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Book SynopsisThis book covers recent attempts to integrate 3D printing into the curriculum in schools and universities and research on its efficacies and usefulness from the practitioners' perspectives. The book unveils the exemplary works by educators and researchers in the field highlighting the current trends, theoretical and practical aspects of 3D printing in teaching and learning.
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors 1 3D Printing: Practical Applications for K-16 Education Jeremy Wendt, Jason Beach and Stephanie Wendt 2 3D Printing in Early Childhood Classrooms: Teacher Considerations and Decisions Pamela Sullivan 3 Three-Dimensional Picto-Reconstructive Tinkering Tool for Creative Teaching Sylvia Stavridi 4 Developing 21st-Century Skills through STEM Integration and Global Collaboration Using 3D Printing and CAD Yujiro Fujiwara and Lee Kenneth Jones 5 Overcoming Barriers to the Implementation of 3D Printing in Schools Song Min Jeong 6 3D Printing Applications in Mechanical Engineering Education Issah M. Alhamad, Waleed K. Ahmed, Hayder Z. Ali and Hamad AlJassmi 7 Dragon STEAM: Using 3D Prints of Carboniferous Fossil Plants to Foster Unusual Partnerships Dorothy Belle Poli, Lisa Stoneman, Jennifer Buckingham and Michael Buckingham 8 Bridging the Social and Environmental Dimensions of Global Sustainability in STEM Education with Additive Manufacturing Chelsea Schelly and Joshua Pearce 9 Assessing Students’ Anatomical Knowledge on Bones, Commercial Models, and 3D Prints Goran Štrkalj, Kehui Luo, Anneliese Hulme, Mirjana Štrkalj and Manisha Dayal 10 Using 3D Printing to Enhance STEM Teaching and Learning: Recommendations for Designing 3D Printing Projects Sonya Wisdom and Elena Novak 11 Moving 3D Printing beyond the Desktop within Higher Education: Towards a Service Bureau Approach James I. Novak and Jennifer Loy 12 A Case Study of Preparing Emirati Pre-Service Teachers to Integrate 3D Printing into Teaching and Learning Nagla Ali, Dean Cairns, Myint Swe Khine and Muhammet Demirbilek
