One company dedicated to doing just this is 3Dexter, a Dehli-based service bureau founded last year. Unlike most 3D printing service bureaus, however, prototyping isn’t the company’s main selling point. What makes 3Dexter stand out is their educational services. By offering a unique combination of curriculum, custom printers and workshops, 3Dexter has already become one of India’s leading providers of hands-on technological education to young students, and it’s not just about teaching 3D printing as a future job skill. The technology is also a valuable tool for education in other areas of the classroom.
“3D printers serve as a revolutionising tool to aid many areas of education and provide teachers with new ways of getting their message across,” the 3Dexter team states. “Young students get bored with lots of text, making information visible helps but printing it in 3 dimensions truly captures the student’s interest. By using a 3D printer, any class will instantly be transformed in an interactive learning experience…Difficult concepts will not only be visible but also tangible. Anything normally drawn out on the black board can now be explained through models that students can touch and investigate from any angle.”
3Dexter’s curriculum is compatible with CBSE, IB and ICSE boards. Representatives from the company travel to schools, train students in 3D printing, and help them to set up labs. 3Dexter then continues to follow up with the students on a regular basis as they participate in projects and assessments. So far, they have implemented their curriculum in 9 schools, facilitated 17 workshops, and seen 15 projects to completion.
“3Dexter is the first of its kind and we want to make the most of it,” 3Dexter’s Product Development Executive, Smarth Kwatra, told the Financial Express. “We offer schools a package that comprises trainers, printers, raw materials and our support round the clock. We wish to make a change in the way children learn and want to equip them with the technology of future. For all we know, we might make the most boring subject turn interesting for a kid.”
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