VET 4.0

Intelligent House 4.0 – Installation and Configuration Smart Home Light Control

In this module you will learn how to install and configure a light control system as part of smart home infrastructure. The module is based on the students’ module with the same title which contains an exemplary collection of task that enable students to acquire competences in designing, installation and configuration of smart lighting systems in an existing house installation

The teacher’s module explains the developed teaching materials and gives hints for the practical implementation, evaluation and reflection of the submodule "Smart light control". Also, this material can be the basis for a development of further modules in other smart home areas (e.g. smart home and security, smart home and comfort, smart home and heating control).

The topic “Intelligent House 4.0” covers a wide range of competences which are mapped in the matrix. For the further education of teachers and trainers with regard to 4.0 competences, it is in a first step necessary to analyse one owns competences and then to acquire lacking competences. The mapped matrix shall help teacher and trainer in this process. References for possible online sources are given in the module.

Below you will find an illustration which shows a simple device that gathers smart home components. Thereunder is the teachers’ competence matrix 4.0 in which all necessary competences are mapped. After this and as core of this module, you find your tasks. You can either extend the smart home components and/or adapt it to other learning groups.

Competences Trained by Working on this Module

Tasks

  1. Please, retrace the student module and the intended learning process.

Tools: mapped teacher matrix, student’s module, basic questions

  1. If necessary, rebuild the final product by your own. Tools: student’s module,
  2. Reflect on where there were difficulties and how to avoid them in class.
  3. Consider the need for adjustment with regard to your own students and map the competence matrix for students.

Tool: competence matrix for students

  1. Adjust the module or refine it by filling out these forms:

Tools:

Explanation of the structure of student`s modules
Form Sequencing student`s module
Learning Modules Requirement
Evaluation student`s module

  1. Evaluate your own learning process.

Evaluation form

Additional material for teacher and trainer:

The following documents gives you a further information about the construction of the smart wall, useful information on the practical handling of the smart wall and hints for solving possible problems.

  1. Further information about the construction of the smart wall.
  1. Information about:
  • Time Framing
  • What the students need to know
  • What the students need to use
  • Internet connection and network (Information and troubleshooting)
  • 230V AC-Installation
  • Controlling of Philips-Hue-devices with the Bosch App (Information)
  • Network structure

Assessment

Assessment of all products to be delivered:

  • list of important changes of work processes for your students
  • list of competences you and your students need to reach
  • list of competences you want to acquire in short-term
  • your students’ module
  • an evaluation tool

Evaluation

Reflect and exchange your experience with other colleagues (in your working group or a virtual working group), define a focus you want to reflect on with your students and create a suitable evaluation tool for them.

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