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Toward this end we have developed Robotic Design Studio, a course where students learn how to design, assemble, and program robots made out of LEGO ® parts, sensors, motors, and small embedded computers. ig Ideas of Engineering: Every field has its “big ideas”: key concepts necessary for understanding the field that often shed light on other disciplines as well. There are many “big ideas” in engineering (e.g., iterative design, real-world constraints, tradeoffs, feedback, complexity management techniques) that are important for understanding not only classical engineered systems but also for understanding social systems and the natural world. Exposure to these ideas, which are typically lacking in a liberal arts education, gives students a new conceptual framework for understanding a wide range of disciplines. Creativity of Expression: Influenced by constructionism’s emphasis on building personally meaningful artifacts, we wanted our course to focus on activities that encourage students to express themselves creatively. We figured that this would not only help to attract students from the humanities but would also give students in the sciences a rare chance at such expression in a science-related course. In pursuit of our goals, we developed Robotic Design Studio, an intensive laboratory course in which students are first introduced to the basics of robotics and then work in groups to design, implement, and exhibit their own robotic creations. The name of the course reflects a conscious effort on our part to draw a parallel between the creative design experience in our course and that offered in studio art courses. Fig. 2 shows a schematic of SciBorg, illustrating its
sensors and motors and how they are connected to the Handy Board.
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