Tag: Fusion 360
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One Student’s Path From Work to School and Back Again
Transitioning from the safe cocoon of academia to the wide-open plains of professional life can intimidate anyone. With industries and skillsets transforming quickly with Industry 4.0, the journey can feel foggy and it’s easy to get lost in the grind of it all. But there are many ways to get from point A to point…
Career Readiness
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How a Top Educator in Singapore Motivates Students Through Small Successes
Jeff Koh Hock Tong struggled as a student, barely passing his classes and receiving low scores on exams. He was unmotivated, but also lacked a mentor who could give him the individual academic attention he needed. So, thinking school just wasn’t for him, Koh started working part time while studying to retake his exams as…
Academic Leaders
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A Class Project Straight from the Heart
When you think back to the classroom Valentine’s Day parties of your childhood, do images of those iconic candy conversation hearts come to mind? Maybe you hoped that the one your crush gave you was a subtle hint at their deeper feelings (UR CUTE, swoon). Though your students are too old for card exchange parties,…
Product Success
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How Design Can Use AI to Support Sustainability
Design has its share of innovative technologies to address sustainability issues, including artificial intelligence (AI), which can help determine how to build (and re-build) structures to last longer and use minimal energy. Autodesk is leading the way in AI technologies, partnering with academia to ensure the next generation of designers and engineers are more informed…
Academic Leaders
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University Technical Colleges (UTCs) and STEM-Based Education in the UK
What are University Technical Colleges (UTCs)? In 2009, University Technical Colleges (UTCs) were established in the United Kingdom as STEM-focused, government-funded institutions advocating for a new approach to education. Their mission? To help students move beyond linearity into a more dynamic, do-it-yourself learning environment that focuses on the application (versus the theory) of skills. University…
Career Readiness
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Reimagining Manufacturing Education to Close the Skills Gap
As an Education Fusion 360 Technical Program Manager and trained machinist, Tim Paul knows a thing or two about how the current student experience may play out for the future of manufacturing. He argues that manufacturing education is due for a major overhaul for students to tackle the growing skills gap as Industry 4.0 becomes…
Career Readiness
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Managing Your Fusion 360 Projects Has Never Been Easier
We’ve received such a positive response to the new Folder Permissions & Roles functionality in Fusion 360. Educators love how it helps them easily manage and control student access to folders, files, versions, and markups. They can now create read-only folders for assignment, starter, and template files. Education accounts were notified in Fusion 360 about…
Product Success
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From Drawing to Drone: Students at RWTH Aachen Gear Up for Industry 4.0
Imagine attending a university workgroup where at the end of every project, an airplane will be launched—where students come together to develop unmanned, partly autonomous aircrafts and participate in competitions around the world? Students in the Aachen Drone Development Initiative (ADDI) at RWTH Aachen University in Germany have made this a reality. Founded in 2018,…
Industry Collaboration
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Top 5 Autodesk Learning and Certification Highlights from 2021
In November 2020, the Autodesk Learning and Certification platform was launched, a new single-destination platform providing flexible, digital, and data-informed learning experiences.
Career Readiness
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‘Tis the Season for Skill-Building
It’s that time of the year again: Your students are finishing up their projects and preparing for finals before a much-needed winter break. If you’re looking for a quick, fun project to work on in class when they have downtime—or something they can take home over the break to keep honing their CAD/CAM skills—we’ve got…
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