Making Phones into Labs

Sivam Krish

Your Phone is Your Lab

Dr.Sivam Krish

EduTech Conference Brisbane 31st may 2016

In the name of STEM Education

40% of kids in Australia are bored with STEM or find it too difficult

Sivam Krish 31/03/2016 Canberra

There is now an avalanche of data & sensors every where….

We spend time teaching kids how to use this

"...books were being turned into e-books, blackboards were being turned into YouTube videos and lecture hall monologues were being turned into MOOCs -- massive online open courses. And if you think about it, all we're really doing here is taking the same content and the same format, and bringing it out to more students -- but the teaching method is still more or less the same, no real innovation there.“ - Michael Bodekaer

Phone = Computer + Data Logger + Display Device + Sensor Platform

Phone Physics MOOCS by Joel Chevrier

Runs on any deviceFree, Open source

Now you have

Tracks the brightest object. Shows velocity and acceleration vectors

Sivam Krish 31/03/2016 Canberra

Learn Physicsbased on physical reality

Not like this

3D Printed Labs

Students at the Australian Science and Mathematics School

• It provides a hands on program that shows how these concepts work instead of reading from textbooks

• It is a much better method of learning instead of constantly learning theory as it is hands-on

• I think this approach is great for learning physics, because you can see it happening on screen.

• Personally I prefer workshops, but I also think this is a great way which will help people, just not myself.

• It helps me memorize and use my physic and mathematics knowledge in different case

• It is much more immersive than standard lessons

www.phonelabs.net

Image Credits :

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