Show in Support of The Trades"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9 clearfix my-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"big ideas trailer ad - updated 4-26\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/541515431?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4091\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C9511.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4091 img-fluid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C9511-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Big Ideas USA\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C9511.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C9511-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C9511-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C9511-226x151.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C9511.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Big Ideas USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Aug. 4, Northwest Technical College will welcome the Big Ideas Road Show for a day full of hands-on activities that promote hands-on careers in the trades.<\/p>\n<p>Open free to the public, the road show&rsquo;s Mobile Learning Lab will be parked on campus from 8:30-4 p.m. and<\/p>\n<p>The lab, situated in the trailer of a semi-truck, has built-in activities that promote trades careers including virtual or augmented reality classrooms for welding, industrial painting and heavy equipment operation. Each classroom allows learners to experience and practice the basic physical mechanics of each trade first-hand.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4089\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/Big-Ideas-Painting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4089 img-fluid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/Big-Ideas-Painting.jpg\" alt=\"Big Ideas Painting Simulation. Photo credit: Big Ideas USA\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/Big-Ideas-Painting.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/Big-Ideas-Painting.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/Big-Ideas-Painting-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/Big-Ideas-Painting-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/Big-Ideas-Painting-226x151.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Ideas Painting Simulation. Photo credit: Big Ideas USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4092\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C1443.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4092 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C1443-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Big Ideas USA\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C1443.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C1443-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C1443-226x339.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/07\/R64C1443.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Big Ideas USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, the road show&rsquo;s learning unit also features the TransFR virtual reality career exploration program that houses over 20 trades simulations including automotive maintenance, crane operations and fire suppression.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be held in collaboration with Bemidji Bi-Cap&rsquo;s YouthBuild program which provides an opportunity for youth aged 16- 24 who have exited the traditional school system to learn academic, leadership and construction skills.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from the Northwest Tech Office of Admissions will be available throughout the day for questions and registration.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/px6927ia\/\">Sarah Behrens, coordinator of schools and industry partnerships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/\">Northwest Technical College<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bigideasusa.org\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Big Ideas USA<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"smaller\" style=\"text-align: right;\">2021-N-002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Aug. 4, NTC will welcome the Big Ideas Road Show which features hands-on activities that promote hands on careers in the trades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":4089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5,6,7,31,3,35,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-landing-page","category-myntc","category-success","category-people","category-return-to-campus","category-top-story"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4088"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4094,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4088\/revisions\/4094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}