Sense (programming)

Sense
Paradigm object-oriented, educational, event-driven
Designed by The Open University
Developer The Open University
First appeared 2008 (2008)
Stable release
Build 136
Typing discipline Dynamic
Implementation language Squeak
OS Windows, OS X, Linux[1]
Filename extensions .sb[2]
Website sense.open.ac.uk
Major implementations
Scratch
Influenced by
Scratch

Sense is an educational programming environment created by The Open University (OU) in the United Kingdom.[3][4] It uses a drag-and-drop programming environment designed to teach students the fundamentals of computer programming, using different shape and colour "blocks" selected from a palette of available commands, meaning that the student needs no prior experience of programming nor need to learn a syntax. It is based on the Scratch programming language developed by the MIT Media Lab,[5] and uses .sb files[6] like Scratch but the two pieces of software cannot use each other's files.[7]

The Sense programming environment is designed to work in conjunction with the SenseBoard, a specialised piece of hardware which connects to a user's computer via a USB connection.[8][9] The SenseBoard has different input types such as sensors for infrared, light, sound (microphone), and temperature (thermometer), and outputs such as a motor and light emitting diodes (LEDs).[10]

Sense and the SenseBoard are primarily used as part of the OU's My Digital Life (TU100) module,[11] but is also used to a lesser degree on other modules. Sense was trialed in London schools in late 2012.

References

  1. ↑ http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=439696
  2. ↑ http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=454004&section=2
  3. ↑ Flaherty, Adam (14 June 2011). "Hands-on Learning with The SenseBoard Ubiquitous Computing Device". MAKE Blog. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Geere, Duncan (14 June 2011). "Technology Open University offers up hardware to coding students". Wired.co.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-06/14/open-university-coding-hardware
  6. ↑ http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=454004&section=2
  7. ↑ http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=454004&section=2
  8. ↑ http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-06/14/open-university-coding-hardware
  9. ↑ http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=439696&section=3
  10. ↑ http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=439696
  11. ↑ http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/tu100.htm

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