Nowadays trends in microcontroller education: Do we educate engineers or electronic hobbyists? Recommendation on a multi-platform method and system for lab training activities

This paper overviews previous and current practices in microcontroller education, and identifies the entailed risks in integrating modern programming methods and tools into the classroom. To keep pace with the most recent microcontroller technology but also improve effectiveness of education, authors share recommendations on a multi-platform methodology for the laboratory training.