Block-Based Development of Mobile Learning Experiences for the Internet of Things.

ABSTRACT: The Internet of Things enables experts of given domains to create smart user experiences for interacting with the environment. However, development of such experiences requires strong programming skills, which are challenging to develop for non-technical users. This paper presents several extensions to the block-based programming language used in App Inventor to make the creation of mobile apps for smart learning experiences less challenging. Such apps are used to process and graphically represent data streams from sensors by applying map-reduce operations. A workshop with students without previous experience with Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile app programming was conducted to evaluate the propositions. As a result, students were able to create small IoT apps that ingest, process and

SUBMITTER: Ruiz-Rube I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6960931 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature