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Connecting IT Education to the Physical World using Smartphones David Starobinski, ECE/ENG Boston University Instructional Innovation Conference March 26, 2010

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IT Curriculum

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US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment of computer software engineers and computer programmers is projected to increase by 21 percent from 2008 to 2018, much faster than the average for all occupations. By 2015, more than 75 percent of the jobs will require workers with special skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Computer Software Engineering Traditional ViewModern View

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Smartphone Mini laptop/netbook +. Powerful sensors

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Smartphone Sensing Apps Remote Health Care (AirStrip) Smart Energy (Google PowerMeter)

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Curriculum Innovation Smartphone programming assignment Developed by Idan Warsawski (BS, Eng 12) and Hongchang Wu (MS, Eng 10) Offered in EC 441 (Intro to Computer Networking)

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Android Socket

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Main Screen

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Finger Paint App

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Sensor App Shaking of a phone causes the paired phone to vibrate

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Smart Transportation T-Nav Senior Design project Subway arrival predictor Developed by Abin Ajayakumar (Eng 09), Moses Chen (Eng 09), Nael Musleh (Eng 09), Chris Ogorzalek (Eng 09), Patrick Raspante (Eng 09).

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T-Nav: Social Networking + GPS

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T-Nav: Graphical User Interface

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Summary Smartphone is a disruptive technology Sensing capabilities enable rich interaction with the physical word Inter-disciplinary: Computing Engineering Physical and life sciences Health care Sociology Lots of opportunities