Interactive teaching prototypes generated from the course catalog

Bridge Data Simulator

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Engineering Computation and Data Science. Make a core idea from Engineering Computation and Data Science.

Sustainable Design Tradeoff Board

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Tools for Sustainable Design. Make a core idea from Tools for Sustainable Design.

Climate Change Lever Lab

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Climate Change. Make a core idea from Climate Change.

Sustainable Startup Impact Canvas

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Startup Sustainable Tech. Make a core idea from Startup Sustainable Tech.

Sustainability Decision Model

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Modeling and Decision-Making for Sustainability. Make a core idea from Modeling and Decision-Making for Sustainability.

Stress and Strain Visualizer

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Mechanics and Materials I. Make a core idea from Mechanics and Materials I.

Toy Design Physics Sandbox

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Toy Product Design. Make a core idea from Toy Product Design.

Heat Exchanger Explorer

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Thermal-Fluids Engineering I. Make a core idea from Thermal-Fluids Engineering I.

Mechanism Design Playground

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Design and Manufacturing I. Make a core idea from Design and Manufacturing I.

Dynamics Control Cart

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Dynamics and Control I. Make a core idea from Dynamics and Control I.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a virtual lab for Dynamics and Control I: students drag components, run animated trials, compare measured versus theoretical performance, and diagnose why a design misses its target.

Coffee Extraction Materials Lab

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Coffee Matters. Make a core idea from Coffee Matters.

Crystal Structure Explorer

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Science and Engineering of Materials. Make a core idea from Science and Engineering of Materials.

Battery Material Selector

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Materials for Energy and Sustainability. Make a core idea from Materials for Energy and Sustainability.

Defects in Crystals

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Structure of Materials. Make a core idea from Structure of Materials.

Phase Diagram Game

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Thermodynamics of Materials. Compare choices in Thermodynamics of Materials.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a thermodynamics lab for Thermodynamics of Materials: students move state points across phase regions, trigger transitions, and compare microscopic explanation, energy accounting, and measured curves.

Form and Composition Studio

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Design Studio: How to Design. Make a core idea from Design Studio: How to Design.

Spatial Sequence Builder

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Architectural Design Techniques. Make a core idea from Introduction to Architectural Design Techniques.

Object Interaction Prototype

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Design Studio: Objects and Interaction. Make a core idea from Design Studio: Objects and Interaction.

Information Visualization Critique Tool

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Design Studio: Information Design and Visualization. Make a core idea from Design Studio: Information Design and Visualization.

Visual Communication Grid Lab

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Visual Communication Fundamentals. Make a core idea from Visual Communication Fundamentals.

Virus and Immunity Molecular Matching

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity. Compare choices in Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity.

Inorganic Geometry Explorer

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Principles of Inorganic Chemistry I. Make a core idea from Principles of Inorganic Chemistry I.

Enzyme Reaction Pathway Demo

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Biological Chemistry. Make a core idea from Introduction to Biological Chemistry.

Molecular Force-Field Toy

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Models of Molecular Systems. Make a core idea from Models of Molecular Systems.

Electrochemistry Cell Simulator

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Electrochemistry. Make a core idea from Electrochemistry.

Python Execution Visualizer

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Introduction to Computer Science Programming in Python. Make a core idea from Introduction to Computer Science Programming in Python.

State-Machine Debugger

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Fundamentals of Programming. Make a core idea from Fundamentals of Programming.

Software Testing Mutation Game

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Software Construction. Compare choices in Software Construction.

Data Science Bias Sandbox

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science. Make a core idea from Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science.

Interface Design Critique Lab

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Software Design. Make a core idea from Software Design.

Cell Signaling Dashboard

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Cell Biology. Explore relationships in Cell Biology.

Central Dogma Animation

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Introductory Biology. Make a core idea from Introductory Biology.

Molecular Lab Protocol Simulator

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Fundamentals of Experimental Molecular Biology. Compare choices in Fundamentals of Experimental Molecular Biology.

