As a Technical Curriculum Developer, I developed a course on utilizing our AWS IoT Core fleet indexing tool. To showcase its application, I crafted a narrative focused on "smart" refrigerators as an example of scalable IoT devices. I authored the content and built the course using Articulate Rise.

```cv
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```

To enhance the story, I reached out to our animation team and collaborated to create videos explaining the scenario and concepts.

```cv
youtube
{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IJs2vhS66Y","width":200,"height":113,"thumbnail":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1IJs2vhS66Y/hqdefault.jpg"}
```

```cv
gallery
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```

Throughout the course I included various interactions to help the students practice their new knowledge.

```cv
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```

The same scenario is continued throughout the course for consistency and to help the learner gain a familiarity and understanding for how to use the tool in various ways.

```cv
youtube
{"url":"https://youtu.be/6aPLu43lXYo","width":200,"height":113,"thumbnail":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6aPLu43lXYo/hqdefault.jpg"}
```

```cv
gallery
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```

```cv
youtube
{"url":"https://youtu.be/QnEcLl1SLzg","width":200,"height":113,"thumbnail":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QnEcLl1SLzg/hqdefault.jpg"}
```

After all the concepts were introduced, I provided the students with a hands-on demo and narrative involving water sensors so they could practice using the Fleet Indexing tool with a new scenario. This was recorded and edited myself using Camtasia. This enabled students to actively participate, follow along, and independently tackle various challenges.

```cv
gallery
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```

The course concluded with a knowledge check of multiple choice questions. Each question was based on real life tasks a customer might need to take while using the Fleet Indexing tool in production. All the answers included full explanations of the result.

```cv
gallery
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```

In addition, I created a one-page PDF job aid for the course, which students could download and use as a review resource to support their learning. This way if students forgot any of their learning they did not need to reopen the full course for a quick review.

```cv
gallery
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```

Course: Managing AWS IoT Devices: Fleet Indexing

Tech enabler / educator

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Erica Goldberger

2023