The emergence of additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies is introducing industrial skills deficits and opportunities for new teaching practices in a range of subjects and educational settings. In response, research investigating these practices is emerging across a wide range of education disciplines, but often without reference to studies in other disciplines. Responding to this problem, this article synthesizes these dispersed bodies of research to provide a state-of-the-art literature review of where and how 3D printing is being used in the education system. Through investigating the application of 3D printing in schools, universities, libraries and special education settings, six use categories are identified and described: (1) to teach students about 3D printing; (2) to teach educators about 3D printing; (3) as a support technology during teaching; (4) to produce artefacts that aid learning; (5) to create assistive technologies; and (6) to support outreach activities. Although evidence can be found of 3D printing-based teaching practices in each of these six categories, implementation remains immature, and recommendations are made for future research and education policy.

Invited review article: Where and how 3D printing is used in teaching and education

SM holds a Ramon y Cajal postdoctoral contract from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) and is supported by the European Commission Marie Curie Actions (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-RG, Project No. 274184). BC and SE are supported by Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Portugal (SFRH/BPD/77210/2011 and SFRH/BPD/49051/2008, respectively).

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New developments and biological insights into the farming of Solea senegalensis reinforcing its aquaculture potential

Effects of stocking density of the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone) on immunities, antioxidant status, and resistance against Vibrio harveyi in a biofloc system

Effects of dietary 1,8-cineole supplementation on physiological, immunological and antioxidant responses to crowding stress in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

High stocking density alters growth performance, blood biochemistry, intestinal histology, and muscle quality of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus

Evaluation of different stocking densities in a Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) farm: Implications for growth, humoral immune parameters and oxidative status

The multiple branches of Extended Reality (XR) are pioneering new ways to interact with digital content, both in real and virtual worlds. The Internet of Things (IoT) is also pioneering new real-world scenarios and use cases by taking advantage of sensed data and automation. These technologies are bridging the gap between the real world and the digital world.In this paper we present XR and IoT technologies, explaining their concepts, popular devices and challenges. We then provide a study on the current applications of XR technologies in IoT scenarios. These include visualization of IoT data in Virtual Reality (VR), network management of IoT devices in Augmented Reality (AR) or 3D visualization of smart buildings and cities. In order to tackle the challenge of incorporating IoT data into XR applications, we propose a data communication model that allows translation of IoT data into XR objects, events or scenarios. We conclude by discussing future trends for XR and IoT.

Extended Reality in IoT scenarios: Concepts, Applications and Future Trends

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Easy creation and deployment of Javascript remote labs with EjsS and Moodle

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On the use of a 3D printer in mechatronics projects

In the present work, the author reports examples of his involvement in different teaching/learning methodologies during his five years of the Integrated Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto. The aim is to explain how useful those experiences have been, allowing him to explore many techno-scientific activities within his engineering education while student as well as other transferable skills and later, up to the present, as a professional in academic environment. The author wishes to underline the excellent opportunity he had to practice reflection processes as an essential methodology of his engineering education.

Tiago Faustino Andrade

Papers

Evaluation of different stocking densities in a Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) farm: Implications for growth, humoral immune parameters and oxidative status

Extended Reality in IoT scenarios: Concepts, Applications and Future Trends

Easy creation and deployment of Javascript remote labs with EjsS and Moodle

On the use of a 3D printer in mechatronics projects

Project based learning activities in engineering education