Want to Design an App?
The Ohio State University’s Digital Flagship initiative is hitting the road.
A shiny, black recreational vehicle was parked in front of the Recreation and Physical Activity Center on a recent Wednesday afternoon. The RV packs enough horsepower to crisscross the Buckeye state in comfort. But it’s intellectual muscle that really powers the new Mobile Design Lab.
Digital Flagship is the university’s digital learning initiative to support educational innovation for students. The roll out of iPads to first-year students across the Columbus and regional campuses was one part of a larger effort to support student success through technology.
The design lab won’t be limited to the Ohio State campuses. The lab will provide outreach to K-12 schools, the larger Ohio community and extended campus partners.
The Mobile Design Lab will help students and faculty boost their digital skills with the support of on-site coding education, app development experts and state-of-the-art technology. Coding will be taught using Swift, Apple’s intuitive programming language for macOS, iOS and other Apple products.
The lab’s seating on comfortable, scarlet and gray upholstery supports small group discussions and a large L-shaped couch area is available for team projects. A large awning and exterior monitors provide flexibility to teach outside.
