Teaching with robotics: creating and implementing integrated units in middle school subjects
Journal Article, Journal of Research on Technology in Education, November, 2020
Abstract
Robotics activities engage students in critical and computational thinking, problem solving, and collaboration, as well as engineering and computer science. By integrating robotics into disciplinary courses, educators offer these opportunities to a wider range of students. However, teachers may be less likely to use new technology without evidence that it can support their teaching and student learning. This paper presents two descriptive case studies as a ‘proof of concept’ for integrating robotics construction activities into disciplinary courses. They focus on teachers’ motivation for integration, and how they used robotics to support disciplinary goals.
Notes
The authors wish to thank Jennifer Cross, Illah Nourbakhsh, and all of the teachers and students involved in the Creative Robotics project. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation, through grant #1321227 to Carnegie Mellon University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
The authors wish to thank Jennifer Cross, Illah Nourbakhsh, and all of the teachers and students involved in the Creative Robotics project. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation, through grant #1321227 to Carnegie Mellon University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
BibTeX
@article{Bernstein-2020-127318,author = {Debra Bernstein and Karen Mutch-Jones and Michael Cassidy and Emily Hamner},
title = {Teaching with robotics: creating and implementing integrated units in middle school subjects},
journal = {Journal of Research on Technology in Education},
year = {2020},
month = {November},
}
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