This panel will discuss the importance of using digital fabrication and rapid prototyping machines to help students in a high school setting prepare for project-based learning environments at many engineering universities. The panel consists of four unique collaborators; a university engineering design instructor and public school advocate, an engineering instructor with a unique connection to STEM education and the high school where he now teaches, and two female high school students who actively participate in their school's engineering courses and maker club. They will discuss their experiences with the digital fabrication equipment recommended by a local, leading university makerspace staff. The panelists will elaborate on the importance for public schools, universities, and businesses to collaborate on the implementation and use of industry-standard fabrication machinery. There will be a brief welcome and thank you; explaining the use of
padlet (CLICK HERE) for the Q&A session, followed by an introduction of the presenters, our topic, the scope, and the goal of our panel presentation. Panelists will make initial comments about the overarching topic, the Importance of Digital Fabrication Engagement in HS PBL Environments, before answering the moderator's questions and questions submitted via padlet.