Metabolic Pathway Explorer

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

General Biochemistry. Explore relationships in General Biochemistry.

Inheritance Probability Game

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Genetics. Compare choices in Genetics.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an experiment simulator for Genetics: students design perturbations, collect simulated data, and infer mechanisms from noisy molecular, cellular, or genetic readouts.

Forces and Free-Body Sandbox

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Physics I. Make a core idea from Physics I.

Field-Line Explorer

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Physics II. Make a core idea from Physics II.

Wave Interference Lab

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Physics III. Make a core idea from Physics III.

Quantum Probability Visualizer

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Quantum Physics I. Make a core idea from Quantum Physics I.

Spacetime Diagram Explorer

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Relativity. Make a core idea from Relativity.

Perception Illusion Lab

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Psychological Science. Make a core idea from Introduction to Psychological Science.

Neuron Firing Simulator

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Neuroscience. Make a core idea from Introduction to Neuroscience.

Cognitive Model Comparison

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Cognitive Science. Make a core idea from Cognitive Science.

Neural Data Fitting Tool

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Quantitative Methods and Computational Models in Neurosciences. Make a core idea from Quantitative Methods and Computational Models in Neurosciences.

Speech and Sound Spectrogram Toy

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Sound, Speech, and Hearing. Make a core idea from Introduction to Sound, Speech, and Hearing.

Engineering Ethics Dilemma Map

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Ethics for Engineers. Compare choices in Ethics for Engineers.

Reactor Mixing Simulator

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Chemical Engineering. Tune conversion, flow, and mixing for Introduction to Chemical Engineering.

Molecule Builder

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Molecule Builders. Make a core idea from Molecule Builders.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a molecular construction bench for Molecule Builders: students assemble atoms/bonds directly, inspect geometry and polarity, and run quick stability/reactivity checks on the structures they create.

Energy Systems Balance Lab

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Foundational Analyses of Problems in Energy and the Environment. Make a core idea from Foundational Analyses of Problems in Energy and the Environment.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a process-control sandbox for Foundational Analyses of Problems in Energy and the Environment: students tune feeds, reactors, separations, and controls, then see dynamic transients, constraints, safety margins, and yield.

Thermodynamics Phase Slider

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Chemical and Biological Engineering Thermodynamics. Make a core idea from Chemical and Biological Engineering Thermodynamics.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a thermodynamics lab for Chemical and Biological Engineering Thermodynamics: students move state points across phase regions, trigger transitions, and compare microscopic explanation, energy accounting, and measured curves.

Urban Form Morphing Map

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Urban Design and Development. Connect sequence and context in Introduction to Urban Design and Development.

Policy Stakeholder Simulator

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Making Public Policy. Compare choices in Making Public Policy.

Cost-Benefit Analysis Lab

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Methods of Policy Analysis. Make a core idea from Methods of Policy Analysis.

Negotiation Role-Play

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

The Art and Science of Negotiation. Compare choices in The Art and Science of Negotiation.

Development Indicators Dashboard

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to International Development. Connect sequence and context in Introduction to International Development.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a planning negotiation map for Introduction to International Development: students alter zoning, transit, cost, and stakeholder priorities, then inspect distributional effects neighborhood by neighborhood.

Planetary Interior Slicer

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Geophysics and Planetary Science. Make a core idea from Introduction to Geophysics and Planetary Science.

Atmosphere-Ocean Circulation Lab

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics. Make a core idea from Introduction to Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics.

Carbon-Cycle Budget Simulator

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to the Global Carbon Cycle. Make a core idea from Introduction to the Global Carbon Cycle.

Rock Cycle Explorer

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to Geology. Make a core idea from Introduction to Geology.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a geoscience investigation for Introduction to Geology: students layer maps, time series, and model runs to infer mechanisms and forecast uncertainty.

Mission-to-Planet Planner

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Planetary Explorations. Make a core idea from Planetary Explorations.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a geoscience investigation for Planetary Explorations: students layer maps, time series, and model runs to infer mechanisms and forecast uncertainty.

