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Aaron M. Dollar 1 and Daniela Rus 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Aaron M. Dollar 1 and Daniela Rus 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 Health Sciences and Technology and the Media Lab 2 Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab. Origins. 2005 RSS Robotics Education Workshop 30+ participants from a wide range of institutions

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Aaron M. Dollar 1 and Daniela Rus 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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  1. Aaron M. Dollar1 and Daniela Rus2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1Health Sciences and Technology and the Media Lab 2Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab

  2. Origins • 2005 RSS Robotics Education Workshop • 30+ participants from a wide range of institutions • Strongly stated need for repository of robotics curriculum materials [Rus 2006] Daniela Rus, “Teaching Robotics Everywhere”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, March 2006.

  3. Objectives • Facilitate the introduction of new robotics courses • Particularly at ‘non-expert’ institutions • Increase awareness and expand the field • Make existing courses better • Robotics is fairly new pedagogical field and courses can use improvement

  4. Long-term Goals • ‘Standard’ robotics curricula/modules • Based on feedback from site users/contributors • Hardware platforms for laboratory exercises • Outreach • Summer schools for training of instructors

  5. Related Sites • NASA’s Robotics Curriculum Clearinghouse • Reviews, indexes, and provides pointers to off-site material • Limited in scope to K-12 • (currently offline for unknown reason) Aaron M. Dollar and Daniela Rus, “Spotlight on the Robotics Curriculum Clearinghouse”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, June 2006.

  6. Related Sites • OpenCourseWare websites • Part of OpenCourseWare consortium • Headquartered at Utah State University • Mostly individual institutions posting materials from their own faculty • MIT is largest current OCW site

  7. Related Sites • OpenCourseWare websites • Focused more on self-learners and developing nations • Materials are mostly organized in documents • Posted in pdf format • Less useful for faculty

  8. Round-table Discussion • Please take a moment now or in the next hour to fill out a brief questionnaire • Help in developing the site • Convince potential funding sources that this resource is needed • We’ve talked to IEEE RAS member activities board • Submitted proposal to ‘New Initiatives’ (with Paolo Fiorini)

  9. Round-table Discussion • Where do textbooks fall short and what types of materials would be most useful to you as an educator? • .ppt slides • Free- or limited-use multimedia (movies and pics) • Note that OCW is a helpful resource for license issues • Assignments and laboratory exercises • Hardware platform recommendations

  10. Round-table Discussion • Ideas on how to encourage faculty to contribute their materials? • ‘peer-reviewed’ publication? • Usage statistics • i.e. materials are being used in x number of institutions

  11. Round-table Discussion • What might be the biggest hindrances for faculty to submit? • Time • Lack of reward • Feelings of ‘propriety’

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