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18 Thursday 20 August 2015 news l ll i d OPEN DAY 21 OCTOBER 2015 from 9.15am S H A P I N G T H E F U T U R E Learn more at www.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au AT THE end of July, six Geelong College students and the head of teaching and learning, Adrian Camm, travelled to Swinburne University of Technology to be part of the Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria Conference alongside educators, leaders, students, technicians and industry experts. They explored possibilities in the area of digital learning and teaching. Jesse McDougall, Emmy Bowyer (Year 5), Paddy Horoch, Nick Burke (Year 8), Alexander Gregory (Year 11) and Hamish Manning (Year 10) built a 3D printer from its basic components and then took part in the E-NABLE project. At E-NABLE, more than 3,600 engineers, artists, makers, students, parents, occupational therapists, prosthetists, garage tinkerers, designers, teachers, creatives, philanthropists, writers and many others from all over the world came together to help create and design 3D-printed assistive hand devices for those in need. These people devote their free time to the creation of open source designs for mechanical hand assistive devices that can be downloaded and 3D printed for less than $50. Anyone, anywhere can download and create these hands for people who may need them, and others can take these designs, improve upon them, and then “pay it forward”. Mr Camm and the students were inspired by the cutting edge research in robotics and manufacturing technology, but it is the concept of “if you can dream it you can do it” that Mr Camm hopes the students will share with their classmates. “It’s incredible to think that students as young as 10 can create a useable prosthetic hand. Instead of just being consumers of emerging technologies, experiences like this empower our students to be the creators and inventors of tomorrow’s technology. Being involved in this project really helped the students see that nothing is impossible, that you can create whatever you imagine, and that you can change someone’s life with your ideas. “For Emmy and Jesse, both in the Year 5 Designing the Future program, the conference consolidated with concepts such as robotics, engineering and 3D printing. Through our yearlong immersion titled ‘Designing the Future’ Year 5 students gain a deep understanding of physics and mathematics through their ongoing machine making, robotics and computer-aided design (CAD) projects. “They improve their communication skills by pitching their ideas, presenting their projects, and by keeping online diaries and blogs of their progress. “They also learn to research and give things a try and see how they go, and develop resilience, independence, decision making all via a creative process.” Discover Geelong College’s unique learning programs at our Open Day on Wednesday October 21 or telephone 5226 3156 to book a tour. Endless learning possibilities in a technological world Emmy Bowyer and Jesse McDougall try out the 3D printed hand. ADVERTORIAL Alexander Gregory with his 3D printed dinosaur skull.
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18 Thursday 20 August 2015

news

l ll i d

OPENDAY 21 OCTOBER 2015 from 9.15am

S H A P I N G T H E F U T U R E

Learn more at www.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au

AT THE end of July, six Geelong College students and the head of teaching and learning, Adrian Camm, travelled to Swinburne University of Technology to be part of the Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria Conference alongside educators, leaders, students, technicians and industry experts.

They explored possibilities in the area of digital learning and teaching.

Jesse McDougall, Emmy Bowyer (Year 5), Paddy Horoch, Nick Burke (Year 8), Alexander Gregory (Year 11) and Hamish Manning (Year 10) built a 3D printer from its basic components and then took part in the E-NABLE project.

At E-NABLE, more than 3,600 engineers, artists, makers, students, parents, occupational therapists, prosthetists, garage tinkerers, designers, teachers, creatives, philanthropists, writers and many others from all over the world came together to help create and design 3D-printed assistive hand devices for those in need.

These people devote their free time to the creation of open source designs for mechanical hand assistive devices that can be downloaded and 3D printed for less than $50.

Anyone, anywhere can download and create these hands for people who may need them, and others can take these designs, improve upon them, and then “pay it forward”.

Mr Camm and the students were inspired by the cutting edge research in robotics and manufacturing technology, but it is the concept of “if you can dream it you can do it” that Mr Camm hopes the students will share with their classmates.

“It’s incredible to think that students as young as 10 can create a useable prosthetic hand. Instead of just being consumers of emerging technologies, experiences like this empower our students to be the

creators and inventors of tomorrow’s technology. Being involved in this project really helped the students see that nothing is impossible, that you can create whatever you imagine, and that you can change someone’s life with your ideas.

“For Emmy and Jesse, both in the Year 5 Designing the Future program, the conference consolidated

with concepts such as robotics, engineering and 3D printing. Through our yearlong immersion titled ‘Designing the Future’ Year 5 students gain a deep understanding of physics and mathematics through their ongoing machine making, robotics and computer-aided design (CAD) projects.

“They improve their communication skills by pitching their ideas, presenting their projects, and by keeping online diaries and blogs of their progress.

“They also learn to research and

give things a try and see how they go, and develop resilience, independence,

decision making all via a creative process.”

Discover Geelong College’s unique learning programs at our Open Day on Wednesday October 21 or telephone 5226 3156 to book a tour.

Endless learning possibilities in a technological world

Emmy Bowyer and Jesse McDougall try out the 3D printed hand.

ADVERTOR IAL

Alexander Gregory with his 3D printed dinosaur skull.

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