Supply-Demand Market Lab

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Principles of Microeconomics. Make a core idea from Principles of Microeconomics.

Consumer Choice Indifference Map

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. Make a core idea from Intermediate Microeconomic Theory.

Game Theory Payoff Arena

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Economic Applications of Game Theory. Compare choices in Economic Applications of Game Theory.

Macro Shock Dashboard

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Principles of Macroeconomics. Make a core idea from Principles of Macroeconomics.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a market experiment for Principles of Macroeconomics: students choose roles or policies, watch agents respond over rounds, and compare welfare, distribution, incentives, and equilibrium paths.

Policy Microeconomics Simulator

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Microeconomic Theory and Public Policy. Make a core idea from Microeconomic Theory and Public Policy.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a market experiment for Microeconomic Theory and Public Policy: students choose roles or policies, watch agents respond over rounds, and compare welfare, distribution, incentives, and equilibrium paths.

Management Decision Cockpit

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Explorations in Management. Make a core idea from Explorations in Management.

Pricing Strategy Simulator

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Economic Analysis for Business Decisions. Make a core idea from Economic Analysis for Business Decisions.

Climate Economy Negotiation

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Climate and Energy in the Global Economy. Compare choices in Climate and Energy in the Global Economy.

Analytics Dashboard Builder

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Analytics Tools. Make a core idea from Analytics Tools.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a branching management simulation for Analytics Tools: students make sequential decisions under uncertainty, receive market/team/financial consequences, and debrief the strategy they created.

Competitive Strategy Map

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Competitive Strategy. Explore relationships in Competitive Strategy.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a branching management simulation for Competitive Strategy: students make sequential decisions under uncertainty, receive market/team/financial consequences, and debrief the strategy they created.

Wing Material Stress Lab

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Unified Engineering: Materials and Structures. Make a core idea from Unified Engineering: Materials and Structures.

Airflow Over Wing Demo

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Unified Engineering: Fluid Dynamics. Make a core idea from Unified Engineering: Fluid Dynamics.

Autopilot Control Tuner

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Principles of Automatic Control. Make a core idea from Principles of Automatic Control.

Signal and Control Visualizer

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Unified Engineering: Signals and Systems. Make a core idea from Unified Engineering: Signals and Systems.

Propulsion Cycle Explorer

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Unified Engineering: Thermodynamics and Propulsion. Make a core idea from Unified Engineering: Thermodynamics and Propulsion.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a thermodynamics lab for Unified Engineering: Thermodynamics and Propulsion: students move state points across phase regions, trigger transitions, and compare microscopic explanation, energy accounting, and measured curves.

Trade Negotiation Model

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

International Political Economy. Compare choices in International Political Economy.

Justice Allocation Game

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Justice. Compare choices in Justice.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a role-based political simulation for Justice: students represent actors with hidden incentives, negotiate or vote over rounds, and see coalitions, legitimacy, and outcomes evolve.

Political Thought Concept Map

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to Political Thought. Explore relationships in Introduction to Political Thought.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a role-based political simulation for Introduction to Political Thought: students represent actors with hidden incentives, negotiate or vote over rounds, and see coalitions, legitimacy, and outcomes evolve.

Power Network Simulator

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Power: Interpersonal, Organizational, and Global Dimensions. Explore relationships in Power: Interpersonal, Organizational, and Global Dimensions.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a role-based political simulation for Power: Interpersonal, Organizational, and Global Dimensions: students represent actors with hidden incentives, negotiate or vote over rounds, and see coalitions, legitimacy, and outcomes evolve.

ML Ethics Lifecycle Board

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Just Code: The Ethical Lifecycle of Machine Learning. Make a core idea from Just Code: The Ethical Lifecycle of Machine Learning.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an ethics case simulator for Just Code: The Ethical Lifecycle of Machine Learning: students choose among constrained actions, inspect affected stakeholders, surface hidden assumptions, and compare consequence, rights, and responsibility analyses.

