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Session Description

Free ticketed event
Computer-Aided design (CAD) is central to engineering design and education, and in today’s world of remote work and globalized supply chains, teaching collaboration and teamwork in CAD is essential. This hands-on workshop will introduce attendees to the features of cloud-native CAD that allow educators and students to collaborate, assess, and learn in new ways, and how those same features are enabling agile companies to collaborate and bring their products to market.

Whether you are an experienced Onshape user or are new to CAD, this workshop will offer opportunities to learn, collaborate, and share. Following a brief introduction, participants will receive starter models and complete a small design challenge with facilitator support. We will then review the types of data generated in these activities, illustrating how educators can use them to enhance responsive teaching and gain insights into student learning.

The workshop will conclude with demonstrations of how Onshape’s cloud-native architecture is changing the CAD industry and how you can prepare students for the future of global collaboration and agile product development.

Speaker

1. Matthew Shields

   PTC

   Dr. Matthew W. Shields earned his master’s degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of Virginia and worked as an engineer before moving into education. Matt taught high school and college for 16 years while also earning a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from UVA. He designed, built, and ran the engineering department for Charlottesville City Schools for seven years before joining the education team at PTC. Matt is devoted to sharing his love of STEM and project-based learning with fellow educators.