Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  Teaching robotics with LEGO Mindstorms (10 Mar 2006) At the beginning of each workshop, students receive a handout describing the task for that session. They then work in groups of two or three, each with its own Mindstorms kit, to complete the task. My role, as the teacher, is to act as a mobile learning resource, on hand to help groups that require assistance, while not interfering with those who are progressing well on their own. This approach to teaching sits well with theories of learning such as that of Kolb, which emphasise the role of active experimentation and concrete experience. However, the worksheets are not mere task-descriptions, but also encourage students to reflect on what they are doing and to derive more abstract principles from the practical activities they are engaged in. Add this article to Del.icio.us Article URL: http://www.futurelab.org.uk/viewpoint/art74.htm Read 150 more articles from NESTA Futurelab sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: The personal touch          Books about Usability | Information Architecture | Information Visualisation | Technology History This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy

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