Collaborative Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Experiences in IoT (Internet of Things) for Teachers Through Summer Research Site Program

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Karbalaei ◽  
Damla Turgut ◽  
Melissa Dagley ◽  
Eleazar Vasquez ◽  
Hyoung J. Cho
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Technical Development ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Train The Trainer ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Research Experiences For Teachers ◽  
The University

The objective of the NSF RET (Research Experiences for Teachers) site program hosted by the University of Central Florida is to provide K-12 teachers with a hands-on engineering design experience covering all aspects of the Internet of Things, from the manufacturing of a sensor, to the hardware and software that allows it to connect to the Internet. This program gives teachers learning opportunities to explore the practical use of science for engineering applications, and provide a context in which students in their classroom can test their own scientific knowledge as they recognize the interplay among science, engineering and technology. The uniqueness of this site program lies in the engagement of teachers in various facets of scientific, engineering, and educational methods based on Train-the-Trainer model with rotation in multiple research labs. In order to support the STEM educational services for teachers and students in middle and high schools, our site program aims at creating competent teacher trainers who ensure quality pre-service and in-service teacher education, by providing multidisciplinary experiences that are relevant to the current technical development. Teachers in the adjacent public school districts are primary participants in this site program. Significant efforts have been made to recruit teachers serving underrepresented student populations, and female and minority teachers who can reach out to them. In our RET site program, the participants rotated to four different laboratories with a 1.5–3 week residency in each, where they learned about the practice of engineering in various disciplines at the research laboratories on the university campus under the guidance of faculty and graduate mentors. The teachers presented their learning outcomes in the final week and were invited back to share their educational implementation experiences in their classes. This site program provided teachers with interdisciplinary engineering design experiences relevant to innovative technical development, and helped them develop teacher-driven teaching modules that can be deployed in the classroom.

The RET Program in the Center for Materials for Information Technology at the University of Alabama

2001 ◽  
Vol 684 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Nikles ◽  
Garry W. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Educational Outreach ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Integrated Science ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Research Experiences For Teachers ◽  
The University

ABSTRACTThe Center for Materials for Information Technology has a mission of outreach to middle school students. For the past two years our Center has run a summer research experiences for teachers (RET) program. A primary emphasis of the Center's educational outreach activities involves collaboration with a very innovative 6th to 8th grade Integrated Science (IS) curriculum based in the Center for Communication and Educational Technology at the University of Alabama. Each summer three teachers from the IS program spent ten weeks working in the Center to develop demonstrations or activities for use in their classrooms. The emphasis was on demonstrations of magnetism and magnetic materials. In addition to these activities, the teachers have also assisted in the development of Computer Aided Instructional (CAI) software for use in their science classrooms. Both the activities and the software developed this summer will be made available to all of the teachers and students participating in the IS curriculum, approximately 1400 teachers and 170,000 students.

scholarly journals Assistive Technology for Freshmen Design and K-12 Outreach

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devin R. Berg ◽  
Matthew Wigdahl ◽  
Charis D. Collins
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Societal Implications ◽  
Design Project ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The University ◽  
Design Experience

This Work in Progress paper presents on the design of project-based learning approach focused on assistive technology as applied in a freshmen level engineering course which also integrates outreach with the local K12 system. The university course targets general education topics as well as an introductory engineering design experience and includes content on the engineering design process, societal implications of engineering design, and a participatory lab-based design project. A partnering class of 5th graders from a local elementary school made use of a daily block of time set aside for academic interventions and individual project-based work to collaborate with the university class. A qualitative assessment was conducted and has thus far has revealed that the university students found the assistive technology theme of the semester-long design project to be meaningful. For the K12 students, the survey results and anecdotal observations suggest that we were only moderately successful in constructing a meaningful and purposeful design experience, from their perspective.

Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems at the University

2020 ◽  
pp. 285-302
Author(s):  
Dmitry Namiot ◽  
Manfred Sneps-Sneppe
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Cyber Physical Systems ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University ◽  
Educational Course ◽  
The Internet Of Things

This chapter describes proposals for organizing university programs on the internet of things (IoT) and cyber-physical systems. The final goal is to provide a structure for a basic educational course for the internet of things and related areas. This base (template) could be used both for direct training and for building other courses, including those that are more deeply specialized in selected areas. For related areas, the authors see, for example, machine-to-machine communications and data-driven cities (smart cities) development. Obviously, the internet of things skills are in high demand nowadays, and, of course, IoT models, architectures, as well as appropriate data proceedings elements should be presented in the university courses. The purpose of the described educational course is to cover information and communication technologies used in the internet of things systems and related areas. Also, the authors discuss big data and AI issues for IoT courses and highlight the importance of data engineering.

Study of Internet of Things in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 340 ◽  
pp. 592-594
Author(s):  
Liang Wang ◽  
Li Ke Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Technical Development ◽  
The Internet ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
National Economic ◽  
New Generation ◽  
National Infrastructure ◽  
The Internet Of Things

With the purpose to stimulate the technical development and to seek the new growth points in economy, governments of different countries attach great importance to the technical programming of the new generation, giving priority to the internet of things. It is also stated in the twelfth five-year-plan outline for national economic and social development of the People's Republic of China that the national infrastructure should develop with the safety of broadband blending to push the application of the internet of things.

Technology Tips: Ferrari's Method and Technology

2005 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-70
Keyword(s):  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Inservice Teachers ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Technology Application ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The University

Welcome to another year of “Technology Tips.” I, Suzanne Harper, will be the primary editor for the 2005–2006 column issues, and it is my pleasure to introduce this year's new co-editor, Shannon Driskell. Shannon teaches undergraduate and graduate mathematics content courses at the University of Dayton in Ohio. Her main interests include the appropriate use of technology in K–12 mathematics, preservice and inservice teachers' pedagogical content knowledge, and the teaching and learning of geometry. We are always looking for new and interesting ways for teachers and students to use technology effectively. If you have a tip that can help other teachers learn how to use a technology application in the classroom, please send ideas to my contact address. I also would like to take the time to thank Hollylynne Stohl Lee for her amazing dedication and guidance as editor of the column last year.

scholarly journals Thoughts on the Digital Reading Service of University Libraries in the “Internet+” Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aihua Hou
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Reading ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Service Strategy ◽  
Main Route ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Times ◽  
The University

Reading is the main route to impart scientific and cultural knowledge. It is not only related to personal growth, but also closely related to the construction of our society and the prosperity of the nation. University libraries must take on this important responsibility and strengthen the promotion of reading. In the "Internet+" era, university libraries need to focus on how to keep up with the development of the times and provide better digital reading services for teachers and students. The author studies and analyzes the main characteristics of digital reading in university libraries, and proposes the service strategy of digital reading for university libraries in the "Internet+" era, hoping to help with the university libraries playing their roles.

The Application of the Internet of Things in Intelligent Digital Campus

2014 ◽  
Vol 543-547 ◽  
pp. 3503-3506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Automatic Recognition ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Laboratory Management ◽  
Digital Campus ◽  
Research Status ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Internet Of Things

From the starting of understanding the concept and characteristics of the Internet of Things, I propose the concept of the intelligent digital campus according to the research status grasping of the Internet of Things. The intelligent digital campus based on the Internet of Things can achieve automatic recognition, library borrowing management, multimedia classroom and laboratory management and campus consumption management. It provides more efficient services for teachers and students work, studying and daily life.

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