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Abstract

Embedded Systems are integrated into our daily life in many ways. Embedded systems education requires at least two major components: (1) a teacher with expertise in both hardware and software; (2) a hands-on experimental environment. Recent developments in educational tool kits for learning embedded systems, such as ArduEZ, increase the feasibility of teaching embedded systems online; but conclusive evidence about the efficiency of teaching embedded systems online is still very rare. This paper presents a comparative study of face-to-face and online delivery modes of an embedded systems course with a focus on students’ learning experience. During our experiment, an embedded systems course was taught in both face-to-face and online modes with identical content. The results show that online learning mode can be a viable alternative to the traditional face-to-face course for embedded systems education if required components such as student-teacher interaction, sufficient independent learning skills for the students, well-designed teaching materials, and tangible support are provided.

Item Type:	Conference Publication
Authors/Creators:	Chung, H and Long, S and Han, SC and Sarker, S and Ellis, L and Kang, BH
Keywords:	embedded system education, online education, E-learning
Journal or Publication Title:	Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Computing Education Conference
Publisher:	AMC New York
DOI / ID Number:	https://doi.org/10.1145/3160489.3160499
Copyright Information:	Copyright 2018 the Authors
Related URLs:	UTAS Profile: Ellis, L Google Scholar: Kang, BH UTAS Profile: Kang, BH
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