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Unlike normal people who can see objects and learn, visually impaired people are heavily constrained in their learning process as touch is the only medium through which they can learn. Creating miniature objects to illustrate various concepts like light, sound is a prohibitively expensive proposition. But with the advent of 3D printing technology, this is going to change.

The MakerBot Innovation Center at Xavier is designed to create an environment in which entrepreneurialism, education and innovation can be cultivated and encouraged in the Cincinnati area and beyond.

The next step in rolling out the world's first comprehensive online 3D printing teaching platform

Tinkerine Studios Ltd. (TSXV: TTD and OTC Pink: TKSTF) Canada's leading manufacturer and distributor of 3D printers, today announced the appointment of Liz Arum to Education Coordinator East Coast Region for Tinkerine's education arm, Tinkerine U, and Andrew Pelkey to the role of Social Media Community Manager, to further widen the Tinkerine brand in both education and desktop markets.

Course explores business implications of 3D printing; Provides collaborative learning opportunity

Deloitte University Press today announced the launch of a massive open online course (MOOC) on the business implications of additive manufacturing. 3D Opportunity: The Course on Additive Manufacturing for Business Leaders is the first course of its kind to be offered by a large professional services firm and is designed to help educate the market on the business drivers of additive manufacturing (more popularly known as 3D printing).

Course explores business implications of 3D printing; Provides collaborative learning opportunity

Deloitte University Press today announced the launch of a massive open online course (MOOC) on the business implications of additive manufacturing. 3D Opportunity: The Course on Additive Manufacturing for Business Leaders is the first course of its kind to be offered by a large professional services firm and is designed to help educate the market on the business drivers of additive manufacturing (more popularly known as 3D printing).

  • 3D Systems, The Coca-Cola Company and will.i.am partner to provide more than 1,500 EKOCYCLETM Cube® 3D printers to FIRST® Robotics and Tech Challenge teams
  • Enables U.S. Department of Education and SME's M.Lab 21 shop class "make over" with its 3D printing technology
  • Partners with The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows to bring 3D printing into K-8 education
US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker greets students at the M.Lab21 announcement.

For as long as I have been in the manufacturing industry, we have been talking about the need for three things: to make manufacturing "cool again," to bridge the Skills Gap, and to strengthen the conversation between industry and education. We talk theoretically about our opportunities to support the next generation and innovation in the US, but the question on my mind has always been the concrete "How?"

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