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TEI
2010
ACM
160views Hardware» more  TEI 2010»
14 years 6 days ago
Think globally, build locally: a technological platform for low-cost, open-source, locally-assembled programmable bricks for edu
“Programmable bricks” are microcontroller-based devices that can be used in various educational projects, such as robotic prototypes, environmental sensing, and interactive ar...
Arnan Sipitakiat, Paulo Blikstein
HRI
2006
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
Interactive humanoid robots for a science museum
This paper reports on a field trial with interactive humanoid robots at a science museum where visitors are encouraged to study and develop an interest in science. In the trial, ea...
Masahiro Shiomi, Takayuki Kanda, Hiroshi Ishiguro,...
SIGCSE
2003
ACM
137views Education» more  SIGCSE 2003»
13 years 10 months ago
Measuring the effectiveness of robots in teaching computer science
We report the results of a year-long experiment in the use of robots to teach computer science. Our data set compares results from over 800 students on identical tests from both r...
Barry S. Fagin, Laurence D. Merkle
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Storytelling alice motivates middle school girls to learn computer programming
We describe Storytelling Alice, a programming environment that introduces middle school girls to computer programming as a means to the end of creating 3D animated stories. Storyt...
Caitlin Kelleher, Randy F. Pausch, Sara B. Kiesler