Derivative Tangent Lab

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Calculus. Make a core idea from Calculus.

Multivariable Surface Explorer

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Calculus. Make a core idea from Calculus.

Differential Equation Phase Portrait

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Differential Equations. Make a core idea from Differential Equations.

Linear Transformation Visualizer

Best current demos: course-specific, visually checked, and close to faculty-ready

Linear Algebra. Make a core idea from Linear Algebra.

Probability Sampler

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to Probability and Statistics. Make a core idea from Introduction to Probability and Statistics.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a conjecture-and-test lab for Introduction to Probability and Statistics: students manipulate objects directly, make predictions, reveal symbolic/numeric links, and test edge cases.

Biological Systems Parts Kit

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to Concepts in Biological Engineering. Make a core idea from Introduction to Concepts in Biological Engineering.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a design-build-test bioengineering cycle for Introduction to Concepts in Biological Engineering: students assemble parts or protocols, run noisy assays, and optimize against yield, reliability, and safety constraints.

Experiment Design Simulator

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to Experimentation in BE. Make a core idea from Introduction to Experimentation in BE.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a design-build-test bioengineering cycle for Introduction to Experimentation in BE: students assemble parts or protocols, run noisy assays, and optimize against yield, reliability, and safety constraints.

Synthetic Biology Circuit Builder

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to Biological Engineering Design Using Synthetic Biology. Tune voltage, resistance, and storage in Introduction to Biological Engineering Design Using Synthetic Biology.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a design-build-test bioengineering cycle for Introduction to Biological Engineering Design Using Synthetic Biology: students assemble parts or protocols, run noisy assays, and optimize against yield, reliability, and safety constraints.

Lab Measurement Uncertainty Tool

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering. Make a core idea from Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a design-build-test bioengineering cycle for Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering: students assemble parts or protocols, run noisy assays, and optimize against yield, reliability, and safety constraints.

Drug Development Pipeline

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Fundamentals of Drug Development. Connect sequence and context in Fundamentals of Drug Development.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a design-build-test bioengineering cycle for Fundamentals of Drug Development: students assemble parts or protocols, run noisy assays, and optimize against yield, reliability, and safety constraints.

Culture Comparison Lens

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Anthropology: Comparing Human Cultures. Make a core idea from Introduction to Anthropology: Comparing Human Cultures.

Norms and Rituals Model

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

How Culture Works. Make a core idea from How Culture Works.

Memory and Culture Archive

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Memory, Culture, and Forgetting. Connect sequence and context in Memory, Culture, and Forgetting.

Family Systems Comparison

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

For Love and Money: Rethinking the Family. Explore relationships in For Love and Money: Rethinking the Family.

Class Mobility Simulator

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

American Dream: Exploring Class in the US. Make a core idea from American Dream: Exploring Class in the US.

Multilingual Boston Map

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Discovering Multilingual Boston. Connect sequence and context in Discovering Multilingual Boston.

Bilingualism Code-Switching Demo

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

The Linguistic Study of Bilingualism. Make a core idea from The Linguistic Study of Bilingualism.

East Asian Culture Timeline

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to East Asian Cultures. Connect sequence and context in Introduction to East Asian Cultures.

Advertising Comparison Board

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Advertising and Media: Comparative Perspectives. Make a core idea from Advertising and Media: Comparative Perspectives.

Modern India Media Map

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

A Passage to India. Connect sequence and context in A Passage to India.

World-History Fault-Line Map

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

World History and Its Fault Lines Since 1800. Connect sequence and context in World History and Its Fault Lines Since 1800.

History-of-Now Timeline

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

The History of Now. Connect sequence and context in The History of Now.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an archive-and-timeline investigation for The History of Now: students inspect primary-source excerpts, place evidence on a timeline, revise causal links, and defend an interpretation as new documents appear.

