Iowa State University of Science and Technology Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Cubism in education : flexing to all patrons needs for

Iowa State Universityof Science and Technology

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cubism in education:flexing to all patrons’ needs for education,

learning styles, cultures…

Mani MinaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa

Summary

Introduction, technology and education A note on learning Cubism as an artistic concept What is cubism in education? The classes for future, what can we achieve An example of the classes- a start How universities and industries can benefit Conclusions


The author would like to thank Mr. Hiroyuki IIno and Paul Jewell for their wonderful and kind help. This project will be impossible without their contribution and cooperation

Something to think aboutA question by a Processor

If we allow high tech classes and streaming lectures for everyone, anywhere on the earth, why wouldn't all of the students take classes from MIT? Why would they take classes from other schools? What happens to us?

Great question, shows the education paradigm we are riding on!

Introduction

What have technology done to education? The first time that we saw the hi-tech classes, how were they used?

What are the most popular ways that technology has changed classes and students’ lives Are all good?

How can we learn from what has been done and do use technology to the fullest?

So what is the best usage of the new technology? Documentation, documentation….


Revisit: the Strange Land of Thinking and Learning!

Let us look at media of communications that we are familiar with Live lecture, before and after What to lecture, how to lecture,….getting more in how we learn Utilization of high tech, documentary….

Our goal is to create self learners of all ages, groups,.. We need to create incentive to learn, to remember and to continue What do we know about how people get excited? What would get

them going, how they would learn? …..use all we know + Music An example

Have you realized what happens when you know more detail about a song?

DEMO cubism, discussion about this piece of music


What is Cubismin Painting

Cubism: the most influential style of the twentieth century, was created by Picasso and Braque starting about 1907, in Paris.

However, to most art observers Cubism and Picasso are inseparable. Cubism is based on the allowing the viewer to have simultaneous

presentation of multiple views, disintegration, and the geometric reconstruction of objects in flattened, ambiguous pictorial so space; figure and ground merge into one interwoven surface of shifting planes. It was the cubists’ goal to represent the subject on the 2 dimensional canvases via multicultural, social role, depicting psychological, environmental, historical, and other aspects of the subjects’ perspective. It is exactly this multi dimensional aspect that this paper is focusing


Cubists Artists Constraints

In painting the constraint is the 2-D canvas, or the 3-D .. All of the message has to be provided right up in front of

the viewer You do need to know more detail and even be educated

about the multidimensional aspect of the subject and the artist to know what they mean


Cubism in Education

Think of a subject that you know How can we see multiple sides of the subject? How can we see different aspects of the subject?

– Mathematical, conceptual, historical, practical, academic, industrial How can we see different ways that it can be presented?

– Audio, visual, animation, musical, formulation


Constraints in Education

What are our constraints? Time, effective teachers and synergy of the team, creating effective

environments ….

What can the technology do for us? Do we need to have live classes? Can we offer other forms than live classes and …


So What About Cubism in Education?

Cubism in education is allowing the learner to have presentation of multiple views, perspectives, approaches, styles, inter-relationships with other fields …. Regarding a given subject.

It is even possible for the educators to represent the multidimensional aspects of the subject via multicultural and multi-social, depicting psychological, environmental, historical, and other aspects of the subjects’ perspective.

It is exactly this ultra-dimensional aspect which is the focus of this paper and will define the new paradigm of future classes.

We can offer classes with flexible styles for all patrons. The education will flex to the students’

Such an approach will also allow industrial, professional development, practical, and academic patrons to be able to benefit from the outcome.


An Important Paradigm:What Is The Best Use of High Tech Classes?

Effective documentation There can be electronic versions (which can be easily edited) of

lectures, notes, demos, presentations, student faculty discussions… Possibility of putting together special focus tracks made of

different academic classes and lectures, industrial presentations and applications, and even documentary sections,…

Bringing people from different geographical location, different schools, different time together


Where To Start?

Start with the strength of your program Put effective teachers in high-tech classes, let them have fun, teach, create, and play,

let them be effective . – Keep streaming videos– Keep electronic versions of notes– Keep good description of every lecture– Encourage and help the instructors to get clips from labs, industrial partners, internet etc

and keep documented– Encourage them to write (take videos) about who they are what is their philosophy of

teaching, what they expect students to do… Have effective teams with high tech background help with the classes, and

show them what they can do The effective teams are going to be managers who would make these come true

Run small scale and focused classes, get feedback, get discussion going Keep improving, expanding, augmenting, and creating Work extension offices, industrial partners


Some of the challenges that we faced at ISU

The idea was accepted The people were identified and scope of the work was

clarified After reading the paper they thought “Wow, I am not sure if I

am good enough for this!”

We have 10 people (from 10 different areas, and 4 departments) involved and they showed great interest

And……… The most valuable players are the technical team,

without their help this is not possible


An ExampleContinuity Eequation manager M. Lord

1 Basic Electromagnetics approach Mani Mina Electrical Engineering Iowa State University2 Historical perspectives from James Clerk Mazwell Ryan GerdesElectrical Engineering Iowa State University3 Basic Fluid dynamics4 Compressible and uncompressible fluids5 Plasma physics Natalia BabaevaElectrical Engineering/physics Iowa State University7 Chemical engineering8 Applications of Continuity equations9 Continuity Equation in engineering

18th and 19th century20th Century

10 Engineering applications view for fluid control11 Applications in new fields

application in modern graph theoryapplication in congnative development

Tracks optionEE/Electromagnetics 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10History of science track 1, 2, 9, 11AeroSpace 3,4,7,8,9,10


Example

Continuity Equation and its role in engineering and science

Basic Electromagnetic Approach

M. Mina ISU

Streaming Video Audio Notes

To probe further

Practice Examples

Historical Approach

(Perspective of James Clerk Maxwell)

R.Gerdes, ISU


To probe further

Basic Fluid dynamic Approach


To probe further

Practice Examples

animation

Plasma Physics

Natalia Babaeva, ISU


To probe further

Practice Examples

Discussion Group

Discussion Group

Discussion Group

Discussion Group


The feedback loop

Once the first attempt is achieved, this should be available to patrons

Educators, contributors, students, industrial partners should all see and critically analyze it. Here are some key questions How can we make this better? How can we include you and your needs? How can you help us? Who can help us?

It is the feedback loop, and the systematic augmentation and improvement that is the key.


Who can benefit?

Faculty This is the best documentation of their work and they can re-

use and improve it constantly Colleges, departments, university recruiting..

This is a great way to get others know about us This is a great vehicle to get high school students know what

colleges do, get involved and plan ahead to be a part of it University extension offices, industrial partners Independent industries who would be interested in

continued education for their engineering, and staff International extensions, programs, collaboration What about industrial attempts of this idea?


Conclusions

Cubism in education offers a multidimensional, multicultural, multidiscipline possibilities

We can use the newly available technology to offer to all patrons, all styles, all interest

By managing the documentation well and effectively one can have many tracks for different users, and interests

The key is good management and documentation as offered by the distance Education, high technology class room teams

This way allows education to be flexible for a wide variety of patrons, styles, backgrounds,…

Cubism in education is the future of education!


Future Work

Start classes try new things get feedback go through the creative loop

Work with education psychologists identify the effectiveness, and more favorable approaches

Work with industrial, practical, and advance technological groups how would they like us to work with them

Identify the best practices and the most effective approaches for particular audiences

Document, publish, share ideas

Thank youQuestions?

Our team appreciates all of your comments, ideas, and thoughtsPlease feel free to contact us

Mani Mina, [email protected]

This work was impossible without the great help of the Engineering Distance Education team

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