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In addition to advancing 3DPTM
technology, Sachs has been developing
a new method for instructing the next
generation of engineers. "Rather than
having students sit in lecture and spoon
feeding them," said Sachs, "you run a
class by posing a problem and giving them
tools by which they can explore things
and figure them out."
In addition to designing the first lesson,
Sachs designed the new student team workstations
and helped design the room that houses
them, the Park Room for Innovative Teaching
at MIT. Sachs's colleague, Mary Boyce,
has developed entire lesson plans using
the new approach and the Park room. [Josh
Chamot]
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These images show the Park Room for Innovative
Teaching, where instead of standard lecture
hall seating, students have fold-down
work tables and access to electricity,
compressed air, and the web.
Credit: Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
A larger
version is here.
These images depict a hands-on classroom
experiment used by Dr. Sachs and his colleagues
for beginning engineering students. The
experiment demonstrates how flexible materials
change shape in response to stress.
Credit: Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
A larger
version is here.
These images depict a hands-on classroom
experiment used by Dr. Sachs and his colleagues
for beginning engineering students. The
experiment demonstrates how flexible materials
change shape in response to stress.
Credit: Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
A larger
version is here.
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