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More and more high school level competitions exist each year, as the demand for students in technology is increasing rapidly. Many competitions, such as the Business Professionals of America group are actually ‘tagged’ onto an existing competing event, for example, in this group most competitions are business related, but are beginning to sway towards technology with programming and electrical engineering. These competitions not only allow for students to develop their communications skills with one another, but also to take it upon themselves to learn for the benefit of a team. Competitive events can have downsides, too, as failure or a lack of cooperation can lead to disaster for the students. The teacher needs to be able to instigate in the students the importance of teamwork and enjoying the competition in order to make the learning process a success.
One day the use of robotics technology will be so integrated into our lives that the world will depend upon it for survival rather than luxury. Just as education began initially as a ‘luxury’ but migrated to a necessity, so too will technology in education. Focus needs to be placed on ensuring that programs developed for younger learners will include and benefit with technology use over time. This way, technology will continue to grow at a rapid pace and keep it’s value strong in …show more content…
Comparing to other forms of engineering, mechatronics seems to be it’s own field, and is definitely a part of robotics. The majority of this article explains how to coordinate this field into other fields and into education. In terms of education, the use of projects is emphasized in this article. A lot of information is strictly speaking of the science of mechatronics rather than the educational aspect of it.
- Shirai, Yoshiaki and Shigeo Hirose. Robotics Research: The Eight International Symposium. London ; New York : Springer, 1998. “Robotics Research” contains information regarding the current status of robotics knowledge. Information for the beginner is given throughout the book, but it is still useful for the advanced. Current projects and status’ of the world of robotics are explained in detail. A book intended to inform a research-type person of summed knowledge. Not much relevance to the teaching or learning of robotics as a method.
- Baum, Dave. Dave Baum’s Definitive Guide to Lego Mindstorms. Emeryville, Calif. : New York : Apress,
One day the use of robotics technology will be so integrated into our lives that the world will depend upon it for survival rather than luxury. Just as education began initially as a ‘luxury’ but migrated to a necessity, so too will technology in education. Focus needs to be placed on ensuring that programs developed for younger learners will include and benefit with technology use over time. This way, technology will continue to grow at a rapid pace and keep it’s value strong in …show more content…
Comparing to other forms of engineering, mechatronics seems to be it’s own field, and is definitely a part of robotics. The majority of this article explains how to coordinate this field into other fields and into education. In terms of education, the use of projects is emphasized in this article. A lot of information is strictly speaking of the science of mechatronics rather than the educational aspect of it.
- Shirai, Yoshiaki and Shigeo Hirose. Robotics Research: The Eight International Symposium. London ; New York : Springer, 1998. “Robotics Research” contains information regarding the current status of robotics knowledge. Information for the beginner is given throughout the book, but it is still useful for the advanced. Current projects and status’ of the world of robotics are explained in detail. A book intended to inform a research-type person of summed knowledge. Not much relevance to the teaching or learning of robotics as a method.
- Baum, Dave. Dave Baum’s Definitive Guide to Lego Mindstorms. Emeryville, Calif. : New York : Apress,