LibGuides: 3D Printing @ LaGuardia Community College Library Media Resources Center: Introduction

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[Staff, TeachThought. "10 Ways 3D Printing Can Be Used In Education [Infographic]."TeachThought. TeachThought, 19 Feb. 2013. Web. 02 Apr. 2013. <http://www.teachthought.com/technology/10-ways-3d-printing-can-be-used-in-education/>.]

Why should we care about 3D printing?

About this LibGuide: 3D Printers at LaGuardia Community College Library

Above: Juan Carlos Santiaguel’s Itsy the Spider (https://library.laguardia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Library-Notes-Fall-2019.pdf)

Video: What is 3D printing?

3-D Printing Wants You: Why This Founder Is Calling For More Women To Join The Field
[Video 00:04:01] Christina Perla, cofounder and CEO of Makelab, explains that 3-D printing can greatly minimize a company's carbon footprint both by using only the exact amount of materials needed and by shortening the distance between prototype to consumer-ready final product.

Video: 3D printing in different academic areas

3D Printers in the Classroom? Why?

"Physical models are an important form of hands-on active learning that is increasingly being replaced by virtual simulations...rapid prototyping technology has the potential to reverse this trend, and reap the educational benefits while eliminating many of the logistic difficulties that have lead to it. Moreover, the use of rapid prototyping can offer new opportunities to enhance accessibility to physical teaching models and customize them for specific personal learning needs, thereby opening new educational possibilities." (--Hod Lipson, Cornell, http://creativemachines.cornell.edu/papers/MCPC07_Lipson.pdf)