Design problem: How to teach a hands-on course online

Every spring at MIT, Amos Winter, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, co-teaches Course 2.007: Design and Manufacturing I. One of the most hands-on courses offered at MIT, it culminates in a popular robotics competition watched by thousands, that, due to the global pandemic will not be taking place this year. Here, Winter discusses the challenges – and silver linings – stemming from bringing a lab-oriented course online and how they chose to “… bring the students in,” when deciding a path forward.

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