Hello, this is my first P2PU course. Suggestions and feedback welcome, also looking for help.
This course is still in development but the course is open for enrollment now. There are currently no start/end dates, so feel free to come and go as you please.
Time needed for course
- Installing Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE), installing add-on/drivers, and reprogramming a MaKey using the MaKey sketch: Up to one hour for many computers.
- Walking peer through reprogramming: Up to one hour for many computers.
- Contributing to community: As long as desired.
If you get stuck, there are resources such as this community to help along the way.
This course is ongoing so don't feel like you have to leave after you get your badges. We will always welcome positive engagement here!
Goals
- A goal is to collect existing resources and create new ones that better help users reprogram their MaKey MaKey and become familiar with the concepts (MaKey Add-On, MaKey drivers if needed, MaKey sketch, Arduino IDE*, other concepts needed for their specific operating system, etc)
- Another important goal is to offer a learning environment for peer-based tinkering related to reprogramming the MaKey through experimentation in the Arduino programming language. I would love to see creative challenges, peer support, and positive encouragement for others to explore out of normal comfort zones.
Badges
One benefit of the Arduino Installer badge and the MaKey MaKey Reprogrammer badge is that peers who might need help will know they can ask you questions when they stumble with installing Arduino or reprogramming their MaKey MaKey. The Tutorial Tutor badge aims to promote peers creating resources for courses but can be achieved within this Reprogramming MaKey MaKey course if related and unique resources are created and shared here.
Challenges/concerns and how you can help
- I would like to get more feedback and collaboration to help shape how this course evolves. As is, I have been able to help guide a user through reprogramming using resources in this course but there's still some work to be done and I am certain that others have useful ideas on how we can improve this course. Please help with feedback about any current element of this course and consider joining as an organizer!
- I would like to better fill out walk-throughs for specific operating systems and begin collecting exercises from others in this community. If you have already reprogrammed your MaKey but would like to help support newer peers, please consider creating projects as contributed resources and I will link to them in this course's related areas. Resources can include anything positive, unique in some way, respectful, and substantive. Materials can be instructions for basic reprogramming exercises to try, screenshots of Arduino installation and MaKey reprogramming for specific operating systems, etc. Please consider contributing to this community's resources!
- We need enrolled participants! Please join this course and consider completing activities and badges!
- We need to get the word out! Please consider sharing this course with anyone you think might be interested!
Thanks for stopping by, this course is still being developed. Collaborating cohorts as enrolled participants welcome at any time!
*: The IDE stands for Integrated Development Environment. This is a program where you can view, rewrite or create sketches (Arduino programs) for the MaKey MaKey.