Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

Here we have what I think is a great example of a course where it doesn't matter whether you're using AI. It's based on building your own clocks with microelectronics, and as such, hands-on in a way the AI cannot substitute (not, at least, until we get very capable robots). An advantage of this course it that it depends on stock low-cost components easily shipped to your home from the internet. "For under $15 in parts — a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W, a 2.1" round color display, three buttons, and a breadboard — students build a real, ultra-smart clock from scratch. No soldering required."  Via Dan McCreary.

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