3D Printing: New Dimensions in Student Learning

3D Printing:

New Dimensions in Learning

Heather Durnin & Marc Westra

@hdurnin @marcwestra

heatherdurnin.comGr. 8 Teachers

AMDSB, F.E. Madill S.S.

Wingham, ON

Today’s Topics

1. Why 3D printing?

2. How it works

3. Beginnings

4. Successess

5. Struggles

6. Curriculum Links

7. Accessing a printer if you don’t have one

8. FAQ

3DImpact on Agriculture

MakerBot and Robohand

3D Printing Mechanical Hands

PrintAlive BioPrinter

Creating a new type of manipulative

Abstract => Concrete

$500 - $2 500

Coil of melted filament

"We are all born makers"Chris Anderson

“In our classrooms, the

joys of learning should

wash over student AND

teacher.” Jeff Goldstein

Link to Presentation

Numerous Free Software Options:

Sketchup, Autodesk 123D Design,

Tinkercad, 3D Tin,

“Don’t wait until you’re an

expert to introduce

something.”Reid Wilson

David Hann,

@TeacherHann

Don Mills Middle

School

Design in the Science Classroom

Bridging

the

Distance

Made in Space

@Know

#5 Struggles

#beta = exercise your

patience

● International education workshop materials

● teaches creative problem solving using The Design

Process and 3D technology

City X Project

Design

Process:

Empathize

Define

Ideate

Prototype

Test

Share

Design Process: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test, Share

Step 5: Test

Prototype #2

123D Design

“Allow

students to

teach each

other.”Reid Wilson

Luke’s soil pot

1) created on 123D Design, 2) moved onto SD card via

Makerware

City X Project Communities:

123dapp.com/gallery or tinkercad.com/things

3D Communities:

Autodesk 123D

Projects

Thingiverse

In our classrooms,

a teacher passes a piece of themselves

to the next generation,

so our children may go where none

have gone before. Jeff Goldstein