The project's initial goal was to create an educational program that would enable the cultivation of basic and digital skills in both general and special education students. A key pillar of this program was the utilization of innovative technology such as 3D printing, which was integrated into the students' everyday lives, also constituting a connecting link in the implementation of joint activities. Specifically, the following were pursued through “3DDeSI”: 1. Facilitate the understanding of general education students over the possibilities of technology to improve the ability of students with disabilities to act and learn 2. Facilitate students with disabilities to learn more efficiently, using 3D printing technology as a support tool, drawing from activities offered in general education schools 3. Integrate 3D printing in students’ daily life, and familiarize students with the different applications of this innovative technology 4. Come in contact with students of different types of schools, raising public awareness and foster integration and cooperation 5. Reduce exclusion and increase equal opportunities in education.
This project aimed to form a transnational team of partners who would create educational material using the 3DPrinting technology in order to revolutionize the teaching and learning process of both general and special education students, creating opportunities for hands-on, interactive learning while fostering inclusion and acceptance across teacher and student population. The project also aimed to enhance teachers’ skills by providing a multilevel and targeted knowledge in order to address learning difficulties in various fields, through the use of an innovative technology. The concept and goal of this project are in line with the European Commission's call for actions that promote the EU Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030, as well as the SDGs of the UN2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The key needs addressed in this project are: the enhancement of teaching of both neurotypical and special needs students, using the 3D printing; the reinforcement of the learning process of students with disabilities and the awareness raising to the neurotypical students' population over the former's learning patterns, and daily routine, resulting in wider social inclusion, equality and non-discrimination.