Robotics in STEM Education Redesigning the Learning Experience

This book describes recent approaches in advancing STEM education with the use of robotics, innovative methods in integrating robotics in school subjects, engaging and stimulating students with robotics in classroom-based and out-of-school activities, and

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Robotics in STEM Education Redesigning the Learning Experience

Robotics in STEM Education

Myint Swe Khine Editor

Robotics in STEM Education Redesigning the Learning Experience

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Editor Myint Swe Khine Emirates College for Advanced Education Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates and Curtin University Bentley Australia

ISBN 978-3-319-57785-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-57786-9

ISBN 978-3-319-57786-9

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Contents

Part I

Robotics Curriculum and Schools 3

1

Bringing Robotics in Classrooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Eguchi

2

Systems Thinking Approach to Robotics Curriculum in Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Chalmers and Rod Nason

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Combatting the War Against Machines: An Innovative Hands-on Approach to Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacqui Chetty

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3

4

The Open Academic Robot Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond K. Sheh, Amy Eguchi, Haldun Komsuoglu and Adam Jacoff

Part II

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Robotics and STEM Education

5

How Have Robots Supported STEM Teaching? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Fabiane Barreto Vavassori Benitti and Newton Spolaôr

6

Robotics Festival and Competitions Designed for STEM+C Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 ChanJin Chung, Christopher Cartwright and Joe DeRose

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Meeting Twenty-first Century Robotics and Automation Workforce Needs in the USA