The Digital World

A Freshmore Course for Computational Thinking at SUTD

17th June 2015

Curricular Framework
Architecture &
Sustainable
Design

Engineering
Product
Development

Information
Systems
Technology &
Design

Engineering
Systems &
Design

Capstone: Integrated Design Experience

Senior

Junior

Sophomore

Entrepreneurship, Management, Social Science, Economics, Humanities, Arts

Archi- Energy &
tecture Structures
Core

Product
System
Dynamics
Design & Control Design
Core
Core

Linear
Info
Signals & Design
Systems Core

Statistical Reasoning and Optimization

Information, Computation, Materials and Systems

Freshmore

FOUNDATIONS
Mathematics, Science, Introductory Humanities, Social Sciences
in the context of Design
Design projects

Four 12-unit subjects per semester ( x 8 semesters)

Electives

Where should we be at the age of MOOC?

Where should we be at the age of MOOC?

Student Feedback on Digital World

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

Course Website
http://10-009.wikispaces.com
Class Calendar

1D
1D Big-D Pedagogy (i.e., 1-D Big-D)
Wk 1

Wk 5

MATH

PHYS

CHEM

HASS
Desktop experiments, hands-on demos, concept quizzes,
collaborate learning activity, designettes, etc.

Wk 10

1D Projects in Digital World

Week 2
Move the
robot
Sequential
Program

Week 9
Boundary
follower
State machine

Week 3
Robot calls
Functions

Week 4

Week 5, 6

Robot obeys
Conditionals
and loops

Robot free
Open project

Week 10

Week 12, 13

Robot Controller
PD controller

Teach the Young

Computing
Open project

Finch Open Project Week 6

http://www.screencast.com/t/fICxEKLyV

How do we equip students to do the projects?

Online
Learning

Programming
Quizzes

Homeworks

MicroQuizzes

Cohort
Problems

Online Materials

Survey
Reading assignment
Never
4%
Before and
After
12%
After
8%

Before
76%

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

Immediate Feedback

How do we equip students to do the projects?

Online
Learning

Programming
Quizzes

Homeworks

MicroQuizzes

Cohort
Problems

Cohort Based Learning

Immediate Feedback

Immediate Feedback

Continuous Assessment
100
95
90
85
80

Average
Median

1D Final Project

2D
2D Integrated Designette (i.e., 2-D Big-D)
Wk 1

Wk 5

MATH

PHYS

CHEM

HASS
Desktop experiments, hands-on demos, concept quizzes,
collaborate learning activity, designettes, etc.
SUTD - Confidential

Integrative designette that cuts across the foundation subjects

Wk 10

2D Challenge 2013

State Machines, path planning

Modeling, Abstraction, and Objects

Modeling, Simulation, and Real-World

2D Challenge 2013

http://youtu.be/-6Y3Nh5pY9c

Summary (slide @ www.okakurniawan.net)