Abstract—The advances in computer-aided design tools have
enabled design visualization and realization to become more
efficient and effective. However, these fast-growing digital
technologies are also gradually reducing the presence of hand
drawings in architectural education. This leads to a reduction in
the ability to be inspired from the direct observation of the
architectural environment through on-site freehand sketching.
This study aims to implement digital technology as a teaching
aid to retrieve these lost abilities. Analytical drawing is a
method that encourages thinking before drawing, laying out the
invisible underlying structure, and finalizing it with a visible
appearance. This method remains an effective way of
three-dimensional visual thinking. Accordingly, this study
presents an interactive smartphone application that brings
computer-assisted instructions into mobile learning. Promising
responses from students revealed that using digital technology
as a teaching aid can help to retrieve the lost abilities of visual
thinking through on-site sketching.
Index Terms—Mobile learning, computer-assisted
instruction, mobile application, on-site sketching.
Nan-Ching Tai is with the National Taipei University of Technology,
Taipei, Taiwan (e-mail: nctai@mail.ntut.edu.tw).
Cite: Nan-Ching Tai, "On-Site Architectural Drawing with Hand-held Mobile Instructions," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1-6, 2022.
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