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Small Schools And Libraries: A Combination For Success, Kathryn L. Mcgrath
Small Schools And Libraries: A Combination For Success, Kathryn L. Mcgrath
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This article explores the importance of library access for K-12 students and offers concrete solutions for making this possible for small schools.
Integrating Robotics Into First-Year Experience Courses, Tyson S. Hall, P. Willard Munger
Integrating Robotics Into First-Year Experience Courses, Tyson S. Hall, P. Willard Munger
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Robotics are a popular component of many introductory engineering and computer science courses. At Southern Adventist University, the School of Computing faculty decided to integrate robotics into a discipline-specific section of the University’s first-year experience course. The integration of robotics into a first-year experience course has created a hands-on introduction to college life within the Computing discipline while introducing students to the problem-solving process. This paper will introduce a very low-cost robotic platform kit ($50-75) that has been developed for the first-year experience course. Student assessment data from the first offering of this course with the SouthernBot 2.0 kit shows …