Revolution Staging Simulator

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

How to Stage a Revolution. Compare choices in How to Stage a Revolution.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a rehearsal room for How to Stage a Revolution: students block actors, mark beats, adjust voice/light cues, and preview how staging choices alter focus, tension, and meaning.

Election Timeline Explorer

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

The History of American Presidential Elections. Connect sequence and context in The History of American Presidential Elections.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an archive-and-timeline investigation for The History of American Presidential Elections: students inspect primary-source excerpts, place evidence on a timeline, revise causal links, and defend an interpretation as new documents appear.

Digital Humanities Annotation Tool

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Digital Humanities Laboratory. Make a core idea from Digital Humanities Laboratory.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an archive investigation for Digital Humanities Laboratory: students inspect primary-source excerpts, build a timeline/causal map, and defend interpretations as new evidence appears.

Poetry Meter Visualizer

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Reading Poetry. Make a core idea from Reading Poetry.

Shakespeare Scene Network

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Shakespeare. Explore relationships in Shakespeare.

Epic Motif Tracker

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Foundations of Western Literature: Homer to Dante. Make a core idea from Foundations of Western Literature: Homer to Dante.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a close-reading workspace for Foundations of Western Literature: Homer to Dante: students annotate real passages, track motifs or voices, compare interpretations, and see how evidence changes a literary argument.

Fiction Narrator Lens

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Reading Fiction. Make a core idea from Reading Fiction.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a close-reading workspace for Reading Fiction: students annotate real passages, track motifs or voices, compare interpretations, and see how evidence changes a literary argument.

Film Shot Grammar Lab

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to Film Studies. Storyboard shot scale, motion, and cutting for Introduction to Film Studies.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a close-reading workspace for Introduction to Film Studies: students annotate real passages, track motifs or voices, and compare how interpretive choices change the argument.

Polyrhythm Trainer

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Rhythms of the World. Compare choices in Rhythms of the World.

Western Music Timeline

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to Western Music. Connect sequence and context in Introduction to Western Music.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an archive-and-timeline investigation for Introduction to Western Music: students inspect primary-source excerpts, place evidence on a timeline, revise causal links, and defend an interpretation as new documents appear.

World Rhythm Map

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to Musics of the World. Connect sequence and context in Introduction to Musics of the World.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an audio-first trainer for Introduction to Musics of the World: students hear, tap, layer, and edit patterns, with playback, beat highlighting, and feedback on timing, form, or listening accuracy.

Chord Builder

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Fundamentals of Music. Make a core idea from Fundamentals of Music.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an audio-first trainer for Fundamentals of Music: students hear, tap, layer, and edit patterns, with playback, beat highlighting, and feedback on timing, form, or listening accuracy.

Music Tech Signal Chain

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to Music Technology. Make a core idea from Introduction to Music Technology.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an audio-first trainer for Introduction to Music Technology: students hear, tap, layer, and edit patterns, with playback, beat highlighting, and feedback on timing, form, or listening accuracy.

Script Analysis Markup Tool

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Script Analysis. Make a core idea from Script Analysis.

Acting Intention Beat Map

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to Acting. Make a core idea from Introduction to Acting.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a rehearsal room for Introduction to Acting: students block actors, mark beats, adjust voice/light cues, and preview how staging choices alter focus, tension, and meaning.

Voice Resonance Visualizer

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Voice and Speech for the Actor. Make a core idea from Voice and Speech for the Actor.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a rehearsal room for Voice and Speech for the Actor: students block actors, mark beats, adjust voice/light cues, and preview how staging choices alter focus and meaning.

Blocking and Directing Stage Planner

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Fundamentals of Directing. Make a core idea from Fundamentals of Directing.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a rehearsal room for Fundamentals of Directing: students block actors, mark beats, adjust voice/light cues, and preview how staging choices alter focus, tension, and meaning.

Lighting Design Board

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Fundamentals of Theater Design. Make a core idea from Fundamentals of Theater Design.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a rehearsal room for Fundamentals of Theater Design: students block actors, mark beats, adjust voice/light cues, and preview how staging choices alter focus, tension, and meaning.

