Progress Tracking and Online Learning Assisted by Social Media Tools: A Case Study of Teaching Architectural Design

The study of architectural design is similar to the execution in architecture firms, and the chief designer must keep an eye on all the work progress. Before the outbreak of Covid-19, tutors can check the progress of design assignments as long as they walk into students' studios; as all design drawings or models are on the table. It is possible to save time by leaving notes for improvement. However, in distance teaching, especially in the case of being unable to meet for a long time, what communication tools can effectively maintain the connection between tutors and students is the focus of this study. After trying and experiencing various tools, our teachers and students have found that LINE, a social software, has played a great role. The second is the communication products of Google and Microsoft; the functions of these two are comparable. After several semesters of online communication, the teacher team has also accumulated a set of methods suitable for architectural and/or design learning, at least currently effective. The acceptance of digital tools by a teacher's age group also affects online quality. In addition to reflecting on various suboptimal experiences, this paper also reports improvements at this stage, especially in the interaction between teachers.