An IoT remote lab for seismic monitoring in a programming course

Abstract

Emergent technologies combining online labs with IoT devices and real physical world situations have a high potential to promote innovation in higher educational programming courses. The adoption of IoT low cost devices can stimulate students to actively participate in the process of making their own remote labs. Following a project-based approach, we intend to improve CS2 students programming skills, with experiences in a laboratory to monitor seismic activity, in order to overcome their difficulties, to increase their motivation, to emphasize interaction with the external world through practical examples, as well as encourage them to self-study and problem solving.