3D Learning Objects

Training Potential for online learning (1:00)

WebGL brings plugin-free 3D to the web, implemented right into the browser.

3D Scanning with DAVID SLS-2

Structured Light ScannerSpecifications• Scan size: 60-500 mm• Resolution/Precision: 0.1% of scan size • Scanning time: single scan in seconds• Mesh density: <1,200,000 vertices/scan• Export formats: OBJ, STL, PLY

3D Scanning with DAVID SLS-2

David SLS-2 Structured Light Scanner (1:10)

Virtual Viewing of 3D Objects

Kitten Cat

3D Printing

Sharing objects at a distance.

3D Prints – Learning Objects

3D Learning – Position Matters

Coordinates in 3-Dimensional Space

Points in 3-Dimensional Space

Life Science Examples

The semicircular canals are part of the inner ear.

A type of motion sensor, as the movements of the cilia lining the canals are communicated to the brain.

Form and Function

Assisting Face to Face Labs

Morphometrics or morphometry refers to the quantitative analysis of form, a concept that encompasses size and shape.

Face to Face Lab - Morphometrics

Using 2D Images to represent 3D concepts.

Face to Face Lab - Morphometrics

Using 3D objects to represent 3D concepts.

Face to Face Lab

Limited # of 3D Objects

Face to Face Lab–Limited # of 3D Objects

Coyote Skull

Face to Face Lab–Rare 3D Objects

Coyote Juvenile

Coyote Pup

Ontogeny:development of an organism

German Shepard Skull - Single Views

Using a DAVID Scanner to supply virtual and printable, 3D Materials

German Shepard Skull - Anatomy

Dog Comparative Anatomy

Dog Skulls – Comparative Anatomy

Who let the Dogs out?

German Shepard Skull - MP4

Bulldog Skull - MP4

Coyote Skull – MP4

Wolf Skull – MP4

Morphometrics of Virtual 3D Objects

Kitten Cat

Allometry – disproportional growth

Wolf Ontogenetic Series

Wolf as Dog Ancestor

Hypotheis Testing - Heterochrony

Paedomorphism or paedomorphosis is the retention by adults of traits previously seen only in the young.

Juvenile WolfAdult Dog

Hundreds of Thousands of Objects

Kitten Cat

OSU Museums and Life Science Collections• Wildlife Collections: Birds, Mammals, and Fishes• Herpetological Collection• The J.C. Braly Natural History Collection• Oregon State Arthropod Collection• OSU Marine Science Center• Herbarium

In support of teaching and research.

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Kitten Cat