Lucy Watkins
Creative Arts & Technology Technician
Used The CREATE Education Project occasionally for 7–12 months
Dec 2022
The project itself is exciting and makes you wonder the potential of 3D printing and it's future in education. Pupils enjoy getting stuck into projects like this and can be fascinating and rewarding watching their designs get 3D printed. However, I'd say the projects take a huge commitment from the teachers and allocating the time can be difficult. Although, with the right amount of time allocated, it's a great extension to the curriculum.
Lucy Watkins found The CREATE Education Project:
- Moderately increases student collaboration“Working in teams to design a 3D model or learning from each other when using the OnShape software.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“The project is broken down into sections so it can be easily translated across to the pupils, the teachers guide with the Inspiring Lancashire project aids with understanding.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“In person training on 3D printing and software use on OnShape and workshops taken place within the school provides more understanding.”
- Moderately improves attainment“I think bringing their design to life through 3D printing, brings them a sense of achievement that they created that!”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“In the workshops and through implementing it into parts of our technology classes, they are understanding that 3D printing is an avenue they can take to bring a design into a physical form oppose to other materials like wood or acrylic.”
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