A robot in the classroom

Drawing with Robots: An Experience Report (Fundamental)

“…The S2 robot was very relevant to our activities because it has been observed, that robotics can be an effective stimulus for catalyzing student interest in STEM disciplines [1,3,4]. This finding motivated the Drawing with Robots activities, which sought as their goal to reinforce the transition from abstract concepts to concrete objects.…”

“…Prior works also show that the use of Educational Robotics can enrich learning as the process of building or programming a robot affords the students the opportunity to understand key concepts and ideas from science and engineering [3,10]. For example, Chin et al [2] reported their findings concerning the development and testing of an educational robot-based learning system.…”

“…In a similar publication, Curto and Moreno [3] presented a set of practical proposals for using robots in an educational environment. They based their work on the assertion that the introduction of a robot in the classroom, both at school and in extracurricular activities, could hone such engineering skills as creativity, problem solving, and teamwork.…”

“…those outside the framework of schooling, offer the potential to stimulate interest, initiative, experimentation, discovery, play, imagination, and innovation in middle school students [5,6]. This is beneficial for the students considering that past research [3] on K-12 engineering indicates that students often lack interest in STEM education, an issue for tomorrow's workforce since engineering and technology drive innovation and provide an economic competitive edge. We also think that this setting added value to our activities because it is a supportive low stress entry point, with low failure rates.…”

“…One of the practical proposals presented by Curto and Moreno [3] for an educational environment with educational robots is their design of educational projects. The goal of this type of project is to change students' misperception of engineering and technology.…”