RoboEduc: A pedagogical tool to support educational robotics

Thomaz, Sarah; Aglae, Akynara; Fernandes, Carla; Pitta, Renata; Azevedo, Samuel; Burlamaqui, Aquiles Medeiros Filgueira; Silva, Alzira; Gonçalves, Luiz Marcos Garcia

doi:10.1109/fie.2009.5350439

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“…The meaningful benefits of technology including robotics can be achieved if those tools are used and implemented by skillful and knowledgeable teachers to support students' educational needs [5]. Vollstedt, Robinson, and Wang [6] noted that the implementation of robotics requires providing teachers with sufficient training to ensure they feel comfortable with programming and how to integrate robotics in the activities.…”

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Teacher perceptions of training and intention to use robotics

Santos

Ali

Khine

et al. 2016

2016 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)

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this paper presents an overview of a work in progress research project that investigated cycle 2 in-service teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of a training offered in the United Arab Emirates on how to use and integrate robotics in teaching. The project also investigated teacher beliefs, attitudes and intention to use robotics in their future teaching. A description of the training offered to cycle 2 teachers is presented. Potential contributions to the context and knowledge as well as future work are discussed.

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Teacher perceptions of training and intention to use robotics

Santos

Ali

Khine

et al. 2016

2016 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)

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“…Besides, by using a smartphone internet connection, results can be remotely sent to further analysis at reference health centers or laboratories. Regarding its low costs and uncomplicated manufacturer process, another potential application of this system is for science education at public schools, which usually have a low budget for scientific equipment (23). *Average costs of the required materials.…”

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A low-cost smart system for electrophoresis-based nucleic acids detection at the visible spectrum

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Souza

Lanza

et al. 2020

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Nucleic acid detection by electrophoresis is still a quick and accessible technique for many diagnosis methods, primarily at research laboratories or at the point of care units. Standard protocols detect DNA/RNA molecules through specific bound chemical dyes using a UVtransilluminator or UV-photo documentation system. However, the acquisition costs and availability of these devices, mainly the ones with photography and internet connection capabilities, can be prohibitive, especially in developing countries public health units. Also, ultraviolet radiation is a common additional risk factor to professionals that use electrophoresis-based nucleic acid detection. With that in mind, this work describes the development of a low-cost DNA/RNA detection smart system capable of obtaining qualitative and semi-quantitative data from gel analysis. The proposed device explores the visible light absorption range of commonly used DNA/RNA dyes using readily available parts, and simple manufacturing processes, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and 3D impression. By applying IoT techniques, our system covers a wide range of color spectrum in order to detect bands from various commercially used dyes, using Bluetooth communication and a smartphone for hardware control, image capturing, and sharing. The project also enables process scalability and has low manufacturing and maintenance costs. The use of LEDs at the visible spectrum can achieve very reproducible images, providing a high potential for rapid and point-of-care diagnostics as well as applications in several fields such as healthcare, agriculture, and aquaculture.

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“…This methodology is also known to attract students' interest with the use of investigation by inspiring their creativity, developing a scientific method through constructive feedback, stimulating logical thinking, improving motor skills, and many other methods [1,4]. Educational Robotics methodology is traditionally applied through the use of kits, bought specifically for this kind of activity [26,27], or else by using electronic and mechanical components available in the market and even from scratch in a more cheap paradigm [4].…”

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sBotics - Gamified Framework for Educational Robotics

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Neri

Ferreira

et al. 2021

J Intell Robot Syst

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This paper proposes a learning framework for Educational Robotics named sBotics, which includes a complete environment for teaching and programming skills acquisition designed for both teachers and K-12 students. Our framework has been developed using a gamified approach with the system and simulated environment developed in the Unity game engine. The main novelty of this platform is its ease-of-use combined with the flexibility to create a variety of scenarios with endless learning potential, in contrast to our evaluations where no alternatives with such characteristics were found for the K-12 range that we are targeting. Also as a contribution of our proposal, robot programs are treated as games that are affected by a disturbance model, which acts in the robotic system and environment variables. This model is introduced in order to approximate what happens in a real robot programming platform. Besides, it is possible for the user, throughout its use, to code in three levels of abstraction: its overly intuitive native programming language called R-Educ, BlockEduc (R-Educ version of Blockly), and C#. Programs can be compiled and interpreted by virtual robots executing any given command. As for teachers, the framework API offers tools that can be employed in the assembly and customization of the learning setup. The whole platform has been built as a tool dedicated to spreading the worlds of Robotics and Programming among youngsters, as well as making them more affordable to everyone. It has been validated by our experiments and is currently being used during the novel Coronavirus pandemic by the official RoboCupJunior Rescue trials in Brazil, currently with more than a thousand competing teams (about 5 thousands students).

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RoboEduc: A pedagogical tool to support educational robotics

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Teacher perceptions of training and intention to use robotics

Teacher perceptions of training and intention to use robotics

A low-cost smart system for electrophoresis-based nucleic acids detection at the visible spectrum

sBotics - Gamified Framework for Educational Robotics

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