Examining the role of LEGO robots as artifacts in STEM classrooms (Fundamental)

TY - JOUR

T1 - Examining the role of LEGO robots as artifacts in STEM classrooms (Fundamental)

AU - Ghosh, Shramana

AU - Sabouri, Pooneh

AU - Kapila, Vikram

N1 - Funding Information: This work is supported in part by the National Science Foundation grants DRK-12 DRL: 1417769, ITEST DRL: 1614085, and RET Site EEC: 1542286; and NY Space Grant Consortium grant 76156-10488. The authors thank the six middle-school teachers and their students for their participation in this study. Funding Information: Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST research project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and control system technology. Under a Research Experience for Teachers Site, a DR K-12 project, and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI), funded by six philanthropic foundations, he has conducted significant K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach activities to integrate engineering concepts in science classrooms and labs of dozens of New York City public schools. He received NYU Tandon’s 2002, 2008, 2011, and 2014 Jacobs Excellence in Education Award, 2002 Jacobs Innovation Grant, 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, and 2012 Inaugural Distinguished Award for Excellence in the category Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipient of 2014-2015 University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 9 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 63 journal articles, and 164 conference papers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 40 M.S., and 5 Ph.D. thesis students; 64 undergraduate research students and 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 500 K-12 teachers and 130 high school student researchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 59 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he directs K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM education of over 1,000 students annually.

PY - 2020/6/22

Y1 - 2020/6/22

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M3 - Conference article

AN - SCOPUS:85095773163

SN - 2153-5965

VL - 2020-June

JO - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

JF - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

M1 - 663

T2 - 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, ASEE 2020

Y2 - 22 June 2020 through 26 June 2020

ER -