Paper Info
Title
Between the Social and the Technical: Negotiation of Human-Centered Robotics Design in a Middle School Classroom.
Abstract
This paper presents a middle school human-centered robotics (HCR) learning experience and the ways in which it supported students’ orientation to technical and social aspects of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The interdisciplinary project associated with this analysis aims to engage diverse students in authentic STEM practices by creating robotic technologies that can assist people in their school, and connect with remote peers. The goal of this project is to increase student interest in and knowledge of STEM topics, and to help students recognize STEM as relevant to their daily lives and broader societal issues. The human-centered focus of the curriculum encouraged thinking from multiple perspectives (e.g. design, social science, programming) and allowed for diverse STEM exploration. We present samples from student work and classroom interactions. These samples show challenges and successes in engaging students with STEM as a combination of social and technical questions and skills. We trace the trajectory of one group’s work to highlight moments in which students navigated an engineering design cycle, analyzed and designed social environments, and crossed disciplinary domains through HCR design—using a phenomena, mechanisms, components framework (PMC) to explore systems thinking. refers to attention to the function of the robotic technology in the classroom environment. included a focus on single parts of the robot, while addressed how parts of the robot worked together. This qualitative case study demonstrates the capacity social robotics and inquiry-based learning experiences hold for broadening notions of STEM as a social and multidisciplinary learning domain.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-017-0454-3
I. J. Social Robotics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Human-centered robotics,STEM education,Problem-based learning,Sociotechnical systems,Engineering design cycle,Qualitative case study
Social psychology,Social robot,Social issues,Psychology,Discipline,Systems thinking,Curriculum,Mathematics education,Sociotechnical system,Problem-based learning,Negotiation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
10
3
1875-4791
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
3
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Andrea S. Gomoll100.68
Selma Sabanovic230244.66
Erin Tolar300.68
Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver420840.77
Matthew Francisco522.07
Orion Sky Lawlor6979.99