My 7 Tips on Teaching Hands-on Prototyping Remotely
In spring 2020 all teachers suddenly had to face the same challenge: switch their classes to online-teaching within the shortest amount of time. When I first heard about this, my first thought was: I'm sure it will never work with hands-on prototyping! But now, after the term has finished, it's safe to say it worked out surprisingly well. Yet, it took a lot of time, try & error, and advise from other teachers to figure out the best way of doing it. So, in the hope this knowledge might be useful to other teachers facing similar problems (and we will be facing them for a while now...), I would like to share the tricks & tools which worked out well for me during this crazy first corona term.
1. Send out materials for prototyping ahead of the course.
Make sure every student gets a "first-aid kit": a minimal set of materials for your course, something to get started. Either ship materials to them, or hand out a list and let them buy all materials individually. (photos by A. Muxel)