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

计算机科学(31)这个项目正在适应和扩展马萨诸塞大学洛厄尔分校的工作，以开发下一代机器人实验室(NSF CCLI Grant Due 0231363)，主要有三个方向。首先，它正专注于在课堂上使用机器人技术，特别是索尼AIBO，作为一种吸引更多样化的本科生学习计算机科学课程的方式。正在开发多门课程，从计算机科学课程的一开始就开始。其次，它正在扩展Pyro，这是一个用Python语言编写的易于使用的机器人编程系统，以支持Scout微型机器人。童子军拥有无与伦比的功能，它结合了小巧的体积和长距离快速移动的能力。第三，它正在独立评估员的帮助下对所产生的课程材料进行彻底的评估。这个项目的目标是提高未被充分代表的群体对学习计算机科学的兴趣，并为他们提供有助于他们整个本科学习的工具。基于AIBO和童子军机器人的使用，正在编写对妇女和代表性不足群体特别感兴趣的课程材料，以便吸引他们考虑学习计算机科学，并为他们提供在计算机科学课程中取得成功所需的初步背景。

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.