The presentation is about Mobile and Wearable Applications in higher education with emphasis on University of West Florida

1. Mobile and Wearable Applications at
University of West Florida
Janusz Chudzynski
iTenWired Summit
October 2015

2. About Me
Research Associate at University of West Florida
Taught multiple editions of iOS programming course at UWF
Developer of mobile and web applications for various platforms,
including: iOS, Android and Blackberry
Author two e-books about programming iOS applications
Owner of software development company Izotx LLC.
Education
University of West Florida M.Sc Computer Science Software
Engineering
Warsaw University of Technology M.Sc Management and Production
Engineering

3. History

4. Mobile Presence at UWF
Mobile Web Native Mobile
Applications

5. Afghanistan App

6. + + = ?
Attendance App

7. Flashcards

8. Gamification: Fractio
This iPad app was created thanks to combined
effort of Academic Technology Center, School of
Education, Computer Science Department and
North Carolina State University
App helps students (grades 3-6) with learning
concepts of fractions. What distincts the app
from others is that is aligned with Common
Core State Standards for Mathematics.
Teachers and students could use this app for
teaching and learning of concept of fractions. It’
s currently available on the app store.

9. iBeacons

10. iBeacon
iBeacon is a name of technology that is enabling new location awareness
possibilities for estimation of proximity to a beacon [1] .
Leveraging Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), a device with iBeacon technology
can be used to establish a region around an object. This allows an iOS device to
determine when it has entered or left the region, along with an estimating
distance to the iBeacon device.

11. How does it work?
1
2 3
1. User enters the beacon’s region
2. App recognizes it and starts
approximating its distance from/to
the beacon
3. App identifies an iBeacon, it’s
proximity and displays data
related to it

12. iBeacon Use Cases
Retail
Contextualized deals:
based on time, location, client
Monitoring Shopping Behavior
storing and analyzing data about customer’s behavior
Indoor Mapping
Education
Contextual learning can be used in libraries, art museums, scavenger hunts, student orientation
Healthcare
Identifying location of patient, doctor.
Social/Dating
Detecting users with the same preferences nearby
Hospitality
Automated check in

13. Supported Hardware
Any device capable of connecting with BLE is capable of interacting with the iBeacons
Apple:
● iPad Mini or later
● iPhone 4s or later
● iPod Touch 4th generation or later
● iPad 3rd generation or later
● Mac Book Air, Mac Book Pro, Mac Pro with BLE
Android
● Google Nexus 4,5,7,10
● Samsung Galaxy
iBeacons are in hundreds of million devices around us!

14. Projects
1. Hospital Notifications. Implemented in Miami’s
Hospital
2. Tracking hospital personnel: improving quality of
patient care
3. Tracking patients of Senior House Living

15. iGerm
● Deployed in Hospital of
Miami
● Available on the AppStore
● Shows hand-hygiene
related notifications to
triggered by the beacons
● contains database of hand-
hygiene questions

16. Nursing Simulation Lab

17. System Components

18. System Components

19. iBeacons

20. Tracking Activity

21. Wearables

22. Wearable Devices in Education
Pebble Time Steel
EEG Headbands
Jawbone
Google Glass

23. Wearables - Watches
Applications:
● Polling
● Quizzes
● Notifications
● Identifying and tracking students

24. Glasses: Augmenting Reality
Devices:
● Google Glass
● HoloLens
Applications
● visualizing work
● immersive trainings
● collaboration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgakdcEzVwg (2.41)

25. Brain-Computer Interface
Another communication and control option in the
interaction between users and systems
Applications
● Assistive care providing an alternative communicative
medium for whose cannot use a keyboard or mouse
● Gaming
● Training and education - measuring and training
plasticity of the brain

26. BCI History
● 1924 : Hans Berger, a German neuroscientist, discovers the electrical activity of the human brain with EEG
● 1970: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of USA initiates program to explore brain communications
using EEG
● 1976: UCLA’s Brain Computer Interface Laboratory provides evidence that single trial visual evoked potentials
could be used as a communication channel effective enough to control a cursor through a two-dimensional
maze. Profess or Jacques J. Vidal coins the term BCI.
● 1998: First (invasive, non-EEG) implant in the human brain that produces high quality signals
● 1999: BCI is used to aid a quadriplegic for limited hand movement
● 2002: Monkeys are trained to control a computer cursor
● 2003: First BCI game is demonstrated to the public (BrainGate)
● 2005: Monkey brain controls a robotic arm
● 2008: Voiceless phone calls are demonstrated (The Audeo – TI developers conference)

