Day: January 27, 2017

3D Scanning with the iPad

Old calculator photo

Before Christmas I was able to spend some time with a Structure 3D sensor, which is used to scan everyday objects and produce 3D models of them. This is quite an experimental piece of technology that we are using to explore the possible applications of 3D models in engineering teaching in SMCSE. We are hoping…Continue Reading 3D Scanning with the iPad

On the ‘L’ in VLEs’: Flipping Attention Back to the Classroom

This is not a lecture. (Photo by María Cruz, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0)

As the new year and the new academic term get under way, I find myself thinking again of the implications of the ‘Virtual Learning Environment’ (Moodle in our case). As an exercise in reflective practice, I share the following notes….Continue Reading On the ‘L’ in VLEs’: Flipping Attention Back to the Classroom