alice-teacher SIGCSE Workshop Announcement: ARTSI Robotics Roadshow-in-a-Box

[Patricia Campbell]

That sounds amazing.  I am in the middle of the term and in Montréal
so not available for the tutorial.  Where may I get more info on this
project from a distance?

Thanks
Patricia Campbell

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Anderson, Monica <Anderson at cs.ua.edu> wrote:
> ARTSI Robotics Roadshow-in-a-Box: Turnkey solution for providing hands
> on robotics workshops to middle and high school students
>
> In this half-day tutorial, we will introduce the ARTSI “Robotics
> Roadshow-in-a-Box (RRIB)”, a single point resource for those
> interested in getting started in robotics outreach. The ARTSI Aliiance
> is a consortium of twelve historically black colleges and universities
> (HBCUs) and seven major research universities that promotes robotics
> as a method for engaging students in Computer Science at all levels.
> The RRIB is a kit that can be checked out which contains robots,
> software and prepared materials for providing robotics workshops for
> middle and high school students. It has been noted that robots] can be
> instrumental in getting students interested in computer science as a
> profession. The RRIB focuses on showing computer scientists as problem
> solvers and not just programmers through activities with a larger
> context.
>
> The goal is that it will be accessible to those who may have limited
> knowledge of robotics or limited experience in middle school outreach,
> whether that is undergraduate students or faculty researchers who
> might have limited outreach experience or preparation time. The kit
> includes suggested activities for presenters to do in preparation for
> an event, during the event, and in following up to the outreach event.
> The RRIB also provides information about resources to provide for
> participating middle school students and teachers. The kit encourages
> its users to evaluate and provide feedback on the activities, as well
> as any suggestions for improvement.
>
> Please contact me (anderson at cs.ua.edu) for more information.
>
> --
> Monica Delaine Anderson
> Assistant Professor
> The University of Alabama
> Box 870290
> Tuscaloosa AL 35487
> (205) 348-1667
> (205) 348-0219
> anderson at cs.ua.edu
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