TECHNOLOGY AR ZONE!
High-tech classrooms of the future
Could these technologies soon become the norm in your school?
DID YOU KNOW? By the early 1980s, computers such as the BBC Micro and Commodore PET had appeared in UK schools
© Illustration by Nicholas Forder
3D printers
Why bring in something for show and tell when you can print it in class? From geometry to anatomy, 3D printing offers a unique opportunity to print out customised educational tools and models to explore a wide range of school subjects. 3D printing has already revolutionised manufacturing around the world – around 80 per cent of high-tech manufacturing relies on 3D printing for prototyping in the US. Lessons in 3D printing may soon have to become the norm, especially in lessons in engineering and computer-aided design (CAD).
Currently, 3D printers aren’t strange to see in classrooms around the world, though they’re yet to be commonplace. In 2019, CREATE Education Project and Rolls-Royce teamed up to create the first Primary Education 3D Printing Hub to support schools around the UK with access to 3D printing.