siliconindia | | November 20188IN MY OPINIONHOW CAN WE BRING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN SCHOOLS THROUGH 3D PRINTING?Education is some-thing which remains when one has for-gotten everything he learned in school - Mark TwainExperiential learning as a con-cept was introduced by David Kolb as a four step approach to understand, evaluate, experiment and reflect a par-ticular problem and learn something new from the same. Basically, it means learning through diverse experiences. Experiential learning has been quite famous in schools for quite some time now and various education systems in various countries have figured out di-verse ways to use this particular theory to help students learn in a much more efficient manner and retain informa-tion for longer periods of time through a practical learning approach. On the other hand, 3D printing technology is revolutionizing various domains like, Architecture, Aerospace, Medical, Fashion, and Automobiles. 3D Printing technology is consid-ered as the fourth Industrial revolu-tion and is already changing the way we use objects, from tools, clothes and housing and even body parts. 3D Printing specifically in Education has recently seen growth where schools and colleges have started adopting these technologies for prototyping purposes and also bringing innovation in various forms at the core of class-room teaching. 3D Printing in India has seen a recent growth where a lot of new Education startups like 3Dex-ter have come up offering 3D Printing curriculum for school and colleges synced with school’s academic cur-riculum to provide experiential learn-ing by incorporating numerous STEM By Shantanu Kwatra, Founder, 3Dexter 3Dexter, pioneer in 3D printing curriculum for educational institutions, it is a new age edutech startup that is helping students develop visualization, problem solving, creative thinking, and spatial design skills.
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