In January of 1995 Dr. Luebkeman was invited to visit the Department of Architecture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong with Prof. Ed Allen, Yale University and Prof. Dr. Tom Peters, Lehigh University evaluate the way in which the program taught construction and structures. It is a new school that has blossomed under the leadership of Professor Tunney Lee, Architect and a small, dedicated group of educators. Subseqeuent to the visit Dr. Luebkeman was invited to return to the CUHK as a Lecturer.

This Seminar will take advantage of leading edge technologies that are evolving with the WWW. It is intended to test both the potential and practicality of the Web as an international teaching tool. If this is successful, it could lead the way to the inclusion of experts and classes from around the world in courses at Universities in a relatively inexpensive manner. This will depend upon the increasing bandwith potential of the WWW to enable the international exchange to surpass the "talking head" of the last decade's video conferencing.

How will this occur? Images and video will be shot while Professor Luebkeman and his wife live to Hong Kong. These images will be taken with a Kodak DC40 Digital Camera and uploaded directly into a Power Macintosh 7200/90 in his office or his Apple Centris 650 at home. Some images will be shot with a Zeiss Ikon Contarex using Kodak Ektachrome 100-Plus Professional Film and then digitized with a scanner. These images will then be resized in Adobe Photoshop and uploaded to the Architectonics Studio Server.

The members of the seminar will be responsible for browsing the appropriate page prior to the group's virtual meeting. Those who are MBone capable will be able to "tune-in" from their own remote locations. My image and associated Audio will be projected in the seminar location with a LCD panel on an overhead projector. We will then be able to discuss the weekly topic and view the images/video on Netscape simultaneously. A white board will enable an active interactive exchange. The 14 hour time difference should be able to be overcome through appropriate scheduling.

The initial trial of the seminar will take place in the Spring Quarter of 1996 at the University of Oregon. The seminar will then take place on a broader scale in the Fall term of 1996 with the main topic of Pencil Towers.

Comments or constructive criticism on this seminar?

send your email to Chris H. Luebkeman, Dr. sci. tech.