Presentation about how the Internet of Things can be utilised in addition to Open Source Hardware and Software for interactive teaching

1. Utilizing IoT & Open Source
Technologies for nteractive Teaching
Charalampos (Harry) Doukas
Researcher, Author, Blogger, Maker
@BuildingIoT

2. Why IoT?
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3. Why IoT?
• Things, Objects, the Internet

4. Why IoT?
80’ -90’s Today…

5. Why now?
• IoT is getting mature (or not?)
• Technologies are available
• -> Affordable
• -> Easy to use

6. Why Open Source?
• Community Support {teachers, developers}
• Free
• Customizable
– Language
– Content
– …

7. IoT + Interactivity = Teaching
• Kids love/need feedback
– Feedback = Motivation
• Hardware + embedded Software
• Back-end (Software)
– Track progress
– Customize/Adapt
– Deliver Content

8. IoT + Interactivity = Teaching
• Use IoT Technologies for:
Engage Educational Process
More interactive &
Fun
Progress Reward
System

9. IoT + Interactivity = Teaching
• 1 simple example
Change the school test:
• Replace exams sheets with
Toys {receive numerical input, glow on test
progress, automatically send results, stop the
test when needed}

10. IoT + Interactivity = Teaching
• 1 simple example
Learn electronics

11. How?
Hardware Different Age
groups

12. How?
Software ArduBlock, Modkit, Scratch…

13. It is not quite there yet
• Glue between H/W + S/W + Internet + Teaching
IoT
Object
IoT
Object
Content

14. What we have?
• Hardware Kits
– Modular
– Connected to the Internet
– Integrated into Toys
• Easy to learn/use programming frameworks

15. What we need?
• Framework/Tool
– Build educational content
– Deliver it to devices
• Educative hardware (toys…)
• People
– Educators
– Makers
– …

16. Hardware
Some challenges…
• Functional
• Simple
• Safe
• Customizable
Software
• Functional/Re
lative
• Simple
• Customizable
• Cheap
• Support
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17. What we are doing?
• Trento, Italy
• MuSe
• FabLab
• Open Space
– Teachers, Kids

18. Next Steps?
• Build a community – Engage people
– Tech guys ✔
– Teachers & Schools
• Define a roadmap
• Organize Events
• Build a toolkit (Existing HW+SW)