Introducing Modern Teaching into a Classic Course on Structural Art

摘要

This paper illustrates how a classic course on structural engineering can be enhanced with modernrnteaching methods (active learning exercises) to enhance a student’s comprehension. The coursernemphasizes that design creativity involves both discipline and play, where discipline is related torn‘technical skills’ and play is related to ‘soft skills’ such as aesthetic sensitivity. The modernrnenhancements reinforce this concept and also retain a student’s comprehension of the subject.