Rhetoric Move Annotator

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Writing and Rhetoric: Rhetoric and Contemporary Issues. Make a core idea from Writing and Rhetoric: Rhetoric and Contemporary Issues.

Visual Media Argument Lab

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Writing and Rhetoric: Exploring Visual Media. Make a core idea from Writing and Rhetoric: Exploring Visual Media.

Science Communication Clarity Meter

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Science Writing and New Media. Make a core idea from Science Writing and New Media.

Environmental Narrative Builder

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Writing and the Environment. Make a core idea from Writing and the Environment.

Team Communication Scenario Game

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Emotional Intelligence and Team Communication. Compare choices in Emotional Intelligence and Team Communication.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an editable prose workshop for Emotional Intelligence and Team Communication: students revise actual text, tag rhetorical moves, and receive rubric feedback on claim, evidence, audience, structure, and clarity.

Radiation Simulation Modeler

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Modeling and Simulation. Make a core idea from Introduction to Modeling and Simulation.

Ionizing Radiation Dose Lab

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Ionizing Radiation. Make a core idea from Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Ionizing Radiation.

Neutron Transport Visualizer

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Neutron Physics and Radiation Transport. Make a core idea from Neutron Physics and Radiation Transport.

Nuclear Systems Society Map

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Nuclear Engineering: Science, Systems, and Society. Explore relationships in Nuclear Engineering: Science, Systems, and Society.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a radiation/reactor safety simulator for Nuclear Engineering: Science, Systems, and Society: students configure shielding, geometry, flux, and dose constraints, then inspect uncertainty and safety margins.

Radiation Medicine Explorer

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Radiation and Life. Make a core idea from Radiation and Life.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a radiation/reactor safety simulator for Radiation and Life: students configure shielding, geometry, flux, and dose constraints, then inspect uncertainty and safety margins.

Philosophical Argument Mapper

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Problems of Philosophy. Map premises, objections, and warrants for Problems of Philosophy.

Moral Dilemma Simulator

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Moral Problems and the Good Life. Compare choices in Moral Problems and the Good Life.

Justice Allocation Lab

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Justice. Compare choices in Justice.

Minds-and-Machines Turing Game

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Minds and Machines. Compare choices in Minds and Machines.

Paradox Explorer

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Paradox and Infinity. Make a core idea from Paradox and Infinity.

Media Ecosystem Map

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Introduction to Media Studies. Explore relationships in Introduction to Media Studies.

Game Mechanics Taxonomy

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Game Studies. Make a core idea from Game Studies.

Game Design Balancing Tool

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Game Design Methods. Make a core idea from Game Design Methods.

Comics Panel Sequencing Lab

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Making Comics and Sequential Art. Sequence panels and closure for Making Comics and Sequential Art.

Worldbuilding Constraint Generator

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Critical Worldbuilding. Make a core idea from Critical Worldbuilding.

System Safety Fault Tree

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

System Safety. Explore relationships in System Safety.

Cybersecurity Attack-Defense Model

Works and teaches a real idea, but should gain richer interaction before outreach

Cybersecurity. Compare choices in Cybersecurity.

Statistics Simulation Lab

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Statistics, Computation and Applications. Make a core idea from Statistics, Computation and Applications.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a socio-technical incident simulator for Statistics, Computation and Applications: students trace data, incentives, failures, and governance choices through cascading system consequences.

Data-and-Society Bias Audit

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Data and Society. Make a core idea from Data and Society.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a socio-technical incident simulator for Data and Society: students trace data, incentives, failures, and governance choices through cascading system consequences.

Energy Systems Climate Lever Tool

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Energy Systems for Climate Change Mitigation. Make a core idea from Energy Systems for Climate Change Mitigation.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a socio-technical incident simulator for Energy Systems for Climate Change Mitigation: students trace data, incentives, failures, and governance choices through cascading system consequences.

