Exploring a cross-disciplinary research initiative with remote access laboratories: robot RAL-ly as a stimulus for consideration of engineering pathway
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Paper/Presentation Title | Exploring a cross-disciplinary research initiative with remote access laboratories: robot RAL-ly as a stimulus for consideration of engineering pathway |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Maxwell, Andrew (Author), Noble, Karen (Author), Kist, Alexander A. (Author), Fogarty, Roderick (Author), Gibbings, Peter (Author) and Midgley, Warren (Author) |
Editors | Al-Abdeli, Yasir M. and Lindsay, Euan |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2011) |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Barton, ACT, Australia |
ISBN | 9780858259980 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.aaee.com.au/conferences/2011/papers/index.html#A |
Conference/Event | 22nd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2011) |
Event Details | Rank 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 | 22nd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2011) Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Delivery In person Event Date 05 to end of 07 Dec 2011 Event Location Fremantle, Australia |
Abstract | A well-established project exists within the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), where students are provided remote access to video-supported laboratory experimentation so as to actively engage in contextual action-orientated learning. In this paper we describe a project in which Remote Access Laboratory (RAL) technology developed for university engineering academics at USQ was expanded to explore the cross-disciplinary application of the system. A team of academics from USQ’s Faculty of Education joined the existing RAL technology team from the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying to develop a workshop for primary school children. The children were aged between seven and twelve, and included both boys and girls. This project aimed at providing a stimulus for these children to engage in Engineering-inspired activities so as to promote this as a possible pathway for further study. At the end of the workshop, the children participated in a co-constructed focus group discussion. A thematic analysis of this focus group recording indicates that the remote manipulation of real objects provides children in this age-group with opportunities for rich learning experiences. The initial perspectives of academics were also explored through critical reflection on the program’s design and delivery and a thematic analysis was performed. The paper concludes that, regardless of access and mode of study or discipline background, high quality interactions, with peers and academic staff in an informal context, are vital to the building of enhanced capacity for rich learning experiences and motivation for further experimentation. |
Keywords | Remote Access Laboratories; engineering |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 399999. Other education not elsewhere classified |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
409999. Other engineering not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering |
Faculty of Education | |
Department of Surveying and Land Information | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q115y/exploring-a-cross-disciplinary-research-initiative-with-remote-access-laboratories-robot-ral-ly-as-a-stimulus-for-consideration-of-engineering-pathway
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