Abstract
Online lectures are actively held in many institutions under the restrictions caused by COVID-19. Online lectures are advantageous because many students can attend lectures without geographical restrictions, and this feature has also made it easier to invite foreign lecturers to hold online lectures. However, especially in exercise-based lectures regarding IoT and manufacturing, we should devise a thoughtful preparation method for teaching students online because hardware devices such as microcomputers and electronic components are indispensable in many cases. For example, the lecturer needs to not only share screens, but also tell students how to handle the actual hardware and connect them to each other. Students also need to appropriately share the questions and concerns that occur during the exercise with the lecturer and/or other participants to obtain solutions. At the National Institute of Technology, Tokyo College (Tokyo Kosen), in collaboration with a lecturer at the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (HMUAS), an online intensive lecture on programmable system on chip (PSoC) devices was held for Kosen students. In this study, practical examples and the findings obtained through our efforts are reported.
