Digital World: A Freshmore Course for Computational Thinking at SUTD
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The document describes the Digital World course at SUTD which teaches computational thinking. It uses a "1D-Big D" pedagogy with hands-on projects each week to reinforce concepts from the foundations subjects of math, science, and humanities. Students provide feedback that they learn practical skills through controlling physical robots. The course equips students through online materials, micro-quizzes, cohort problems, and immediate feedback. It culminates in a final integrated 2D design project applying multiple subject areas.
Digital World: A Freshmore Course for Computational Thinking at SUTD
- 1. The Digital World A Freshmore Course for Computational Thinking at SUTD 17th June 2015
- 3. Curricular Framework Design projects Electives Architecture & Sustainable Design Engineering Product Development Engineering Systems & Design Information Systems Technology & Design Senior Junior Sophomore Freshmore Statistical Reasoning and Optimization Archi- tecture Core Product Design Core System Design Core Info Design Core Entrepreneurship, Management, Social Science, Economics, Humanities, Arts Energy & Structures Dynamics & Control Linear Signals & Systems Capstone: Integrated Design Experience Information, Computation, Materials and Systems FOUNDATIONS Mathematics, Science, Introductory Humanities, Social Sciences in the context of Design • Four 12-unit subjects per semester ( x 8 semesters)
- 4. Where should we be at the age of MOOC?
- 5. Where should we be at the age of MOOC?
- 6. • Fun and interesting. Even though I have python programming background (from coursera, edx and udacity), I still learn something … here. This course also provide me the opportunity to control something physical, which the online courses lacked. The 2D is really an awesome experience. Being able to make a robot to plan its path and moving autonomously through a maze is really cool. – Anonymous, Term 3, 2015 Student Feedback on Digital World
- 7. + Course Website • http://10-009.wikispaces.com • Class Calendar
- 8. 1D 1D “Big-D” Pedagogy (i.e., 1-D Big-D) MATH PHYS CHEM HASS Wk 1 Wk 5 Wk 10 Desktop experiments,hands-on demos,conceptquizzes, collaborate learningactivity, designettes,etc.
- 9. Week 2 • Move the robot • Sequential Program Week 3 • Robot calls • Functions Week 4 • Robot obeys • Conditionals and loops Week 5, 6 • Robot free • Open project 1D Projects in Digital World Week 9 • Boundary follower • State machine Week 10 • Robot Controller • PD controller Week 12, 13 • Teach the Young Computing • Open project
- 10. Finch Open Project Week 6 http://www.screencast.com/t/fICxEKLyV
- 11. Online Learning Micro- Quizzes Cohort Problems Homework s Programming Quizzes How do we equip students to do the projects?
- 13. Survey Before 76% After 8% Before and After 12% Never 4% Reading assignment • I feel more attentive • The simpler concepts that are easier to grasp by self learning will be taken care of and more complex coding can be discussed in class thus saving time. It makes the lesson more meaningful and easier to keep up with. For those who are ahead of the lesson can also continue on to next week's material before instructed to do so as well. • I won't go to class without any background knowledge
- 15. Online Learning Micro- Quizzes Cohort Problems Homework s Programming Quizzes How do we equip students to do the projects?
- 20. 1D Final Project
- 21. 2D 2D Integrated Designette (i.e., 2-D Big-D) MATH PHYS CHEM HASS Wk 1 Wk 5 Wk 10 Desktop experiments,hands-on demos,conceptquizzes, collaborate learningactivity, designettes,etc. Integrative designette thatcuts across the foundationsubjects SUTD - Confidential
- 22. 2D Challenge 2013 State Machines, path planning
- 23. Modeling, Abstraction, and Objects
- 24. Modeling, Simulation, and Real-World
- 26. Summary (slide @ www.okakurniawan.net)