Futures Scenario Generator

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Safeguarding the Future. Make a core idea from Safeguarding the Future.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a live prototype for Safeguarding the Future: students manipulate sensors, agents, bodies, or interfaces and see emergent behavior rather than a static diagram.

Sensor Data Playground

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Mobile and Sensor Computing. Make a core idea from Mobile and Sensor Computing.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a live prototype for Mobile and Sensor Computing: students manipulate sensors, agents, bodies, or interfaces and see emergent behavior rather than a static diagram.

Human Augmentation Design Lab

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Human 2.0. Make a core idea from Human 2.0.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a live prototype for Human 2.0: students manipulate sensors, agents, bodies, or interfaces and see emergent behavior rather than a static diagram.

Affective Computing Ethics Board

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Advanced Seminar: Affective Computing and Ethics. Make a core idea from Advanced Seminar: Affective Computing and Ethics.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an ethics case simulator for Advanced Seminar: Affective Computing and Ethics: students choose among constrained actions, inspect affected stakeholders, surface hidden assumptions, and compare consequence, rights, and responsibility analyses.

Creative Learning Activity Builder

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Learning Creative Learning. Make a core idea from Learning Creative Learning.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a live prototype for Learning Creative Learning: students manipulate sensors, agents, bodies, or interfaces and see emergent behavior rather than a static diagram.

Technology History Timeline

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Technology in American History. Connect sequence and context in Technology in American History.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an archive-and-timeline investigation for Technology in American History: students inspect primary-source excerpts, place evidence on a timeline, revise causal links, and defend an interpretation as new documents appear.

Finance-and-Society Network

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Finance and Society. Explore relationships in Finance and Society.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a controversy/evidence simulator for Finance and Society: students weigh artifacts, stakeholders, timelines, and uncertainty to see how technical facts and institutions co-produce outcomes.

Science History Lineage Map

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Ancient Greeks to Modern Geeks. Connect sequence and context in Ancient Greeks to Modern Geeks.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an archive-and-timeline investigation for Ancient Greeks to Modern Geeks: students inspect primary-source excerpts, place evidence on a timeline, revise causal links, and defend an interpretation as new documents appear.

Data Society Case Explorer

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Data and Society. Make a core idea from Data and Society.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a controversy/evidence simulator for Data and Society: students weigh artifacts, stakeholders, timelines, and uncertainty to see how technical facts and institutions co-produce outcomes.

Biotech Controversy Simulator

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Engineering Life: Biotechnology and Society. Compare choices in Engineering Life: Biotechnology and Society.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a controversy/evidence simulator for Engineering Life: Biotechnology and Society: students weigh artifacts, stakeholders, timelines, and uncertainty to see how technical facts and institutions co-produce outcomes.

Gender Studies Concept Map

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies. Explore relationships in Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a design justice audit for Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies: students inspect personas, defaults, datasets, harms, and accountability paths, then redesign and compare impacts.

Gender and Media Representation Analyzer

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Gender and Media Studies. Make a core idea from Gender and Media Studies.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a design justice audit for Gender and Media Studies: students inspect personas, defaults, datasets, harms, and accountability paths, then redesign and compare impacts.

Gender and Technology Design Audit

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Gender and Technology. Make a core idea from Gender and Technology.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a design justice audit for Gender and Technology: students inspect personas, defaults, datasets, harms, and accountability paths, then redesign and compare impacts.

Women in Science Timeline

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

History of Women in Science and Engineering. Connect sequence and context in History of Women in Science and Engineering.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as an archive-and-timeline investigation for History of Women in Science and Engineering: students inspect primary-source excerpts, place evidence on a timeline, revise causal links, and defend an interpretation as new documents appear.

Games and Culture Critique Lab

Current version is too slider-driven or shallow for the original faculty-demo goal

Games and Culture. Make a core idea from Games and Culture.

Ambition pass: Rebuild as a design justice audit for Games and Culture: students inspect personas, defaults, datasets, harms, and accountability paths, then redesign and compare impacts.