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ChatGPT-3 and other AI tools (e.g. JasperAI) are challenging student honesty and teacher creativity, with many articles highlighting just how powerful it can be as a cheating tool. Even turnitin will struggle to pick up everything. But fear not, here are some strategies to help make sure your assignments are resistant to a quick cut […]
One of the trickier parts of any design sprint is having learners brainstorm on a topic they don’t yet feel confident with. Getting them to come up with ideas or suggestions quickly and in quantities to get a good result is always tricky and tends to get bogged down. This is often exacerbated during ideation […]
There are numerous free resources available for content creation that can help you to enhance your skills and produce high-quality content. are some resources to help you out. Using “copyright-free” media is a great way to add a creative touch to your projects without worrying about legal implications, and often you’ll get better than what […]
As educators, the biggest hurdle to learners developing presentation skills is the fear of being interrogated when it comes time to ask questions. We can help by structuring questions in such a way as to minimise aggressive or confronting questions. Our prefered method is the Like+ model. In this model, questions are structured as either […]
Which is best for the environment? One of the biggest hassles with consumer printing is the question of waste. Filament and resin printing technologies both require supports which will inevitably become waste. This issue is exacerbated with resins due to the need for organic solvents to clean up prints, and the lack of recycling options […]
Design thinking goes by a few names, but at its core, it is a series of steps to ensure that products and solutions are suitable for their target demographic, and of value to society. Documented by the Stanford school of design, at its core aims to find root causes of problems. By doing this solutions […]
Hero Forge is widely regarded as the best tool for quickly creating a personalised, custom miniature for TTRPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, Middle Earth SBG, and Warhammer. Read on for our review of 5 services. All of these services offer similar features; base models in different races with adjustable outfits and optional effects. This selection […]
Importing into Unreal Engine is a bit unusual, the existing recomendation has been to go through Blender, but that’s a lot of overhead for a simple task. With UE4.26 (and perhapse earlier) it’s a fairly simple task. Once you have your design in Fusion360 there’s ony X steps. Export as FBX from Fusion360 (make sure […]
Below is a selection of feedback provided from Dr Mike’s activities. “I met Michael when we were both volunteering as STEM communicators. He was magnificent! I’m so glad that this is the field he is currently working in. Hopefully, his passion will continue to inspire the next generation.” – Tamsyn Michael, Digital Manufacturing Trainer. Maker Faire 2019 “Just […]
It has been said that “Baking is science for hungry people” but it’s never really science unless you have some variables and take notes. this recipe is designed for two purposes. Firstly, as a recipe you can use whatever ingredients you have so that you can make brownies whenever you like! The other reason is […]