Personal Robots for CS1: Next Steps for an Engaging Pedagogical Framework

计算机科学（31）本项目开发了一个令人兴奋和引人入胜的课程，用于在使用个人机器人的背景下教授入门计算。第二个目标是设计和开发一种价格合理的个人机器人，可以达到精制产品的水平。该项目包括开发用于CS1课程教学的教科书和一个新的软件框架，该框架将允许使用可选择的机器人、编程语言和操作系统。该项目旨在直接解决目前吸引和留住学生进入计算机学科的危机。在以往成功的基础上，该项目在全国范围内扩展和复制了以往的成果。它支持师资队伍的加强、社区建设，以便更广泛地采用，并在不同的院校进行详细的评估。它整合了研究和发展的几个方面，包括重新思考入门课程；创新机器人硬件的设计、开发和制造；设计和开发一个现代、多语言、跨平台的软件框架；情境驱动型教材和其他教材；以及教育机器人领域的社区建设。该项目有潜力开发资源，供全球教师在向本科生教授CS1和机器人技术时使用和共享。它为机器人套件、软件和文本建立了一个非盈利的、商业的、开源的分发渠道。广泛的传播计划包括动手教师培训研讨会，以帮助各种各样的学院和大学测试，评估和改编材料

Computer Science (31) This project develops an exciting and engaging curriculum for teaching introductory computing within the context of using personal robots. The second goal is the design and development of an affordable personal robot that can be brought to the level of a refined product. The project includes both the development of a textbook for use in the teaching of CS1 courses and a new software framework that will enable the use of a choice of robots, programming languages, and operating systems.The project is meant to directly address the ongoing crisis in attracting and retaining students into computing disciplines. Based on the previous successes, the project expands and replicates the previous results on a national level. It supports faculty enhancement, community building for wider adoption and detailed assessment at a diverse range of institutions. It integrates several facets of research and development including rethinking of introductory curricula; design, development, and manufacturing of innovative robot hardware; design and development of a modern, multi-language, cross-platform software framework; context-driven textbook and other teaching materials; and community building in the educational robotics domain.The project has a potential to develop resources that can be used and shared by instructors worldwide in teaching CS1 and robotics to undergraduate students. It establishes a non-profit, commercial, open-source distribution channel for robot kits, software, and texts. An extensive dissemination plan includes hands-on faculty training workshops to assist a diverse range of colleges and universities to test, evaluate, and adapt the materials