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A Comparative Analysis of Holographic, 3D-Printed, and Computer-Generated Models: Implications for Engineering Technology Students' Spatial Visualization Ability
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Katsioloudis, Petros J.; Jones, Mildred V. – Journal of Technology Education, 2018
A number of studies indicate that the use of holographic displays can influence spatial visualization ability; however, research provides inconsistent results. Considering this, a quasi-experimental study was conducted to identify the existence of statistically significant effects on sectional view drawing ability due to the impacts of holographic…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Printing, Layout (Publications), Computer Graphics
Enhancing Learning Using 3D Printing: An Alternative to Traditional Student Project Methods
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McGahern, Patricia; Bosch, Frances; Poli, DorothyBelle – American Biology Teacher, 2015
Student engagement during the development of a three-dimensional visual aid or teaching model can vary for a number of reasons. Some students report that they are not "creative" or "good at art," often as an excuse to justify less professional outcomes. Student engagement can be low when using traditional methods to produce a…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Teaching Models, Class Activities, Printing
Do-It-Yourself: 3D Models of Hydrogenic Orbitals through 3D Printing
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Griffith, Kaitlyn M.; de Cataldo, Riccardo; Fogarty, Keir H. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Introductory chemistry students often have difficulty visualizing the 3-dimensional shapes of the hydrogenic electron orbitals without the aid of physical 3D models. Unfortunately, commercially available models can be quite expensive. 3D printing offers a solution for producing models of hydrogenic orbitals. 3D printing technology is widely…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Graphics, Models, Undergraduate Students
Integrating Rapid Prototyping into Graphic Communications
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Xu, Renmei; Flowers, Jim – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2015
Integrating different science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) areas can help students learn and leverage both the equipment and expertise at a single school. In comparing graphic communications classes with classes that involve rapid prototyping (RP) technologies like 3D printing, there are sufficient similarities between goals,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, STEM Education, Integrated Activities, Specialization
3-D Printers Spread from Engineering Departments to Designs across Disciplines
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Chen, Angela – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
The ability to print a 3-D object may sound like science fiction, but it has been around in some form since the 1980s. Also called rapid prototyping or additive manufacturing, the idea is to take a design from a computer file and forge it into an object, often in flat cross-sections that can be assembled into a larger whole. While the printer on…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Campuses, Intellectual Property
Communicating Visually: Incorporating Document Design in Writing Tasks
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Campbell, Nittaya – Business Communication Quarterly, 2006
In communication courses, the focus has traditionally been on text: how to craft good news or bad news messages, proposals, reports, and so on. However, rapid developments in printing and computer technology have meant that communication has become more visual than ever before. Words alone are not enough; students need to be able to communicate…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Computers, Visual Environment, Printing