Schedule of Events

At least two weeks prior to workshop

• Distribute introductory document
  • Attendees are expected to make a best-effort at installing software
  • Attendees should join the MOST Delta User's Group

Evening Prior

(Two hour duration) All attendees must bring their laptops to this introduction.

• Welcome and introductions
• Facilitators will check that all of the software outlined here is installed and working
• Facilitators will assure assembly wiki and videos are accessible by each attendee
• Attendees will assemble tools

Day One

(Expect eight hour minimum duration)

• 8:00 AM - Mark's introduction to 3-D printers in the classroom
• 8:30 AM - Introduction to workshop format and assembly
• 9:00 AM - Start assembly
• 12:00 PM - Break for lunch away from assembly area
• 12:30 PM - Resume assembly
• Teams who complete assembly early should help teams that are not complete
• Teams leave only upon demonstrating all mechanical assembly of the first printer is complete

Day Two

(Expect eight hour minimum duration)

• 8:00 AM - Start assembly
• 12:00 PM - Break for lunch away from assembly area
• 12:15 PM - First presentation
• 12:30 PM - Resume assembly
• 3:00 PM - Break for second presentation - all assembly come to a stop for presentation
• 3:15 PM - Resume assembly
• Teams who complete assembly early should help teams that are not complete
• Teams leave only upon demonstrating all mechanical assembly of the second printer is complete
• If all teams complete mechanical assembly early, upload firmware

Day Three

(Expect eight hour minimum duration)

• 8:00 AM - Upload firmware
• 10:00 AM - Initial power up of printer, start calibration
• 12:00 PM - Break for lunch away from assembly area
• 12:15 PM - Third presentation
• 12:30 PM - Introduction to online model repositories; how to download and print models
• 2:00 PM - Introduction to OpenSCAD
• 2:30 PM - Finalize calibration, build printing skills

Day Four

(Expect eight hour minimum duration)

• Individuals download a model from the internet and print it
• Individuals design, render and print an OpenSCAD model of their own
• Build printing skills
• What you can do with it: The Economics of Classroom 3-D Printing of Open-Source Digital Designs of Learning Aids

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