Purvee Chauhan, Vikram Kapila

STEM Education with Robotics (eBook, PDF)

Lessons from Research and Practice

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a synthesis of research, curriculum examples, pedagogy models, and classroom recommendations for the effective use of robotics in STEM teaching and learning. Authors Chauhan and Kapila demonstrate how the use of educational robotics can improve and enhance student learning and understanding within the STEM disciplines.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000883435
• Artikelnr.: 67627370

Autorenporträt

Purvee Chauhan earned a Master's in Education degree from Harvard University, USA, with a focus on Technology and Innovation. She has 10 years of field-experience in the education sector, has held global impact positions in organizations such as New York University (NYU), Teach for India, and The Nalanda Project, and is currently an Instructional Designer at ASCD, one of the largest education non-profits in the United States.

Vikram Kapila is a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, USA, where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Lab. His current research is focused on the convergence of frontier technologies (e.g., robotics, artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality, and blockchain) with applications to human-robot interaction, digital health, and STEM education.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction. Chapter 1. Transformational Learning with Educational
Robotics. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. STEM and technology-enhanced learning
environments. 1.3. Educational robotics. 1.4. Exhibiting the role of robots
in supporting student learning. 1.5. Conclusion. 1.6. Key takeaways.
Chapter 2. Applications of Robots in Educational Settings. 2.1.
Introduction. 2.2. Constructionism and educational robotics. 2.3.
Educational robotics: Roles and settings. 2.4. Examples of applications of
robots as a learning tool in teaching and learning. 2.5. Conclusion. 2.6.
Key takeaways. Chapter 3. Teaching STEM with Robotics: Synopsis of a
Research-guided Program. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Need for authentic STEM
learning experiences. 3.3. Rationale for robotics in STEM education. 3.4.
Overview, theoretical background, and project design. 3.5. Illustrative
examples from implementation. 3.6. Project outcomes and recommendations.
3.7. Conclusion. 3.8. Key takeaways. Part II: Theory, Design, and
Implementation. Chapter 4. Design-based Research for Robotics-enhanced
Learning Environments. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Design-based research. 4.3.
Literature review exemplifying the use of design-based research in
robotics-enabled learning. 4.4. Design-based research implementation
examples from robotics-enhanced learning environments. 4.5. Implementation
challenges of design-based research. 4.6. Conclusion. 4.7. Key takeaways.
Chapter 5. Effective Professional Development for Robotics-focused Learning
Environments. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Teacher professional development.
5.3. Designing for effective professional development. 5.4. Literature
review on teacher professional development for robotics-based learning.
5.5. Designing a robotics-based professional development program using
situated learning. 5.6. Creating a professional development program using
the social capital theory. 5.7. Challenges in planning effective
professional development programs and incorporating their lessons. 5.8.
Conclusion. 5.9. Key takeaways. Chapter 6. Applying TPACK to Design for
Robotics-enhanced Learning. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Technological,
pedagogical, and content knowledge. 6.3. Literature review on teachers'
TPACK development. 6.4. Development of teacher TPACK through professional
development aimed at using robotics as a learning tool. 6.5. Development of
TPACK-guided robotics-based STEM learning units. 6.6. Conclusion. 6.7. Key
takeaways. Part III: Instructional Perspectives and Lesson Designs. Chapter
7. Prerequisites, Practices, and Perceptions to Design Effective
Robotics-based Lessons. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Enabling effective
integration of robotics in classrooms. 7.3. Prerequisites for
robotics-based STEM lessons. 7.4. Instructional practices for effective
robotics-based lessons. 7.5. Factors that influence student perceptions of
utilizing robots as educational tools. 7.6. Conclusion. 7.7. Key takeaways.
Chapter 8. Applying Cognitive Domain of Bloom's Taxonomy to Robotics-based
Learning. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Bloom's taxonomy. 8.3. Literature review
on applications of Bloom's taxonomy in robotics. 8.4. Integrating cognitive
domain of Bloom's taxonomy with educational robotics to promote
higher-order thinking. 8.5. Conclusion. 8.6. Key takeaways. Chapter 9.
Using the 5E Instructional Model to Develop Robotics-based Science Units.
9.1. Introduction. 9.2. The 5E instructional model. 9.3. Literature review
on integrating the 5E model in robotics-based learning. 9.4. Exemplar
robotics-based science unit plans aligned with the 5E model and Next
Generation Science Standards. 9.5. Implementing the 5E instructional model.
9.6. Conclusion. 9.7. Key takeaways. Appendix A. Appendix B. Index