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Lego Robotics to teach Team Building Skills. Carlotta Eaton, NRCC Shawn Lupoli, NRCC & RU Alicia Gutschow, BRCC. Session Description. NRCC & BRCC have incorporated team-based interactive activities Utilize Lego Mindstorm Robotics Retention booster Team building experience - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Lego Robotics to teach Lego Robotics to teach Team Building SkillsTeam Building Skills
Lego Robotics to teach Lego Robotics to teach Team Building SkillsTeam Building Skills
Carlotta Eaton, NRCCCarlotta Eaton, NRCCShawn Lupoli, NRCC & RUShawn Lupoli, NRCC & RU
Alicia Gutschow, BRCCAlicia Gutschow, BRCC
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Session Description
• NRCC & BRCC have incorporated team-based interactive activities
• Utilize Lego Mindstorm Robotics• Retention booster• Team building experience• Course drop out rates from 50%
down to 10%
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Agenda
• Who? Carlotta, Shawn & Alicia• What? What are the problems in
an introductory CS class?• Why? Why use Lego Mindstorms?• How? How do I start with Legos?• Results? Teamwork, Retention
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Who?
• Carlotta Eaton, CS & IT at NRCC• Shawn Lupoli, IT at NRCC & CS at
RU• Alicia Gutschow, IT at BRCC
Alicia pioneered Legos at BRCC
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Partially Funded by …
• NSF Grant #0402567 VCCS Creating Pathways II for IT Professionals
• VCCS Professional Grant
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What are the problems?
• Intro to CS or programming class
• 50% dropout rate• Area high school dropped
all programming classes because no matching SOL
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Why use Mindstorms?
See http://mindstorms.lego.com/?domainredir=www.mindstorms.com
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Why use Mindstorms?
• Makes programming less abstract
• Students can see a decision or a loop
• Students work in teams
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How do I start?
• Lego Products • Mindstorm software• Computers• Table or Floor Space• Lots of Batteries
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How do I Start?Mindstorms Software
• Site License Agreement
• RoboLab software
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How do I Start?Computers
Computer built from Legos
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How do I start?RCX Programmable Lego
Brick
• Serves as the brain of the Lego Mindstorms sets.
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How do I start?Infrared Transmitter with USB Cable
• Connects to the computer
• Establishes wireless link between RCX brick and computer
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How do I start?Technology Resource Set
• Technically oriented brick set
• Good supplement to Mindstorms sets
• 1110 pieces
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How do I Start?All in one Set
Robo Technology Setwith USB Transmitter
• Get basics in a set• RCX brick• USB transmitter• Picture book• Sensors, motors• Lego Bricks
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CSC 200 Lego Labs
• NRCC class• Labs created by
Shawn Lupoli• Labs demonstrate CS
programming concepts
• Seewww.nr.edu/csc200
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Results
• CSC 200 dropout rate declined from 50% to 10%• Students work together in teams • Students form friendships and support group• Students take CSC 200 prior to a programming
language such as VB or Java• Also reduced dropout rate in follow-on
programming classes such as VB or Java
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Resourceswww.lego.com/education/
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• CSC 200 at NRCCwww.nr.edu/csc200/labs/lab3-lego-start.html
• Tufts University www.ceeo.tufts.edu/
• National Instrumentswww.ni.com/company/robolab.htm
• First Lego Leaguewww.usfirst.org/jrobtcs/flego.htm
More Resources
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Mindstorms Support
• LEGO Education will continue to support the existing platform until the end of 2009
• Mindstorms NXT - Next generation will launch August 2006
• See http://www.lego.com/
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Support: Teacher Guides
• Teacher guides available for elementary & middle school students
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Support: Online Activity Bank
• Web Site for K-12 Activities• http://www1.lego.com/education/presch
ool/default.asp?l2id=1_2&pagename=sub_ab_1&locale=2057
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Summary
• Utilize Lego Mindstorm Robotics• Team building experience• Interactive activities• Retention booster• Course drop out rates declined from
50% down to 10%• Follow-on programming classes drop
out rate very low
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Alicia Gutschow Assistant Professor of IT & CSCBlue Ridge Community College(540) 234-9261 [email protected]
www1.brcc.edu/gutschow/
Contact Information
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Carlotta EatonProfessor of IT & CSNew River Community CollegeDublin, VA 24084(540) 674-3600 [email protected]/eaton
Contact Information
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Shawn LupoliAdjunct InstructorNew River Community College &Radford University(540) [email protected]
Contact Information
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