Digital design and fabrication in education

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Introduction

Digital design and fabrication (in french "Conception et fabrication assistées par ordinareur, CFAO) is the combination of computer-assisted design (CAD), computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM) and Computer-numerical control (CNC) machines. This combination is also known under other terms, e.g. Digital modeling and fabrication, defined by [Wikipedia (May 2018), as “design and production process that combines 3D modeling or computing-aided design (CAD) with additive and subtractive manufacturing. Additive manufacturing is also known as 3D printing, while subtractive manufacturing may also be referred to as machining,[1] and many other technologies can be exploited to physically produce the designed objects”.

Digital design and fabrication is particular interesting way of learning technology itself and learning through technology (e.g. IT skills, design skills, project skills). We may expand this sometimes later. For now, read:

• 3D printers in education
• Fab labs in education
• Computerized embroidery in education
• Digital design and fabrication for ICT education

There is also a consolidated bibliography

• Digital design and fabrication bibliography

Links

• Book Excerpt: FabLab—Of Machines, Makers and Inventors (June, 2013)

• Makerspaces in the High School Library (Pininterest board)

• Design and Make (Pininterest board)

Bibliography

• Walter-Herrmann, Julia & Corinne Büching (2013) (eds.), FabLab, Of Machines, Makers and Inventors. Transcript, Reihe Kultur- und Medientheorie, ISBN 978-3-8376-2382-6, home page.
  • Free introductory chapter (PDF)

• Burke, John J., Makerspaces. A practical guide for librarians.

• Loertscher, D.V., Preddy, L.,& Derry, B. (2013). Makerspaces in the school library learning commons and the uTEC maker model, Teacher Librarian, 41 (2), 48-51

• Makerspace playbook: School edition. (2013). PDF. Free ebook.

• Preddy, L. B. (2013). Creating school library “makerspace.” School Library Monthly, 29(5), 41-42.

• Preddy, L. B. (2013). School library makerspaces: Grades 6 - 12. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited.
  • Interview with Leslie Preddy (3/2014).

• Wong, T. (2013). Makerspaces take libraries by storm.Library Media Connection,31(6),34-35.

• Libow Martinez, Sylvia & Gary Stager (2013). Invent To Learn Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, Constructing Modern Knowledge Press, ISBN 0989151107

• Ownen-Jackson, Gwyneth (2015). Learning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary School, A companion to school experience, 3rd Edition, Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Learning-to-Teach-Design-and-Technology-in-the-Secondary-School-A-companion/Owen-Jackson/p/book/9781315767956#

• USC Rossier (2017). The Guide to Maker Education http://usctea.ch/2oGz1xa (A collection of online articles)