# 303: Kids, Turn in Your Chips

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2019-09-19
- Length: 1h 46m
- Episode: 303
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2019-09-19-303-kids-turn-in-your-chips
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/303-kids-turn-in-your-chips

## Summary

Jay Carlson, a PhD student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, discusses his pedagogical approach to teaching embedded systems, arguing against traditional lecture-based models in favor of project-based learning and the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition. He critiques the use of Arduino for education, advocating instead for bare-metal microcontrollers like the PIC16 and STM32 to teach fundamental concepts like memory-mapped peripherals and debugging. Carlson also shares insights from his blog posts on the '$1 Microcontroller' and '3 cent micros,' highlighting how ultra-low-cost chips are changing the landscape of hardware design and prototyping.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2019-09-19-303-kids-turn-in-your-chips#t=6) Introduction and Embedded 300 Party Recap
- [14:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2019-09-19-303-kids-turn-in-your-chips#t=880) Critique of Traditional Embedded Education
- [27:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2019-09-19-303-kids-turn-in-your-chips#t=1636) Pedagogy: Bloom's Taxonomy vs. Dreyfus Model
- [46:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2019-09-19-303-kids-turn-in-your-chips#t=2766) Project-Based Learning and Formative Assessment
- [1:32:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2019-09-19-303-kids-turn-in-your-chips#t=5536) Microcontroller Selection: PIC16 and STM32
- [1:23:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2019-09-19-303-kids-turn-in-your-chips#t=5015) The 3 Cent Microcontroller and Future of Hardware

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Jay Carlson (other)
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln (other)
- PIC16 (chip)
- STM32 (chip)
- Arduino (product)
- MPLAB (tool)
- TrueSTUDIO (tool)
- STM32CubeIDE (tool)
- SDCC (tool)
- 8051 (chip)
- Parallax Propeller (chip)
- Digilent (company)

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