To Cultivate Creativity and a Maker Mindset Through an Internet-of-Things Programming Course

Abstract

With the swift development of technology in recent years, entrepreneurs are facing rapid changes in industry. To cope with such changes at home and abroad, The Ministry of Education is actively promoting innovative education with the aim of cultivating students' entrepreneurship. On this basis, this study proposes an innovative curriculum design based on an Internet-of-Things (IoT) programming course. The reason is that it develops computational thinking skills while students are learning programming and also cultivates logical thinking skills and problem-solving skills, which are critical to entrepreneurship. We also design a number of learning activities that enable students to express their opinions and ideas while gaining more knowledge through peer interaction and discussion. Overall, this study explores the impact of "maker education" on students' attitudes toward computer thinking. The results indicate that maker education has a positive impact on their ability to learn computer skills. In terms of learning motivation, students are not motivated by maker education and reduce their confidence on the curriculum. The reason may be that the curriculum requires the acquisition of software and hardware skills, which will increase the student's learning burden, so they more likely to encounter learning disabilities.

Computational thinking in mathematics education: A systematic review

“…There were four studies performed in ASEAN countries (Cheng et al, 2017;Fang et al, 2017;Matere et al, 2021;Shorey et al, 2021) and 12 studies conducted in non-ASEAN countries (Çoban & Korkmaz, 2021;Critten et al, 2021;Jeng et al, 2020;Marcelino et al, 2018;Mecca et al, 2021;Menolli & Neto, 2021;Mouza et al, 2017;Quitério Figueiredo, 2017;Relkin et al, 2021;Rich et al, 2021;Sung & Black, 2020;Tucker-Raymond et al, 2021). This systematic review explains various types of teaching methods used in developing CT in mathematics, such as instant communication (IM) teaching method (Cheng et al, 2017), innovative curriculum design relying on an Internet-of-Things (IoT) programming course (Jeng et al, 2020), project-based learning and problem-solving learning method (Menolli & Neto, 2021), BootUp's model teaching method (Rich et al, 2021), technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) educational technology course (Mouza et al, 2017), pre-programming (CS0) course (Quitério Figueiredo, 2017), elearning course employing Moodle as a learning management system (Marcelino et al, 2018), designbased learning (Matere et al, 2021), blending learning flipped class (Fang et al, 2017), physical body movement practice (Sung & Black, 2020), coding as another language (CAL) curriculum (Relkin et al, 2021), guided play activities (Critten et al, 2021), online performance-based assessment (Çoban & Korkmaz, 2021) and procedural programming course (Mecca et al, 2021). This includes delegating responsibility to students, encouraging independent problem-solving among students, co-learning with students, fostering interdependence among students, offering a variety of additional resources…”

“…Besides that, 7 out of 12 studies used integration technology. They are the IoT programming course (Jeng et al, 2020), BootUp's model teaching method (Rich et al, 2021), TPACK educational technology course (Mouza et al, 2017), pre-programming (CS0) course (Quitério Figueiredo, 2017), elearning course employing Moodle as a learning management system (Marcelino et al, 2018), CAL curriculum and online performance-based assessment (Çoban & Korkmaz, 2021). According to the statistics, only 7 out of 12 studies included technological integration in mathematics education.…”

“…Cheng et al (2017) studied the impact of IM education methods on Chinese students' CT. Moreover, Jeng et al (2020) assessed the influence of enhancing students' motivation and CT ability in learning mathematics using an innovative curriculum design relying on the IoT programming course. Meanwhile, in Brazil, Menolli and Neto (2021) found a link between CT skills and project-based learning and problem-solving learning.…”

“…Relying on the literature review, researchers discovered that six types of tools were used in developing CT in mathematics education. The tools are teaching method (Cheng et al, 2017;Çoban & Korkmaz, 2021;Critten et al, 2021;Fang et al, 2017;Jeng et al, 2020;Marcelino et al, 2018;Matere et al, 2021;Menolli & Neto, 2021;Mouza et al, 2017;Quitério Figueiredo, 2017;Relkin et al, 2021;Rich et al, 2021;Sung & Black, 2020;Tucker-Raymond et al, 2021;Yildiz Durak, 2020), game-based learning (Agbo et al, 2021;Croff, 2017;Hooshyar et al, 2021;Menolli & Neto, 2021;Ng & Cui, 2021), coding programming (Critten et al, 2021;Deng et al, 2020;Fanchamps et al, 2019;Marcelino et al, 2018;Mecca et al, 2021;Ng & Cui, 2021;Özmutlu et al, 2021;Piedade et al, 2020;Quitério Figueiredo, 2017;Relkin et al, 2021;Rich et al, 2021;Ríos Félix et al, 2020;Shorey et al, 2021;Silva et al, 2021;Sun et al, 2021a;Sung & Black, 2020;Yi Wu & Sheng Su, 2021;Yildiz Durak, 2020), robotic activities (Critten et al, 2021;…”

Construction and implementation of teacher support services model under “5G+Smart Education”

“…The literature [21] argues that the concept of ambient intelligence provides a vision of a future society where people will find themselves in an environment of intelligent, intuitively usable interfaces, describes three visions of intelligent assistance for thesis preparation, smart lecture halls, and smart university campuses, and describes the associated architecture. In the literature [22], with the advent of 5G and IoT artificial intelligence, related technologies such as IoT, big data analytics, cloud applications, and artificial intelligence hold great promise for smart homes, autonomous driving, and many other application areas such as vehicles, smart cities, healthcare, and smart campuses. In the context of IoT on campus, literature [23] et al investigated enabling IoT to cover the entire campus through wired and wireless access.…”