3D Printing
RationaleThe 2016 Horizon Report highlighted that 3D printing will have a massive impact on education, particularity in the STEM areas in the next 3-5 years
3D printing will revolutionise learning because it lends itself to low-risk, low-cost innovation with immediate feedback. Since ideas can materialise within minutes, students can see their work as tangible products both in terms of successes and failures. Prototyping is no longer the realm of Research &Development Departments and manufacture no longer needs to occur on the assembly line. When students have access to 3D printing, abstract concepts in science and mathematics have the potential to be transformed into concrete (plastic) visuals.
Students will begin to see objects differently — “That’s cool! I want to buy that.” becomes “That’s cool, but I can design that better.” Students will be transformed from passive consumers of goods to actively-engaged inventors who are in control of their own learning. 3D printing also allows students to interact with a global network of creators. Designers around the world upload files to be shared with other printing enthusiasts, and students will be able to contribute to this exchange. The will be users, editors, collaborators and contributors to this ever-growing network of creative designs ideas and solutions.
Adapted from: http://www.edudemic.com/3d-printing-in-the-classroom/
3D printing will revolutionise learning because it lends itself to low-risk, low-cost innovation with immediate feedback. Since ideas can materialise within minutes, students can see their work as tangible products both in terms of successes and failures. Prototyping is no longer the realm of Research &Development Departments and manufacture no longer needs to occur on the assembly line. When students have access to 3D printing, abstract concepts in science and mathematics have the potential to be transformed into concrete (plastic) visuals.
Students will begin to see objects differently — “That’s cool! I want to buy that.” becomes “That’s cool, but I can design that better.” Students will be transformed from passive consumers of goods to actively-engaged inventors who are in control of their own learning. 3D printing also allows students to interact with a global network of creators. Designers around the world upload files to be shared with other printing enthusiasts, and students will be able to contribute to this exchange. The will be users, editors, collaborators and contributors to this ever-growing network of creative designs ideas and solutions.
Adapted from: http://www.edudemic.com/3d-printing-in-the-classroom/