Educational Robotics for all: gender, diversity, and inclusion in STEAM

As part of this course, you’ll learn about:
• The value and relevance of including women and other underrepresented groups in engineering education and STEAM careers;
• Active teaching methods and project-based learning focused on robotics and related STEAM activities;
• Robotics tools, including the user interface environments of Scratch, Crumble, and Arduino;
• Concepts that facilitate the deployment of robotics tools in an educational environment; and
• Methods for student learning management.

As part of this course, you’ll learn how to:
• Create simple robotics applications using a variety of instruments;
• Integrate robotics and related STEAM activities into classroom or online instruction; and
• Manage this same instruction to present concepts effectively, offer constructive feedback, monitor student progress, and motivate students from underrepresented populations.

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