3D打印及其教育应用

3D Printing and Its Educational Application

3D打印是基于离散、堆积原理的一种崭新的加工方式,是信息技术、新材料技术与制造技术多学科融合发展的产物。目前,一些教育机构和组织已经开始重视其在教育领域的应用,并尝试将其应用于课程教学及综合教育(如STEM)中。本文介绍了3D打印的原理及其发展现状,总结了3D打印在教育领域的应用,探讨了3D打印在高职教育中的应用模式。

3D printing is a new processing method based on discrete and stacking principle,and is the product of the development of information technology,new material technology and manufacturing technology.At present,some educational institutions and organizations have begun to attach importance to its application in the field of education,and try to apply it to curriculum teaching and comprehensive education(such as STEM).This paper introduces the principle and development status of 3D printing,summarizes the application of 3D printing in the field of education,and probes into the application mode of 3D printing in higher vocational education.