What Does it Take to Deliver an Active Hands-on Course?

Virtual Collaboration in Mechatronic Projects: Design, Development, and Continuous Improvement

“…Subsequently, the faculty members could then incorporate the information they learned into their classroom experiences that included microcontroller teaching materials, lab modules using C, Basic and Arduino programming languages, testing questions and answers, and lab solutions. [8] and [9] The web portal is open to public access; however, this limited the capability of the project team to provide access to secured documents and distribute files to a diverse group of faculty members across the United States. Unfortunately, the Office of Information Technology could not accommodate 60 external users outside of the university domain and provide them with user accounts.…”

Continued Efforts in TI ARM M4 Microcontroller Curricula Developments and Assessments between Three Different Institutions and Programs

“…The Texas Instruments (TI) ARM M4 microcontroller was selected because the NSF I-Corp L project results indicated that the academic community needed a new advanced microcontroller platform to meet industry technical training demands [1]. The TI ARM M4 based curriculum design and development project illustrates how the collaborative efforts between faculty at different institutions can be beneficial in developing instructional materials that lead to effective teaching and improved student learning.…”

Collaborated Efforts in TI ARM M4/32Bits Microcontroller Curricula Developments and Assessments

“…Two previous funded NSF projects: (1) TUES Type 2: "Dissemination of Microprocessor Courses through Classroom and Interactive Cyber-Enabled Technologies" and (2) I-Corp L: "Transform the Innovated Design and Development of an Embedded Design Training System and Associated Support Curricula into a Commercial Available Product" addressed the issues of outdated microcontrollers (68XXX and 80XXX series) with new microcontrollers from Microchip PIC and Arduino ATMEL. The introduction of the Texas Instruments (TI) ARM M4 series was a direct reflection of the I-Corp L project results that the academic community is still in need of an advanced microcontroller platform to meet industry technical training demands [1]. This TI ARM M4 based curriculum design and development project illustrates how the collaborated efforts between faculty at different institutions can be beneficial in developing and instructional materials that lead to effective teaching and improved student learning.…”