Robotic Mission to Mars: Hands-on, minds-on, web-based learning

Mathers, Naomi; Goktogen, Ali; Rankin, John R.; Anderson, Marion Lucie Susan

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.06.003

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“…Autores como Schmorrow (2009) sugieren que los ambientes virtuales serán la tecnología de principios del siglo XXI que cambiará más dramáticamente el modo en que vivimos, particularmente en las áreas educativas, de desarrollo de productos y de entretenimiento. El éxito de los ambientes virtuales está bien documentado en diversos campos como medicina (Gerald y Antonacci, 2007), industria (Wilson, 2008), y fundamentalmente en educación (Bouras y Tsiatsos, 2006;Sumners y Reiff, 2008;Lorenzo et al, 2012;Mathers et al, 2012), entre muchos otros. Se puede citar, en particular el trabajo de Mamo et al (2011) quien destacó el éxito didáctico de un ambiente virtual para actividades de ciencias del suelo con avatares, que fue utilizado por un grupo de 126 estudiantes de la Universidad de Nebraska en EE.UU.…”

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El uso de mundos virtuales inmersivos en la mejora transversal de competencias de trabajo en equipo, creatividad e innovación

Medina¹,

Fernández-Ahumada²,

Ruiz³

et al. 2017

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The Teaching Innovation Plan 2015-2016 of the University of Cordoba had among its priorities competency-based work (line 1), the promotion of virtual teaching (line 10) and tutoring students (line 12). In this context, the use of immersive virtual worlds has been applied to improve teamwork competencies and the management of virtual tools, both being important and transferable aspects to the learning of any discipline. Thus, an immersive virtual scenario was created to enable work meetings, and group activities were designed for learning the handling of avatars in working groups. In addition, tutored activities aimed at solving group doubts as well as definitely improving creativity in an innovative and different atmosphere. These sessions were included within the practices of the subject "Projects" of the degree of Agri-food Engineering and Rural Environment. The results of the evaluation of the experience -as an ad hoc survey designed to characterize the learning curve of the management of avatars and immersive worlds-, showed the success and usefulness of the project whose material is reusable in future educational experiences.Keywords: avatar; immersive worlds; teamwork; virtual teaching. ResumenEl Plan de Innovación Docente 2015-2016 de la Universidad de Córdoba tenía entre sus líneas prioritarias tanto el trabajo en competencias (línea 1), como el fomento de la enseñanza virtual (línea 10) y la tutorización del alumnado (línea 12). En este contexto, nuestro trabajo ha aplicado y evaluado el uso de mundos virtuales inmersivos para la mejora del manejo de herramientas virtuales y competencias de trabajo en equipo, aspectos claves y transferibles al aprendizaje de cualquier disciplina. Así, se creó un escenario virtual inmersivo para reuniones de trabajo y se diseñaron unas actividades grupales que incluían un manual para el aprendizaje del manejo de avatares y su interacción en un grupo de trabajo en mundos inmersivos. Además se llevaron a cabo actividades tutoradas dirigidas a resolver dudas en grupo así como para definitivamente mejorar la creatividad en un contexto innovador y diferente. Estas sesiones se incluyeron dentro de las prácticas de la asignatura "Proyectos" del grado de Ingeniería Agroalimentaria y del Medio Rural. Los resultados de la evaluación de la experiencia a modo de encuestas diseñadas ad hoc para caracterizar la curva de aprendizaje del manejo de avatares y mundos inmersivos, puso de manifiesto el éxito y utilidad del proyecto cuyo material es reutilizable en futuras experiencias educativas.. Palabras clave: avatar, mundos inmersivos, equipos de trabajo, enseñanza virtual.1. INTRODUCCIÓN Cada vez con mayor frecuencia se está asociando la calidad en la enseñanza con la mejora de la inserción laboral de los egresados. Distintos estudios realizados indican la necesidad de proporcionar a los estudiantes una amplia gama de habilidades y conocimientos más allá de los meramente técnicos (Ohland et al., 2004), incluyendo habilidades de comunicación, capacidad de trabajo en equipos mult...