27. EEG electroencephalogram
EEG is a “A test that detects electrical activity in your brain using small, flat metal discs (electrodes)
attached to your scalp.” Your brain cells, also known as neurons, communicate via electrical impulses
and are active all the time
The average human brain has about 100 billion neurons, an EEG test can track changes in neuron
activity that may be useful in diagnosing brain disorders.
It can’t read your mind, but it can tell about your general state.
Raw Data, EEG Band Frequencies
An EEG has different “bands”, defined by the frequency of the waves;
● delta (slow) waves are less than 4 Hz;
● theta bands are 4-8 Hz;
● alpha bands range from 8 to 12 Hz;
● beta bands are anywhere from about 14-30 Hz,
● gamma bands range from 30-80 Hz.
Each of these bands are associated with different states of mental activity.

28. EEG Bands
Gamma Waves
● Too much: Anxiety, high arousal, stress
● Too little: ADHD, depression, learning disabilities
● Optimal: Binding senses, cognition, information processing, learning, perception, REM sleep
Beta Waves
● Too much: Adrenaline, anxiety, high arousal, inability to relax, stress
● Too little: ADHD, daydreaming, depression, poor cognition
● Optimal: Conscious focus, memory, problem solving
Alpha Waves
● Too much: Daydreaming, inability to focus, too relaxed
● Too little: Anxiety, high stress, insomnia, OCD
● Optimal: Relaxation
Theta Waves
● Too much: ADHD, depression, hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattentiveness
● Too little: Anxiety, poor emotional awareness, stress
● Optimal: Creativity, emotional connection, intuition, relaxation
Delta Waves
● Too much: Brain injuries, learning problems, inability to think, severe ADHD
● Too little: Inability to rejuvenate body, inability to revitalize the brain, poor sleep
● Optimal: Immune system, natural healing, restorative / deep sleep

29. Neurosky Mobile
● It’s one of the cheapest options on the
market.
● It measures:
○ attention
○ meditation
○ raw brainwave data.
● It comes with the SDK(Software
development kit) which allows developers
to create new applications for it.

30. BCI Applications
Visualizer Mindometer

31. Challenges
It’s a future but...
● Usability
● Quality, reliability of the data
● To do more advanced applications requires
training and calibration
● Integration with existing systems

32. Questions?
Janusz Chudzynski
Email:
janusz@izotx.com
jmc@uwf.edu
Twitter:
@appzzman
Presentation’s URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-
o0yey6KQXu5QnNdhiHqBF5tsw41EwQ7I5PbrBySvHw/edit?usp=sharing

33. References and resources
1. https://developer.apple.com/ibeacon/Getting-Started-with-iBeacon.pdf
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_low_energy
3. http://developer.apple.com
4. http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/Guidelines.html
5. http://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/safer/guide/sg006
6. http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/12/15/the-internet-of-ithings-apples-ibeacon-is-already-in-
almost-200-million-iphones-and-ipads/
7. http://www.slideshare.net/TheMarketingDistillery/iot-presentation
8. http://postscapes.com/what-exactly-is-the-internet-of-things-infographic
9. http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/11/the-6-challenges-of-building-an-ibeacon-app/
10. http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2014/09/at-t-says-it-plans-to-serve-10-million-connected.
html
11. http://postscapes.com/internet-of-things-resources/
12. http://electronicdesign.com/embedded/understanding-protocols-behind-internet-things
13. http://lifesciences.ieee.org/articles/114-brain-computer-interfaces-beyond-medical-applications
14. http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/04/imaging-the-classroom-of-2016-empowered-by-wearable-
technology/
15. http://keypathedu.com/en/blog/5-ways-wearable-tech-will-be-used-higher-education
16. Make a mind controller Arduino Robot Tero Karvinen - Kemmo Karvinen