This past semester, I have embarked on the fascinating journey of learning how to 3D print. Around enrollment time last year, my partner told me that JMU offers a 1 credit lab for 3D printing (GSCI 104 for anyone who is interested!). Intrigued, I decided that 3D printing would be the best way to fulfill my last general education requirement.
I was excited about it to say the least.
Last week in class, our Professor, Dr. Field, introduced a class challenge to me and my classmates. Students in the class got into pairs and began designing items that could be given out at the Center for Instructional Technology’s upcoming conference. Each team was asked to incorporate the CIT logo into the design and make the model simple enough to produce. The variety of designs that people created is impressive itself!
Some designs from the class challenge and some miscellaneous prints others left behind.
My lab partner Scott and I decided to embed the conference logo into a keychain. We figured the design would be simple enough to produce quickly, yet still useful. The text turned out fairly well, but the circuit board pattern we designed didn’t look so hot.
Our final keychain. Since the circuit board pattern didn’t turn out well, I decided to draw the pattern on myself.
My classmates also made some designs that are enviable. Here are a few:
From left to right: Designs made by Kaitlyn Marino, Sofia Ashooh and Shawn Mufti, & Hillary Ratliff Thelin and Jeffery Thelin
Congratulations Kaitlyn Marino, Dr. Taalman, Pat Forde, Nick Snyder, and Mark Brooks for winning our class challenge! The following designs will be given out at CIT’s Teaching and Learning with Technology conference.
The winning designs.
If you’re interested in learning more about 3D printing in your free time, consider taking GSCI 104 at JMU, accompany someone in the class to the 3SPACE in Burruss hall, or you can check out the following video: We’re famous!
Thanks for reading!
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