Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

Abstract

Abstract— In this study, the traditional educational system of India has been contrasted with the contemporary educational systems throughout the world using digital manufacturing technologies like 3D printing and computer numerical control (CNC). Aspects of the future of education will be revolutionized by this technology, as well. In order to explore the students’ perspectives on the integration of this prototype technology into India's educational system, the study used semistructured interviews. The data were analyzed using a content analysis approach, and the emerging themes were explored using verbatim texts. The results show that educators and students are really engaged and persuaded that, like computers design software, prototype technology would soon bring about another revolution in India's educational system. They depend heavily on contemporary teaching methods to convey novel concepts in concrete ways. They emphasized how this technology had affected their present methods and how elementary and basic education could use it to foster greater comprehension in creative minds.

Keywords—3D printing technology, Digital prototyping, traditional education system, India.