The Broader Impacts of an Additive Manufacturing Course at Three Large Universities

Abstract

Dr. Maloney has 10 years of experience as a sociologist of education and holds a master's in education from the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on individual-and programlevel assessment. She also holds a master's in sociology, a master's in philosophy, and a doctorate in sociology from Yale University. Previous to academia, she was a middle school science teacher in a predominantly minority, low-income school, thus giving her special insight on how to adopt these topics for K-12 students. Dr. Maloney's current research focuses on immigrant students, their teachers, and standardized tests in K-12 schools.

The Cumulative Effects of an NSF-Funded Additive Manufacturing Course at Three Large State Universities and Their Surrounding Communities

“…In looking at the pooled data over four years of teaching this course at three different universities, we can see that students at all three universities experienced statistically significant increases in knowledge and skills at all three universities for all the years surveyed. Previous years' data can be found in our previous papers, listed as [12][13][14] in the bibliography. The students at Texas Tech increased by 17.1 points, the students at Kansas State increased by 15.9 points, and the students at CSUN increased by 14.88 points.…”

“…Both the knowledge assessment and the attitude assessment can be seen in Appendix A. Our previously published papers with data by year can be see in papers [12][13][14] in the bibliography.…”

Promoting active learning in an engineering library

“…Working in teams of three, using eight small 3D printers, the 24 students collaborate to solve challenges [20]. Other colleges and universities have begun offering credit course in 3D printing [21]; however, the literature provides few if any examples of active learning where university libraries offer 3D printers for check-out with instructional materials or offer a hands-on class where students build a 3D printer.…”

Changing the Landscape of the Digital Workforce and DEI: A Call to Action for Engineering Education

“…Topics related to digitalization and Industry 4.0 tend to focus on activities that are physical in nature that can be visualized. Robotics and 3D printing (additive manufacturing) are increasingly used as demonstrations or projects that engage the interest of K-12 and university students [31], [32].…”