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Continuing our exploration of how tablet PCs can be used in the classroom, Dr. Hai Ning reports on research done by MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering on the use of tablets to enhance the creative process in project-based design-oriented learning. (If you miss this Crosstalk event you can view it online.) What: Crosstalk Seminar on Educational Change
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Abstract Design-oriented learning requires tools that support creative processes and student-to-student and student-to-faculty interactions. While most E-Education systems are used for asynchronous distribution of teaching materials, they usually offer little support for project-based design processes.
This research maps out the key learning events in design classes at MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering, and proposes guidelines for building E-Education systems to support the unique characteristics of design-oriented learning. Two creative learning processes are identified and two independent, yet tightly related, software systems are implemented and evaluated. The first application, the Peer Review and Engineering Process (PREP), is a web system that helps instructors and students conduct and manage peer review evaluation of design concepts. The second is a real time application called InkBoard that leverages the Tablet PC and digital ink technology to provide real-time collaborative sketching over TCP/IP networks. A new streaming network protocol for transferring Ink objects is proposed and implemented. A comparative study against other ink-enabled protocols is also presented.
About the Presenter
Dr. Hai Ning is an IT professional experienced in the fields of information systems, learning technologies and service-oriented platforms. Currently, Dr. Ning works as an independent consultant specializing in business IT strategy and business intelligence technology implementation. He was a lead researcher at the Intelligent Engineering Systems Lab for over six years during his stay at MIT. He led research projects including the RobotWorld joint effort by Microsoft and MIT, and the Agent Simulation Program funded by the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center.
Dr. Hai Ning obtained his Ph.D. degree in Information Technology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2004. He also has a Master of Science in Architectural Studies degree from MIT, a Bachelor of Architectural Design degree, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, both from Tsinghua University in China.
Inkboard – Tablet PC Enabled Design-Oriented Learning (MS Word document)
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