TeRK
Below are some papers and publications that relate to the TeRK project. As we publish additional papers on our research, we will post them here. Happy reading!
Robot Diaries: Broadening Participation in the Computer Science Pipeline through Social Technical Exploration - Mar 2008
E. Hamner, T. Lauwers, D. Bernstein, I. Nourbakhsh, and C. DiSalvo. Proceedings of AAAI Spring Symposium on Using AI to Motivate Greater Participation in Computer Science, Stanford, California, March 26-28, 2008.
Iterative Design of a Robot-Centered Curriculum for Introduction to
Computer Science - Mar 08
T. Lauwers and I. Nourbakhsh. Proceedings of AAAI Spring Symposium on Using AI to Motivate Greater Participation in Computer Science, Stanford, California, March 26-28, 2008.
Robot Diaries: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Design and Evaluate Educational Robotics - Mar 2007
I. Nourbakhsh, C. DiSalvo, E. Hamner, T. Lauwers, and D. Bernstein.
Proceedings of AAAI Spring Symposium on Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Socially Assistive Robotics, Stanford, California, March 26-28, 2007.
TeRK: A Flexible Tool for Science and Technology Education - Mar 2007
I. Nourbakhsh, E. Hamner, T. Lauwers, C. DiSalvo, and D. Bernstein.
Proceedings of AAAI Spring Symposium on Robots and Robot Venues: Resources for AI
Education, Stanford, California, March 26-28, 2007.
A Roadmap for Technology Literacy and a Vehicle for Getting There: Educational Robotics and the TeRK Project - Sep 2006
Illah Nourbakhsh, Emily Hamner, Tom Lauwers, Debra Bernstein, and Carl Disalvo. Proceedings of IEEE RO-MAN 2006, Hatfield, United Kingdom, Sept 6-8, 2006.
(You can view the plenary speech. Click "Play" on the Illah Nourbakhsh talk for an introduction to the motivations behind TeRK and its sister project, Global Connection. One hour playing time.)
TeRK: Development and Dissemination of Disruptive Tools for Educational Robotics - Jan 2005
This document contains an early description of the TeRK project.
PREVIOUS WORK
The papers below highlight some of the successful results of our previous educational robotics work. These are the projects that helped inspire TeRK.
The Personal Exploration Rover: Educational assessment of a robotic exhibit for informal learning venues - 2006
Illah Nourbakhsh, Emily Hamner, Debra Bernstein, Kevin Crowley, Ellen Ayoob, Mark Lotter, Skip Shelly, Thomas Hsiu, Eric Porter, Brian Dunlavey, Daniel Clancy. International Journal of Engineering Education, Special Issue on Robotics Education, 22 (4), pp 777-791, 2006.
The Robotic Autonomy Mobile Robotics Course: Robot Design, Curriculum Design and Educational Assessment - Nov 2005
I. Nourbakhsh, K. Crowley, A. Bhave, E. Hamner, T. Hsiu, A. Perez-Bergquist, S. Richards, K. Wilkinson. Autonomous Robots Journal, 18 (1), January 2005.