by Brian | Jul 3, 2016 | 3D Printing, Change, Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, Field Trips, Inclusion, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access
I shared on Twitter not long ago, “The good news is I got a grant! The bad news is I got a grant!” There is too much truth in that dichotomy, but in spite of all the extra work and rules and policies and bids and other “red tape” to be dealt...
by Brian | Aug 24, 2015 | 3D Printing, Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Education, High Hopes Project, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Last week I was part of a small group that was given a tour of the award winning DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. ...
by Brian | Aug 14, 2014 | 1:1, 3D Printing, Blogging, Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Cyberbullying, Digital Video, Education, Field Trips, Messy Learning, Project Based, Reform, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Why should education leaders embrace digital technologies in their schools? 1) If you are in a state that adopted the “Common Core State Standards” (CCSS) you really don’t have a choice. There are many (yes many) English Language Arts standards...
by Brian | Jun 3, 2014 | 3D Printing, Coding, Education, Messy Learning, STEM
I’ve known about 3D printers for quite awhile, but only though news reports and the occasional conversation. So once I got involved in building my own … then of course they were on my radar and I constantly notice them and hear about them … and...
by Brian | May 22, 2014 | 3D Printing, Change, Education, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Pavel Solin is an associate professor in the Applied Mathematics Department at the University of Nevada, Reno, and the founder of NCLab, an open public cloud computing platform that provides free web browser access to open source software related to computer modeling...
by Brian | May 10, 2014 | 3D Printing, Change, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Yes, we we’re back at it today. Not everyone could make it, but there we’re 14 – 3D printers under construction today. A few folks even finished and got theirs printing. Some of us have missed possible work days so we are a bit behind, and next week...