Emerging Teaching Assistants - Robot Play, Robot Interaction, New Possibilities

infographic: robots @ school  (Flickr)

I am continuing my study and research about the effect of Student-Robot-Machine Interaction (SRMI) and Augmentative Teaching methodologies and instructional approaches on Teaching and Learning. Serendipitously, a study was released last week after my posting on the possibilities of children, learning, play and robots. Forbes posted a study funded by LEGO that was released about children and robotic interaction. The conclusion of the study was that robots do benefit and can assist students in the classroom with learning opportunities. The study data pointed out that there was an even-split in between what the kids wanted a robot to play with while the others wanted a robot to learn with  (learning companion). There is a good infographic originally posted on Flickr highlighting the study results plus you can also download the study as a PDF file.

"According to the study researchers, and as summarized in this charming infographic, “Learning becomes fun, play becomes knowledge.” Because of this, the researchers deduced that robots could unleash untapped potential in school-age children frustrated with the learning process." Forbes Online, 02/03/2012

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Pre-Post - Robots in Education: My Teacher's A Cyborg!

Teachers as SuperHuman Cyborgs! A Preposterous Science-Fiction Fantasy you say? Pioneering days in the areas of Emerging Tech, Augmentation, A.I. and Research tells us otherwise....

Just wanted to briefly share with you a bit of what I am currently delving into in regards to the research into Emerging Technology and Augmentative Teaching; such as the use of social-teaching robots in the regular classroom and specialized lab settings.

Robots have also been utilized and field-tested recently in social experiment research with children (both early childhood and autism) with surprising if not controversial results. Already robots are being used for training purposes in medical schools and institutes for remote-surgery and tele-medicine (robotic-telepresence).

What does the research and studies say? 
What are the implications on Teaching and Learning?
And more importantly what do the kids think?


Included here is a stack of research and articles related to the use of robots in education across the world and US - Follow the Delicious Link

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