Revisiting a CAD course in the midst of the global pandemic with an activity-centered framework

Inevitably, the global pandemic that occurred in 2020 had a significant impact on practices of design education, and apparently, teachers were not fully prepared equipped. In this ambivalent emergent era, they struggled to adapt their current teaching methods online education. Since then, various have been developed applied incorporate delivery. As we see an invitation advance learner-centered process-based approaches regarding Computer-Aided Design (CAD) education literature; article, address how constructively aligned CAD course has adapted learning it affected students’ ex­per­iences. Hence, discuss experience through reflections based Activity-Centered Analysis (ACAD) Framework. To get insights into CAD, asked students write thoughts structured qualitative evaluation template. Broadly, only resulted challenges but also created opportunities as mentioned writings. Based content analysis, class implemented under context can include both advantages disadvantages platform, peer learning, tutoring, active involvement class, communication, etc. result, made us think dimensions ACAD Framework are interwoven interactive.