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Leveraging MATLAB and Simulink for Higher

Education

Rohit Agrawal

Education Technical Specialist, MathWorks

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Challenges in University Education

Software Access• Everywhere access

• Deployment

Technology Adoption• Harness technology for education

enhancement

• Smartphones, hardware platforms

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Challenges in University Education

Engagement and Preparedness• Student engagement

• Industry- real world problems

Pedagogical effectiveness• Limited time, student increasing

• Tool teaching or subject teaching

• Grading assignments

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Challenges driven Trends on Learning

Learning Online (more than just MOOCs)

Anytime and Anywhere : On-the-go

Self-paced and Instant Feedback

Blended & Inverted Classes

http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/report/2014SurveyInfo.pdf

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Challenges driven Trends on Learning

Blended & Inverted Classes

Project based learning

Use of hardware platforms

Rise of low cost hardware

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Software Access: Challenge

Software is not installed

Software version is not correct

My files are not on this computer

Increasing no. of students, limited computers in labs

Access to knowledge and learning on the go

Using the smartphone for class engagement

MATLAB

Online

MATLAB

Mobile

University Campus

License

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Software Access: MATLAB Online

Access MATLAB from a web

browser.

No Download/Installation

Version Consistency

File Sharing

Everywhere Access

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Your files and data on the cloud

5 GB of cloud storage on

MATLAB Drive

Sync files between computers

and MATLAB Online with

MATLAB Drive Connector

Session persists across

computers

Files and workspace are synced

with MATLAB Mobile

Software Access: MATLAB Online

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Software Access: MATLAB Online

• Share files with students and colleagues

Collaboration

• Publish files as HTML or PDF documentsReporting

• Check different versions of a file

Version control

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Software Access: MATLAB Online

No download/install responsibilities for student

“I like having the ability to use both the online version and the copy on my laptop. There are times when I am at school or on another computer and I am able to access the program to do what I need to and that is extremely convenient.”

- Student

“I’m happy that I can say open your browser and use MATLAB.”- Professor

“My computer died and I replaced it with a Chromebook so I couldn’t download MATLAB. Everything I’ve needed to do on MATLAB since, I’ve done online.”

- Student

“The combination of MATLAB, MATLAB Online and MATLAB Drive gives me all the flexibility I could possibly need.”

- Student

Bridges gaps in MATLAB access, adjunct use

MATLAB Drive ensures files are wherever you go

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Software Access and Technology Adoption: MATLAB Mobile

Available for iPhone,

iPad, iPod and Android

devices.

Lets you connect to a

MATLAB session running

on your computer, or on

MathWorks Cloud.

Smart phone as a sensor

platform

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Software Access: MATLAB Mobile

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Hardware Sensor Platform: MATLAB Mobile

Demo: Maze Game

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Technology, Engagement and Preparedness: Hardware Platforms

Idea

Realization

Setup

Right ToolVersions

Right Libraries

Right Hardware Settings

Right Compilers

Coding and Fixing Mistakes

Rubik’s Cube

Solver

Autonomous

Boat

Weather

Station Walkie Talkie

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Project based Learning: Hardware Platforms

Hardware support packages

■ Get connected and running

quickly

■ 160+ free MATLAB and

Simulink add-on packages

■ Arduino, RaspPi, iPhone,

webcams, Kinect, and more

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Pedagogical Effectiveness: Challenge

Students do not know MATLAB

I do not want to teach MATLAB

Difficult in classroom

Outcome is not satisfactory

Tool

Teaching

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Tool Teaching: MATLAB Academy

Interactive self-paced MATLAB training

– Easy access from computers

– Built-in access to MATLAB Online

– On-demand access to content

Demonstrations, quizzes, and hands-on

MATLAB practice sessions

Short and well defined modules

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Tool Teaching: MATLAB Academy

Pending Courses:

Machine Learning

Simulink

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Tool Teaching: MATLAB Academic Online Training Suite

Includes all MATLAB Academy Courses

Bundled with the University Campus License: ask MathWorks or your IT

support

Available to all registered University staff/students

Access to course completion certificate

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Tool Teaching: MATLAB Academic Online Training Suite

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Pedagogical Effectiveness: Challenge

Time consuming

Limited resources

Enrollment is growing fast

Error prone

Code Grading

Burden

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Code Grading: Cody Coursework

Autograding: Saves time

Instant Feedback: Better student engagement

Analytics: Realtime data about student performance

Online Autograding of MATLAB Code

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Code Grading: Cody Coursework

“Student submission rates went

from 70% to 95%”

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Code Grading: Cody Coursework

Online Autograding!

– Save instructor time

– Improve student outcomes

Library of existing courses and problems

– Basic MATLAB

– Numerical Methods

– Controls (coming this year)

– Signal Processing (coming this year)

Requirements:

– Instructor: License association

– Student: MathWorks account

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Key takeaway

Software Access

TechnologyAdoption

Engagement and Preparedness

PedagogicalEffectiveness

MATLAB

Online

MATLAB

Mobile

MATLAB Hardware

Support

MATLAB

Training Suite

Cody

Coursework

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A MATLAB Ecosystem for Learning

MATLAB UNIVERSITY

LICENSEMATLAB ONLINE

MATLAB

MOBILELOW-COST HARDWARE

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, CDIO MATLAB COURSEWARE MATLAB TRAININGAUTOMATIC GRADING OF

MATLAB CODES