Thank you for visiting 3Dprintineducation. I first set up this site in the early days of 3D printing in schools and colleges. Well that was around 2010 and a lot has happened since then. At my school we were pioneering the way forwards with a few other schools and in association with Bits From Bytes (later 3D Systems) we built some of the first 3D printers in schools (Rapman) and helped many other schools to do the same. I started to write teaching and learning resources and published them with 3DS and on my other site. I did talks and presentations around the world and online and contributed to several books…. but as I said, things have changed since then, most schools have at least one 3D printer and by now hopefully know how to use it constructively with students to help them design and make things that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. In England there has been a huge shake up in schools Academies don’t have to follow the National Curriculum which has changed significantly anyway. Examination specifications have changed (not necessarily for the better). And most importantly I have retired from teaching in 2018….
So this site went into semi hibernaiton and has slowly become more out of date… I have now finally (after about a year’s warning) decided that enough is enough and take down all of the content.
It was a brilliant “ride” while it lasted. Thank you to everyone who supported me along the way… and now it is finally time to say goodbye.
Dave
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