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3D Printing for STEAM Education

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3D printing has been considered a disruptive technology and its impact on education with the generation of educational resources that increase student engagement and improve STEAM learning by promoting their creativity, collaborative work, attention and participation in class, strengthening the development of their skills. This paper discusses the different applications that can be given to rapid prototyping through 3D printing in education and how it can influence the STEAM skills acquired by students.

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  1. Centro de Investigación en Mecatrónica y Sistemas Interactivos – MIST, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Machala y Sabanilla, 170103, Quito, Ecuador

    Mireya Zapata-Rodríguez & Hugo Arias-Flores

  2. Centro de Transferencia de Tecnología e Innovación – CTTI, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Machala y Sabanilla, 170103, Quito, Ecuador

    Jorge Álvarez-Tello

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  1. University of Crete and Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Crete, Greece

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Zapata-Rodríguez, M., Arias-Flores, H., Álvarez-Tello, J. (2022). 3D Printing for STEAM Education. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M., Ntoa, S., Salvendy, G. (eds) HCI International 2022 – Late Breaking Posters. HCII 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1655. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19682-9_29

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