Sense (programming)

Sense

Paradigm| object-oriented, educational, event-driven
Designed by| The Open University
Developer| The Open University
First appeared| 2008; 18 years ago (2008)
Stable release|

Build 136

Typing discipline| Dynamic
Implementation language| Squeak
OS| Windows, OS X, Linux[1]
Filename extensions| .sb[2]
Website| sense.open.ac.uk
Major implementations
Scratch
Influenced by
Scratch

Sense is an educational programming environment created by The Open University (OU) in the United Kingdom .[3][4] It uses a drag-and-drop programming environment designed to teach students the fundamentals of computer programming, using different shape and colour "blocks" selected from a palette of available commands, meaning that the student needs no prior experience of programming nor need to learn a syntax. It is based on the Scratch programming language developed by the MIT Media Lab,[5] and uses .sb files[6] like Scratch but the two pieces of software cannot use each other's files.[7]

The Sense programming environment is designed to work in conjunction with the SenseBoard, a specialised piece of hardware which connects to a user's computer via a USB connection.[8][9] The SenseBoard has different input types such as sensors for infrared, light, sound (microphone), and temperature (thermometer), and outputs such as a motor and light emitting diodes (LEDs).[10]

Sense and the SenseBoard are primarily used as part of the OU's My Digital Life (TU100) module,[11] but is also used to a lesser degree on other modules. Sense was trialed in London schools in late 2012.

## References

1. ↑ "OLCreate: TU100_1.0 Sense installation". http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=439696.
2. ↑ "OLCreate: TU100_1.0 FAQ pages". http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=454004&section=2.
3. ↑ Flaherty, Adam (14 June 2011). "Hands-on Learning with The SenseBoard Ubiquitous Computing Device". MAKE Blog. http://blog.makezine.com/2011/06/14/hands-on-learning-with-the-senseboard-ubiquitous-computing-device/.
4. ↑ Geere, Duncan (14 June 2011). "Technology Open University offers up hardware to coding students". Wired.co.uk. https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-06/14/open-university-coding-hardware.
5. ↑ "Open University offers up hardware to coding students (Wired UK)". https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-06/14/open-university-coding-hardware.
6. ↑ "OLCreate: TU100_1.0 FAQ pages". http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=454004&section=2.
7. ↑ "OLCreate: TU100_1.0 FAQ pages". http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=454004&section=2.
8. ↑ "Open University offers up hardware to coding students (Wired UK)". https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-06/14/open-university-coding-hardware.
9. ↑ "OLCreate: TU100_1.0 Sense installation". http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=439696&section=3.
10. ↑ "OLCreate: TU100_1.0 Sense installation". http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=439696.
11. ↑ "The Open University | Courses and Qualifications". http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/tu100.htm.

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