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El uso de mundos virtuales inmersivos en la mejora transversal de competencias de trabajo en equipo, creatividad e innovación

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Fernández-Ahumada²,

Ruiz³

et al. 2017

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“…Some of these outcomes are explored using the development of the Robotic Mission to Mars program as an example. X Y Mathers et al, 2012 The paper analyzed the results of a pilot project in educational robotics. The purpose of the pilot project was twofold: (1) to try the phase model for teaching and learning of the robotics software in the early years context and (2) The paper presents the results of a small-scale qualitative study that explored (1) the similarities and differences in strategies adopted by teachers in the different schools in implementing the mechatronics program (2) the influence of external factors (such as infrastructure and resources) and intrinsic factors (such as content knowledge and personal attributes e.g.…”

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“…The researchers proposed to develop biological phenomena and analyze trees by using PicoCricket kits and implementing alternative learning methods: "to combine art and technology, provide possibilities of creation of art by young people, develop links not only between motion, but also light, sound and music" (Cuperman et al, 2013). Two scientific studies employed SPHERES Zero Robotics (Nag et al, 2013) and Robotic Mission to Mars kits (Mathers et al, 2012) for the learning about space. The researchers offered using UniBoard devices and PICAXE microcontrollers for teaching mechatronics (Nicholas et al, 2012).…”

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“…Hung et al, 2013;McDonald et al, 2012;McLurkin et al, 2013 Through the problem-based learning and complex robotic (satellites) programming students have significantly improved their mathematics, physics, strategical planning, and communication skills. Nag et al, 2013;Mathers et al, 2012 The use of robotics develops pupils' understanding of fundamental engineering concepts. McDonald et al, 2012;McLurkin et al, 2013 While constructing robotics models the children's mathematics and science skills have improved, pupils have acquired a deeper understanding of mathematical and science concepts.…”

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Applying Robotics in School Education: a Systematic Review

Kubilinskienė¹,

Žilinskienė²,

Dagienė³

et al. 2017

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Abstract. А modern learning environment can be developed by using innovative tools and methods. Benefits of robotics in teaching and learning processes have recently been drawing an increasing attention of researchers. The article aims are to perform а systematic review of the literature on the application of educational robots in schools, in order to identify the experience in the use of robotics in both formal primary, basic, and secondary schools and informal education, e.g. after school activities, summer camps. 16 relevant articles have been selected from the bibliographic databases as part of the systematic literature review. The analysis covers the following components of the articles: research aim, a curriculum taught by using robots, specific teaching methods, other characteristics (sample size, age limits and/or study cycle), and findings. The systematic literature review has shown that robotics has been paving its way as a teaching aid in a more intensive and flexible manner. The systematized findings of the literature review show the need for a further scientific research in this area in Lithuanian schools and may provide educators, practitioners and researchers, working in this area, with valuable guidelines.

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“…Apprenticeships, for example, have been used extensively, instead of or in addition to formal education, for training [20]. PBL and EE formalize, facilitating assessment and dissemination, this demonstrably effective approach which is effective at all levels of education [21,22]. The techniques have been demonstrated in engineering (including electrical [23], mechanical [24], computer [25] and aerospace [26] specialties), computer science [27], engineering entrepreneurship [28] and project management [29], among others.…”

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Student Expectations from Participating in a Small Spacecraft Development Program

Straub

Whalen

2013

Aerospace

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Abstract:The number of small spacecraft development programs in the United States and worldwide have increased significantly over the course of the last 10 years. This paper analyzes reasons for the growth in these programs by assessing what student participants hope to gain from their participation. Participants in the OpenOrbiter Small Spacecraft Development Initiative at the University of North Dakota were surveyed at the beginning of an academic year to determine why they were planning to participate in the program again or join and participate for the first time. This paper presents the results of this survey.

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Robotic Mission to Mars: Hands-on, minds-on, web-based learning

Cited by 38 publications

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El uso de mundos virtuales inmersivos en la mejora transversal de competencias de trabajo en equipo, creatividad e innovación

El uso de mundos virtuales inmersivos en la mejora transversal de competencias de trabajo en equipo, creatividad e innovación

Applying Robotics in School Education: a Systematic Review

Student Expectations from Participating in a Small Spacecraft Development Program

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