Collaborative Project: Extending the Next Generation Robot Laboratory to Increase Diversity in Undergraduate CS Programs

合作项目：扩展下一代机器人实验室以增加本科计算机科学项目的多样性

• 批准号: 0511304
• 负责人: Maria Gini
• 金额: $ 5.74万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-08-15 至 2010-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0511304&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Project; Extending; Next; Generation

Computer Science (31)This project is adapting and extending work at the University of Massachusetts Lowell to develop the next generation robot laboratory (NSF CCLI Grant DUE 0231363), with three primary directions. First, it is focusing on using robotics, in particular the Sony AIBOs, in the classroom as a way of attracting a more diverse population of undergraduates to Computer Science programs. Multiple courses are being developed, starting from the very beginning of the computer science curriculum. Second, it is extending Pyro, an easy to use programming system for robots written in Python, to support the Scout miniature robot. The Scout has unparalleled features in terms of its combination of small size and ability to move fast over large distances. And third, it is performing a thorough evaluation of the resulting course material with the help of independent evaluators. The goal of this project is to increase the interest of underrepresented groups for studying Computer Science and to provide them with tools that will help throughout their undergraduate years. Course materials that are especially interesting for women and underrepresented groups are being developed, based on the use of the AIBO and Scout robots, in order to both attract them to consider studying computer science and to give them the initial background they need to succeed in the CS courses.

计算机科学（31）该项目正在马萨诸塞大学洛厄尔大学（University of Massachusetts Lowell）改编和扩展工作，以开发下一代机器人实验室（NSF CCLI拨款拨款0231363），并提供了三个主要方向。首先，它重点是在课堂上使用机器人技术，尤其是索尼·艾博斯（Sony Aibos），以吸引更多多样化的本科生到计算机科学计划。从计算机科学课程的一开始就开发了多个课程。其次，它正在扩展Pyro，这是一种易于使用Python编写的机器人的编程系统，以支持Scout Miniature机器人。侦察兵在小尺寸和在大距离上快速移动的能力的结合方面具有无与伦比的特征。第三，它正在借助独立评估者对所得的课程材料进行彻底评估。该项目的目的是增加代表性不足的群体研究计算机科学的兴趣，并为他们提供在整个本科生中有助于的工具。根据AIBO和SCOUT机器人的使用，正在开发女性和代表性不足的群体特别有趣的课程材料，以吸引她们考虑研究计算机科学，并为他们提供在CS课程中取得成功所需的初始背景。