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The Symbiotic Relationship between Educational Robotics and Computer Science in Formal Education
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El-Hamamsy, Laila; Bruno, Barbara; Chessel-Lazzarotto, Frédérique; Chevalier, Morgane; Roy, Didier; Zufferey, Jessica Dehler; Mondada, Francesco – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
Educational Robotics (ER) has the potential to provide significant benefits to education, provided an increase in outreach by transitioning from the extra-curricular initiatives in which ER has thrived to formal education. As Computer Science (CS) Education is undergoing curricular reforms worldwide, the present study addresses the case of a…
Descriptors: Robotics, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Computer Science Education
Reflections on the Current State and Future of Information Systems Education
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Topi, Heikki – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2019
This essay discusses the current state of and potential future directions for information systems education structured around several key themes that have emerged as central in several large-scale IS education initiatives over the past 15 years. The core idea that connects all of these themes is the centrality of IS as a transformative enabler for…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Computer Science Education, Educational Trends, State of the Art Reviews
Tri-P-LETS: Changing the Face of High School Computer Science
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Sherrell, Linda; Malasri, Kriangsiri; Mills, David; Thomas, Allen; Greer, James – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2012
From 2004-2007, the University of Memphis carried out the NSF-funded Tri-P-LETS (Three P Learning Environment for Teachers and Students) project to improve local high-school computer science curricula. The project reached a total of 58 classrooms in eleven high schools emphasizing problem solving skills, programming concepts as opposed to syntax,…
Descriptors: Workshops, Inservice Teacher Education, Partnerships in Education, Secondary School Teachers
Artificial Intelligence and the High School Computer Curriculum.
Dillon, Richard W. – Computing Teacher, 1993
Describes a four-part curriculum that can serve as a model for incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into the high school computer curriculum. The model includes examining questions fundamental to AI, creating and designing an expert system, language processing, and creating programs that integrate machine vision with robotics and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Technology Education: The Transition.
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Pedras, Melvin J.; And Others – 1988
With technology constantly changing, educators are challenged to integrate technology education into the curriculum. In an effort to integrate a study of technology into the public school curriculum, educators at the University of Idaho identified the following areas as representative of modern technology literacy: computers and computer-aided…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
A Secondary-Level Curriculum in Industrial Electronics and Robotics. Final Report.
Besancon, Francis E. – 1984
A curriculum was developed to provide the electromechanical skills necessary to operate and repair industrial robots to students at the secondary and adult vocational levels. To determine requirements for entry-level positions in the robotics industry, manufacturers and employers of industrial robots were contacted. No particular entry-level…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Behavioral Objectives, Computer Science, Course Descriptions