Broadening Rapid Prototyping Awareness Via P16 Stem Teacher Workshops

The Objectives of the NSF CCLI Phase 1 Award 0536509 are to provide exposure to, and dissemination of, state of the art rapid prototyping technology to educational institutions that do not otherwise have access to such technology. These objectives are accomplished through the development of an Internet based remotely accessible rapid prototyping laboratory. As part of the project deliverables, the project team has been conducting P16 STEM teacher workshops for the last two years. This paper will report on the structure of the workshops, survey data collected from the teachers, and practices that have been implemented by instructors and teachers at their host institutions.