Meeting the Educational Challenge in Mico/Nanorobotics for Biomedical Applications

工程-其他(59)这个项目正在开发一套生物纳米机器人学的学习材料和实验模块，可用于本科生物医学、电气和计算机工程课程。正在使用以挑战为基础的教学方法编写学习材料，并纳入主动学习，以便学生可以在该领域获得适应能力的专门知识。学习材料包括微型和纳米机器人组件和设计的讲座单元，微型和纳米机器人在生物医学中的使用案例研究，以及涉及用于胃肠道的药丸大小的机器人的开放式设计问题。实验室模块使用计算机模拟和小型机器人试验台相结合的方式来教授机器人导航和多机器人协作。该项目包括严格的形成性和总结性评价计划，定性和定量部分均由独立评价员协调。评估计划旨在确定材料的质量，并确保实现项目目标。这些项目的成果正在通过会议和期刊出版物以及通过与其他四所有不同学生团体的高等学府直接接触来传播。

Engineering - Other (59)This project is developing a set of learning materials and laboratory modules in bio-nanorobotics that can be used in undergraduate biomedical, electrical and computer engineering curricula. The learning materials are being developed using a challenge-based pedagogy and incorporating active learning so that students may achieve adaptive expertise in the area. The learning materials include lecture units on micro- and nanorobot components and design, case studies on the use of micro- and nanorobots in biomedicine, and an open ended design problem involving pill sized robots for the gastrointestinal tract. The laboratory modules use a combination of computer simulation and a small robot test bed to teach robot navigation and multi-robot cooperation. The project includes rigorous formative and summative evaluation plans with both qualitative and quantitative components coordinated by an independent evaluator. The evaluation plan is designed to establish the quality of the materials and to ensure the project goals are met. The projects results are being disseminated through conferences and journal publications and through direct contact with four other institutions of higher learning with diverse student bodies.