Title :
A Simple Low-Cost Portable Energy Efficient Device to Supplement Operating System Curriculum
Author :
Lo, Chia-Tien Dan ; Qian, Kai ; Zhang, Yan-Qing
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. & Software Eng., Southern Polytech. State Univ., Marietta, GA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a new simple low-cost portable energy efficient device for teaching operating systems. This new technology offers a variety of curricular components including an open sourced small OS for proof of concepts and is suitable for project oriented curriculum, especially for online courses. This device has a potential to be reused in other computing courses. Its inexpensive characteristics promote broad adoption especially in resource limited institutions.
Keywords :
computer science education; courseware; educational institutions; energy conservation; operating systems (computers); power aware computing; teaching; computing courses; curricular components; energy efficiency; online courses; operating system; portable device; project oriented curriculum; proof of concepts; resource limited institutions; teaching; Clocks; Computer science; Education; Embedded systems; Hardware; Education; MSP430; Microprocessor; Operating System;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2011 11th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-209-7
Electronic_ISBN :
2161-3761
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2011.29
