BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251102T162936Z UID:180B53F3-8B4C-4A63-B7C5-ABD11BFA7B1A DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20251019T093000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20251020T163000 DESCRIPTION:The STEM Workshop — “IoT Ignite: Spark the Future\,” spon sored by the IEEE TryEngineering STEM Grant and organized by the IEEE ComS oc Kerala Chapter was held at Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering (SCTCE)\, Thiruvananthapuram on 19th & 20th October 2025.\n\nThis two-day hands-on STEM workshop was designed to introduce school students to the fu ndamentals of the Internet of Things (IoT) and communication technologies by engaging them in hands-on Arduino based projects. These projects demons trated how sensors can be used for data collection and how that data can b e shared through different communication technologies.\n\nThis initiative\ , conducted by volunteers from the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Ke rala Chapter with support from the IEEE TryEngineering STEM Grant\, aimed to inspire curiosity\, creativity\, and problem-solving skills among pre-u niversity students\, particularly from underserved communities.\n\nA total of 40 students from grades 8 and 9 of Govt. Model Higher Secondary School \, Punnamoodu and Govt. High School\, Pappanamcode and 3 accompanying teac hers participated actively\, experimenting with IoT setups and learning ho w smart devices communicate and operate collaboratively. 10 active volunte ers from IEEE ComSoc KC\, IEEE SCT SB & IEEE ComSoc SCT SBC were also acti vely engaged in helping students in building IoT prototypes\n\nKey activit ies included:\n\n- Interactive sessions on IoT fundamentals\, communicatio n principles\, and Arduino programming.\n- Hands-on experiments involving sensors\, actuators\, and wireless communication.\n- Student-built IoT pro totype projects such as:\nMorse Code Translator\nWireless Messaging System \nWeather Monitoring Station\nSmart Traffic Light\n- Conducted pre and pos t-assessment tests to evaluate learning outcomes.\n- Feedback and reflecti on sessions to encourage STEM engagement and teamwork.\n\nThe workshop als o aligned with TryEngineering’s hands-on learning approach\, utilizing I EEE educational resources such as “Internet of Things (IoT)” and “Io T with a Soft Touch”.\n\nPrinted training course material and Arduino ki ts were handed over to teachers from both schools for continued STEM learn ing.\n\nThe effectiveness of the program was measured using quantitative a ssessments from students and qualitative feedback from participants and te achers.\n\n· Students completed pre-assessment and post-assessment tests to gauge their understanding of IoT and communication concepts.\n\n- Pre-a ssessment: Only 40% of students scored above 60%.\n- Post-assessment: 80% of students scored above 60%\, reflecting a 100% improvement in conceptual understanding and problem-solving confidence.\n\n· Teacher feedback: “ This workshop gave our students a rare opportunity to learn technology thr ough doing. It inspired confidence and teamwork among students as well as teachers.”\n\n· Participant quotes:\n\n- "I never thought I could buil d something like this! Now I want to learn more about electronics and codi ng.”\n- “It was fun to see how communication happens between devices — I want to be an engineer when I grow up!”\n\nFeedback Highlights\n\n - 85% of students expressed increased interest in pursuing engineering or technology-related studies in the future.\n\n· Feedback was overwhelmingl y positive from both students and teachers\, and this highlights the impac t of the program and demonstrates how hands-on IoT education can make tech nology learning accessible\, engaging\, and transformative — especially for young learners from government schools.\n\nSpeaker(s): Lakshmi V S\, \ n\nAgenda: \n- Interactive sessions on IoT fundamentals\, communication pr inciples\, and Arduino programming.\n- Hands-on experiments involving sens ors\, actuators\, and wireless communication.\n- Student-built IoT prototy pe projects such as:\nMorse Code Translator\nWireless Messaging System\nWe ather Monitoring Station\nSmart Traffic Light\n\nSree Chitra Thirunal Coll ege of Engineering\, Thiruvananthapuram\, Kerala\, India\, 695018 LOCATION:Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering\, Thiruvananthapuram\, Kerala\, India\, 695018 ORGANIZER:lakshmivs23@gmail.com SEQUENCE:7 SUMMARY:“IoT Ignite: Spark the Future” - IEEE TryEngineering STEM Works hop URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/511887 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justi fy\;">The STEM Workshop &mdash\;<strong> &ldquo\;IoT Ignite: Spark the Fut ure\,&rdquo\;</strong> sponsored by the <strong>IEEE TryEngineering STEM G rant</strong> and organized by the <strong>IEEE ComSoc Kerala Chapter</str ong> was held at <strong>Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering (SCTC E)</strong>\, Thiruvananthapuram on <strong>19th &amp\; 20th October 2025< /strong>.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;">This two -day <strong>hands-on STEM workshop</strong> was designed to introduce sch ool students to the <strong>fundamentals of the Internet of Things (IoT)</ strong> and <strong>communication technologies</strong> by engaging them i n hands-on Arduino based projects. These projects demonstrated how sensors can be used for data collection and how that data can be shared through d ifferent communication technologies.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text -align: justify\;">This initiative\, conducted by volunteers from the <str ong>IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Kerala Chapter</strong> with supp ort from the <strong>IEEE TryEngineering STEM Grant</strong>\, aimed to <s trong>inspire curiosity\, creativity\, and problem-solving skills</strong> among pre-university students\, particularly from <strong>underserved com munities</strong>.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;" >A total of <strong>40 students from grades 8 and 9</strong> of <em>Govt. Model Higher Secondary School\, Punnamoodu</em> and <em>Govt. High School\ , Pappanamcode</em> and <strong>3 accompanying teachers</strong> participa ted actively\, experimenting with IoT setups and learning how smart device s communicate and operate collaboratively. <strong>10 active volunteers </ strong>from IEEE ComSoc KC\, IEEE SCT SB &amp\; IEEE ComSoc SCT SBC were a lso actively engaged in helping students in building IoT prototypes</p>\n< p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Key activities included:</strong></p>\n<ul sty le="margin-top: 0cm\;" type="disc">\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list : l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt\;">Interactive sessions on <stro ng>IoT fundamentals</strong>\, <strong>communication principles</strong>\, and <strong>Arduino programming</strong>.