System Dynamics Learning through Separation of a Control Unit

In computer systems a control unit is separated from an operation unit, and a channel of communication connects between them. We argue that this concept of design may have a pedagogical advantage in studying dynamic systems in general. We describe a constructive model for designing and analyzing dynamic systems, in which students design digital control units to system models in various subject matters. We describe examples for using this model in robot design and in simulation of ecological system. We discuss ways to implement the model to control remote systems through the Web.