The goal of our Short Course Development Project is to help students and professionals develop skills to make full use of mainstream technology advancements. To that end, Dr. Dan Ding, Dr. Andrea Fairman, and Dr. Lindsey Morris have collaborated with the instructional design team at the University of Pittsburgh to create a new Coursera course entitled “Mainstream Smart Home Technology as Assistive Technology”.
This course aims to provide healthcare providers, social service professionals, and caregivers with a comprehensive understanding of smart home technology and how it can be utilized as assistive technology to improve the well-being, independence, and participation for older adults and individuals with disabilities.
Students will learn about the different components of a smart home, including the input methods, smart home controllers, and smart home devices. The course will cover major smart home ecosystems, such as Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple Home, along with common wireless communication protocols, such as Z-wave, Zigbee, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Thread. The smart home standard Matter will also be introduced.
Enroll today!