"IoT Learner Kit" supports IBM Coursera courses that can help you get started developing IoT products.

element14, in collaboration with IBM, is launching the industry's first IoT Learner Kit for Internet of Things (IoT)-related learning.

This kit can be used in conjunction with IBM's Coursera course, "A Developer's Guide to Internet of Things (IoT)," as an end-to-end learning solution for manufacturers, hardware/software developers, and students looking to get started with Internet of Things projects.


This IoT learner kit is based on the Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi Sense Hat, which have fostered a maker development culture and become icons of IoT-related creativity and innovation. Furthermore, with the hardware, you can acquire IoT capabilities and fully support IBM's course, enjoy the following benefits:

Richard Curtin, Strategic Alliance Director at element14, said: “The manufacturing market is the home of innovation and we want to continually seek out great ideas in this market and bring them to fruition with real commercial potential. “By partnering with IBM in the development and launch of this kit, element14 can help manufacturers more easily take their first steps into the commercial market and create possibilities for a revolution in innovation,” he said.

Bret Greenstein, vice president of IBM Watson IoT Platform, added, “Many engineers and entrepreneurs are coming up with Internet of Things ideas based on Raspberry Pi. That’s why IBM is committed to participating in the Pi ecosystem and working with element14, a Premier Farnell distributor and official Raspberry Pi manufacturer.”

The IoT Learner Kit is available in Europe (Farnell element14), North America (Newark element14), and Asia (element14). You can also preview the course before purchasing through IBM Coursera's "Internet of Things for Developers." The kit includes 90 days of free access to Bluemix, a cloud development platform that provides access to IBM Watson IoT Platform and other services.