Living WITH the Lab

工程-其他(59)这个项目正在开发一个一年级和二年级的工程课程序列，使机器人与工程基础相结合，创造一个可持续的、项目驱动的课程。整个一年级的学生都在关注机器人技术：学生们正在购买带有基本微控制器的Boe-Bot机器人套件。实验室的所有权和维护掌握在学生手中，创造一个他们可以在自己的房间里进行实验室练习和产品开发的环境。学生对实验室的所有权正在改变人们接触工程学的方式，特别是对于低水平的班级。这些实验室激发了学习的动力，拓宽了可解决的项目和设计主题的范围，并为学生提供了高度的体验式学习。该课程每年影响大约1500名一年级和二年级学生。正在从课程可持续性以及学生信心、创造力、设计技能、工程基础和保持能力等方面评估使用学生控制的资源和空间的教育影响。通过会议出版物、教职员工讲习班和网站传播结果和教育材料，鼓励在其他机构实施与实验室共处的概念。

Engineering - Other (59)This project is developing a freshman and sophomore engineering course sequence meshing robotics with engineering fundamentals creating a sustainable, project driven curriculum. The entire freshman year is focusing on robotics: the students are purchasing Boe-Bot robotics kits with a basic micro-controller. The ownership and maintenance of the lab is in the hands of the students creating an environment where they can work in their rooms on laboratory exercises and product development. Student ownership of the laboratory is changing the way engineering is approached, particularly for low-level classes. The labs are motivating learning, broadening the spectrum of projects and design topics that can be addressed, and providing a high degree of experiential learning for the students. The curriculum is impacting approximately 1500 freshman and sophomore students annually.The educational implications of using resources and space controlled by the students are being assessed in terms of curriculum sustainability and in terms of student confidence, creativity, design skills, engineering fundamentals, and retention. Dissemination of the results and educational materials through conference publications, workshops for faculty and a website is encouraging implementation of the living with the lab concept at other institutions.