CIS 102Q Problem Solving Using LEGO Robotics service-learning course with four cooperative labs¶
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Description¶
A service-learning course at Pace University, offered to undergraduates with no prerequisites, combining a one-hour weekly lecture (robotic principles, creative thinking, problem solving, elementary programming) with a cooperative robotic laboratory. Students work in teams of three or four on weekly robotic challenges, then spend the last four to five sessions mentoring middle-school teams. Table 1 lists four labs: Introduction (gears and gear ratios), Car Racing (chassis, motors, basic programming), Sensors (light and touch sensors), and The Big Race, each designed to be completed within 20 minutes.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Teams of three or four members who divide builder, parts specialist, programmer, and tester roles
- Labs designed to fit roughly 45-minute school visits, completable within 20 minutes
Constraints¶
- Enrollment data showed only 23 women enrolled versus 63 men across the course sections studied
Target Learners¶
- undergraduate students
- sixth-grade middle school students
- girls in partner elementary and middle schools
Learning Goals¶
- problem solving with robotic technology
- programming concepts
- cooperative teamwork
- mentoring younger students
Claims¶
Related Designs¶
- Well-structured PS course design pattern: problem-led lectures integrated with guided practice labs
- Technical mathematics course structure combining expert modeling lectures with collaborative workshop sessions
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Mosley, P., Ardito, G., & Scollins, L. (2016). Robotic Cooperative Learning Promotes Student STEM Interest. American Journal of Engineering Education, 7(2). https://www.cluteinstitute.com
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CIS 102Q Problem Solving Using LEGO Robotics service-learning course with four cooperative labs |
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A service-learning course at Pace University, offered to undergraduates with no prerequisites, combining a one-hour weekly lecture (robotic principles, creative thinking, problem solving, elementary programming) with... |
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