Implementing Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality in Teaching Programming
The first year students at SUTD take a course on “Introduction to computational thinking and programming”. Robotics and Simulations have been shown to be useful to teach programming at SUTD. Moving forward, we are exploring the use of AR/VR. AR/VR allows one to bridge the gap between purely simulation in a computer and a physical setting. This can be considered as a Smart Campus initiative in thinking about how one should use space. This sharing focuses on AR/VR development for teaching programming and its challenges.
The first year students at SUTD take a course on “Introduction to computational thinking and programming”. Robotics and Simulations have been shown to be useful to teach programming at SUTD. Moving forward, we are exploring the use of AR/VR. AR/VR allows one to bridge the gap between purely simulation in a computer and a physical setting. This can be considered as a Smart Campus initiative in thinking about how one should use space. This sharing focuses on AR/VR development for teaching programming and its challenges.
Dr. Oka Kurniawan (ISTD)
Dr. Oka has been leading the largest Introductory Programming Course at SUTD from the year 2015 till now. He is also in charge of an exciting course teaching students how computer works from the basic building block like transistors up to its operating systems. He has been involved in several educational research involving how to teach computing using games, robots, and recently AR/VR. |
Digitalizing and Visualizing the Flowers and Aromatics in the Classical Chinese Poetry
One common difficulty faced by students in learning classical Chinese poetry is the lack of familiarity with the flowers and aromatics mentioned in the classics, especially since few of these have counterparts in English. This project addresses that problem. This is the first digital humanities project to focus on the images of flowers and aromatics in classical Chinese poetry. Digitizing and visualizing these flowers and aromatics will help learners familiarize with and understand the significance of the local and exotic flora in classical Chinese literature.
One common difficulty faced by students in learning classical Chinese poetry is the lack of familiarity with the flowers and aromatics mentioned in the classics, especially since few of these have counterparts in English. This project addresses that problem. This is the first digital humanities project to focus on the images of flowers and aromatics in classical Chinese poetry. Digitizing and visualizing these flowers and aromatics will help learners familiarize with and understand the significance of the local and exotic flora in classical Chinese literature.
Implementing Virtual Laboratories in a Freshmore Biology Course
The “Introduction to biology” module at SUTD has a unique curriculum centered on students acquiring literacy in biology at the freshmore level. The course focuses strongly on students’ competencies in formulating hypotheses, analyses of experimental data and application of knowledge. The virtual lab simulations (vLAB) from StarCellBio and StarGenetics, MIT, allows for repetitive practice in techniques manipulation and data interpretation that students cannot otherwise experience in the usual 3-h period of the traditional teaching laboratory. The presenters will share on the implementation and evaluation of vLAB in their course.
The “Introduction to biology” module at SUTD has a unique curriculum centered on students acquiring literacy in biology at the freshmore level. The course focuses strongly on students’ competencies in formulating hypotheses, analyses of experimental data and application of knowledge. The virtual lab simulations (vLAB) from StarCellBio and StarGenetics, MIT, allows for repetitive practice in techniques manipulation and data interpretation that students cannot otherwise experience in the usual 3-h period of the traditional teaching laboratory. The presenters will share on the implementation and evaluation of vLAB in their course.
Dr. Julia (Yajuan) Zhu(SCI) & Dr. Bina Rai (SCI)
Dr Bina Rai is a Lecturer and Dr Julia Zhu is a Senior Lecturer from the Science and Math Cluster at SUTD. They teach Freshmore science subjects and their expertise and research interests include active learning, flipped classroom, gamification and virtual laboratories. |
Flipped Classroom in Statistics Class
Flipped classroom is a teaching method where students watch videos on the topic before it would be discussed in the class. Sergey will demonstrate examples of such videos, a website that he used to assign videos and built-in mini quizzes. Limitation and students' feedback will be examined.
Flipped classroom is a teaching method where students watch videos on the topic before it would be discussed in the class. Sergey will demonstrate examples of such videos, a website that he used to assign videos and built-in mini quizzes. Limitation and students' feedback will be examined.