@inproceedings{996a3e94fe4f4f14bfdd58515656a866,
title = "A Comparative Study of Online and Face-to-Face Embedded Systems Learning Course",
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 Ardu-EZ, 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{\textquoteright} 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.",
keywords = "E-learning, Embedded System Education, Online Education",
author = "Hyunsuk Chung and Shouvojit Sarker and Siqu Long and Leonie Ellis and Han, {Soyeon Caren} and Kang, {Byeong Ho}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the Industrial Core Technology Development Program, 10069188, A Smart Home Assistant Service and Management System in Users{\textquoteright}s Perspectives to Improve Convenience of Home Life, funded by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy). This work was also funded by the US Office of Naval Research grant, #GRANT12154887. Funding Information: This work was supported by the Industrial Core Technology Development Program, 10069188, A Smart Home Assistant Service and Management System in Users?s Perspectives to Improve Convenience of Home Life, funded by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy). This work was also funded by the US Office of Naval Research grant, #GRANT12154887. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Association for Computing Machinery.; 20th Australasian Computing Education Conference, ACE 2018 ; Conference date: 30-01-2018 Through 02-02-2018",
year = "2018",
month = jan,
day = "30",
doi = "10.1145/3160489.3160499",
language = "English",
series = "ACM International Conference Proceeding Series",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)",
pages = "63--72",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Computing Education Conference, ACE 2018",
address = "United States",
}