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Teacher Professional Development

Fab Lab Design Challenge Series

This series of four sessions will run fortnightly during each term. Each session will focus on a different skill in the Fab Lab that can be transferred to the classroom.

Participants are required to register for all four sessions to ensure continuity of learning. Please bring your laptop with Adobe Illustrator installed.

Overview of 4 Week Design Challenge Series

Session #1

Tour of Casey Tech School

Design Challenge #1 – 3D Printing

·Use Tinkercad to create a pencil topper

·3D print

Session #2

Design Challenge #2 – Laser cutting and etching

· Design an image

· Use Adobe Illustrator to apply to coaster and key chain

· Format to vinyl cut on session 3 or 4

Session #3

Design Challenge #3 – Large format printing

· Use Adobe Illustrator to reformat design to apply to a sticker with custom cutting

· Group 1: Vinyl cut design to apply to a pencil case

Session #4

Design Challenge #4 – Sublimation printing

· Use Adobe Illustrator to reformat design to apply to a mouse pad

·Group 2:  Vinyl cut design to apply to a pencil case

Sessions are limited to 15 participants