How much do you know about
the creative educators who use educational 3D these days?
Recently, we mined the ranks of
ISTE’s 3D Network (formerly known as “SIG3D”) for some interesting analytical
data about their membership ranks, data you will be keenly interested in. These
data are important, because they inform you about your peers, your customers—your
“peeps.”
2014 data is not yet
available and it must be noted that 3D Network membership now exceeds 1800
members. Still, based on 2013 data, the largest membership of the 3D Network consists
of K-12 teachers, followed by technology specialists (building-level technology
leaders), technology directors, and higher education faculty. If you combine
the principals and assistant principals into a single category, this
demographic is better represented than higher education faculty.
This is a very
instructive chart. Interest in 3D is very much grassroots, strongly at the
classroom and building level. Leaders, not so much. Not yet, at least. Except
technology directors are starting to show interest. That’s good to know. Still—any way you look at it—the 3D Network membership
spans a big arena. Overall, it represents a huge canvas to draw on, a large
tent of educators. That’s good.
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