3D Printing is a technological marvel in this day and age. From creating simple statues, to full blown cars and guns, 3D printing is incredibly advanced. Students are now even more able to create something from their imagination. All they need is a knowhow of 3D printing and they are on their way to creating whatever their heart desires.
The classroom can be fully and completely changed with the thanks of 3D Printing. Engineering students can make prototypes and models. Graphic design students can create 3D models of their creations. Chemistry students can create models of compounds for further inspection. What is possible with a 3D printer is all up to the user.
Students are not the only ones to gain from 3D printing. Teachers can also use 3D printing to its fullest potential. By printing up teaching materials, they can more effectively give models and teach students better. Classes become immediately more interactive with the use of 3D printed models.
3D printing is a process in which an object is printed to a fully 3D model scale. Under computer control, many different objects can be created to a precise and form factor. A computer model must be created first before a 3D model can be even conceived. The materials needed are specific to a 3D printer, you cannot find materials like that in your local convenience store.
This is an assignment from the Immersive Education course that I am taking at Boston College. The course is called Collaborative Computing. For details, visit the immersive BC portal at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/@/bc
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