</li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" sty le="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt\;">Hands-on experime nts involving <strong>sensors\, actuators\, and wireless communication</st rong>.</li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-s tops: list 36.0pt\;">Student-built IoT prototype projects such as:<br><em> Morse Code Translator</em><br><em>Wireless Messaging System</em><br><em>We ather Monitoring Station</em><br><em>Smart Traffic Light</em></li>\n<li cl ass="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt\; "><strong>Conducted pre and post-assessment tests</strong> to evaluate lea rning outcomes.</li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo 1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt\;"><strong>Feedback and reflection sessions</st rong> to encourage STEM engagement and teamwork.</li>\n</ul>\n<p class="Ms oNormal">The workshop also aligned with <strong>TryEngineering&rsquo\;s ha nds-on learning approach</strong>\, utilizing IEEE educational resources s uch as <em>&ldquo\;Internet of Things (IoT)&rdquo\;</em> and <em>&ldquo\;I oT with a Soft Touch&rdquo\;</em>.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-a lign: justify\;"><strong>Printed training course material and Arduino kits were handed over to teachers from both schools for continued STEM learnin g.</strong></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;">The ef fectiveness of the program was measured using quantitative assessments fro m students and qualitative feedback from participants and teachers.&nbsp\; </p>\n<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18.0pt\; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5\;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symb ol\; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol\; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\;"><sp an style="mso-list: Ignore\;">&middot\;<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span ><!--[endif]-->Students completed <strong>pre-assessment</strong> and <str ong>post-assessment</strong> tests to gauge their understanding of IoT and communication concepts.</p>\n<ul style="margin-top: 0cm\;" type="disc">\n <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36 .0pt\;"><strong>Pre-assessment:</strong> Only <strong>40%</strong> of stud ents scored above 60%.</li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 lev el1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt\;"><strong>Post-assessment:</strong> <st rong>80%</strong> of students scored above 60%\, reflecting a <strong>100% improvement</strong> in conceptual understanding and problem-solving conf idence.</li>\n</ul>\n<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-inde nt: -18.0pt\; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt\;"><!-- [i f !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11 .0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: Symbol\; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol\; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore\;"> &middot\;<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp \;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong>Teacher feedback: </strong>&ldquo\;This workshop gave our students a rare opportu nity to learn technology through doing. It inspired confidence and teamwor k among students as well as teachers.&rdquo\;</p>\n<p class="MsoListParagr aphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18.0pt\; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; ta b-stops: list 36.0pt\;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: Sym bol\; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol\; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\;"><s pan style="mso-list: Ignore\;">&middot\;<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times Ne w Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></spa n><!--[endif]--><strong>Participant quotes:</strong></p>\n<ol>\n<li class= "MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt\;"><!-- [if !suppor tLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-bidi-theme-font : minor-latin\;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; "I </span></span>never thought I could build something like this! Now I wa nt to learn more about electronics and coding.&rdquo\;</li>\n<li class="Ms oListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -18pt\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp \; &ldquo\;It was fun to see how communication happens between devices &md ash\; I want to be an engineer when I grow up!&rdquo\;</li>\n</ol>\n<p cla ss="MsoNormal"><strong>Feedback Highlights</strong></p>\n<ul style="margin -top: 0cm\;" type="disc">\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level 1 lfo2\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt\;">85% of students expressed increased int erest in pursuing <strong>engineering or technology-related studies</stron g> in the future.</li>\n</ul>\n<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-ali gn: justify\; text-indent: -18.0pt\; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt\;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: Symbol\; ms o-fareast-font-family: Symbol\; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\;"><span styl e="mso-list: Ignore\;">&middot\;<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman' \;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><!--[e ndif]-->Feedback was <strong>overwhelmingly positive</strong> from both st udents and teachers\, and this highlights the impact of the program and de monstrates how hands-on IoT education can make technology learning accessi ble\, engaging\, and transformative &mdash\; especially for young learners from government schools.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: jus tify\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;">&n bsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><ol>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso- list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt\;">Interactive sessions on < strong>IoT fundamentals</strong>\, <strong>communication principles</stron g>\, and <strong>Arduino programming</strong>.</li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt\;">Hands-on expe riments involving <strong>sensors\, actuators\, and wireless communication </strong>.</li>\n<li>Student-built IoT prototype projects such as:<br><em> Morse Code Translator</em><br><em>Wireless Messaging System</em><br><em>We ather Monitoring Station</em><br><em>Smart Traffic Light</em></li>\n</ol> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR