Engineering for primary school children: learning with robots in a remote access laboratory
Paper
Paper/Presentation Title | Engineering for primary school children: learning with robots in a remote access laboratory |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Kist, Alexander A. (Author), Maxwell, Andrew (Author), Gibbings, Peter (Author), Fogarty, Roderick (Author), Midgley, Warren (Author) and Noble, Karen (Author) |
Editors | Bernardino, Jorge and Quadrado, José Carlos |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 39th SEFI Annual Conference: Global Engineering Recognition, Sustainability and Mobility (SEFI 2011) |
ERA Conference ID | 44025 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Lisbon, Portugal |
ISBN | 9782873520045 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.sefi.be/wp-content/papers2011/T12/114.pdf |
Conference/Event | 39th SEFI Annual Conference: Global Engineering Recognition, Sustainability and Mobility (SEFI 2011) |
SEFI - Annual Conference of European Society for Engineering Education | |
Event Details | SEFI - Annual Conference of European Society for Engineering Education Rank B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B |
Event Details | 39th SEFI Annual Conference: Global Engineering Recognition, Sustainability and Mobility (SEFI 2011) Event Date 27 to end of 30 Sep 2011 Event Location Lisbon, Portugal |
Abstract | Benefits of Remote Access Laboratory technology have been widely acknowledged in engineering education literature. This paper introduces a cross disciplinary project involving academic from the Faculty of Engineering & Surveying and the Faculty of Education and demonstrates how the benefit of remote access technologies can be extended to other non engineering disciplines. Remote access technology was employed in a workshop for primary school children called Robot RAL-ly. The participants designed a racing course for remote-control robots, and then moved to a different room to manoeuvre the robots through other teams‟ courses using the RAL technology. At the end of the workshop, the children participated in a co-constructed focus group discussion. The key focus of this paper is to describe the Robot RAL-ly initiative from a multi-disciplinary perspective and highlight positive outcomes for both disciplines. The project demonstrates that cross disciplinary projects benefit all parties. Engaging primary school children with Engineering topics not only provides valuable insights for engineering education but also helps to make engineering more accessible to potential future students. |
Keywords | remote access laboratory; cross disciplinary; robot RAL-ly |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy |
399999. Other education not elsewhere classified | |
400899. Electrical engineering not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | c. Society for European Engineering Education. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering |
Department of Surveying and Land Information | |
Faculty of Education | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0z96/engineering-for-primary-school-children-learning-with-robots-in-a-remote-access-laboratory
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