I’ve just released The LED Pixel Master Course on Udemy. I’ve wanted to create a Udemy course for a long time, and this is something I’m really passionate about.
Currently, there’s an introductory section on what LED pixels are and how they work, and a project section in which students will create a simple game on an LED strip.
It wouldn’t have been possible without FastLED and the awesome community surrounding it. Thanks everyone! Even if I don’t make any money from the course, it’s been an awesome learning opportunity for me. I plan to continue adding more content to the course in the future.
https://www.udemy.com/the-led-pixel-master-course/?couponCode=FREE20
Can I be a LED master without going through your course if I also made lots of mistakes learning as this is being developed? BTW, big fan of esp32 for my projects.
One point of tech history you might want to mention, from the Wiki on electric light.
“Before electric lighting became common in the early 20th century, people used candles, gas lights, oil lamps, and fires.[4] Humphry Davy developed the first incandescent light in 1802, followed by the first practical electric arc light in 1806. By the 1870s, Davy’s arc lamp had been successfully commercialized, and was used to light many public spaces.[5] The development of a steadily glowing filament suitable for interior lighting took longer, but by the early twentieth century inventors had successfully developed options, replacing the arc light with incandescents.[1][4]”
Nice to get Davy into any presentation, what a character! LEDs are a huge subject way beyond the obvious artistic use of programmable RGB LEDs; optical isolation, laser cutting, fiber optic communication and so much more. LEDs are a key technology that will grow well beyond what we can imagine and vital to sustainable technology in the developing world.
Good luck teaching the world, I am just teaching STEAM locally and it’s hard to keep up. 
Thanks @Leon_Yuhanov !
You sure can +Steve Anken haha. I’ll certainly consider adding some notes on Davy in the future, it’s unfair that Edison gets all the credit for the incandescent bulb I wish you the best of luck with your teaching also!
I use ESP32s as well, they’re fantastic. I previously posted about my Christmas light show that’s synchronised to music using my own software. That’s driven by ESP32.
+Chris , as a music teacher I am always happy to hear about makers using music in their projects.
Yes, Edison and now Tesla gets attention and yet nobody can name one female mathematician or composer. That’s why I teach STEAM, to counter the corporate media junk food we feed kids. We can name 50 pop divas, 50 comic book super heroes, 50 sports stars and recognize 5,000 corporate brands that the celebs work for.
Some day, maybe, Emmy Noether’s name will be recognized by every college graduate. Symmetry and conservation are just like art and math, two sides of the same thing. Keep up the good work.