DocumentCode :
1798169
Title :
Massive Project Based Learning through a Competition: Impact of and Insights from the e-Yantra Robotics Competition (eYRC -- 2013)
Author :
Krithivasan, S. ; Shandilya, S. ; Lala, K. ; Arya, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol. Bombay, Mumbai, India
fYear :
2014
fDate :
18-21 Dec. 2014
Firstpage :
156
Lastpage :
163
Abstract :
Embedded systems and robotics are interdisciplinary and have a wide range of applications, making them ideal subjects for sparking innovation and creative thinking in engineering students. One way to teach these subjects to students across the country is through distance education. However, as hands-on experiments are a major part of such courses to be effective, and since most colleges lack robotics labs, such attempts have proven to be ineffective. By combining aspects from on-line distance education, multimedia content dissemination, and a step-by-step approach to impart Project Based Learning, e-Yantra Robotics Competition (eYRC) addresses this challenge. One hundred and sixty teams of four members each were provided with: (i) a real-world problem abstracted as a theme, (ii) a robotic kit along with accessories to implement a solution to a given theme, and (iii) tasks with associated templates to train them on the various steps of a project life cycle over the 4-month duration of the competition. Results show that 94% of the teams gained basic knowledge of embedded systems and robotics, with 60% successfully implementing a solution on the robot and 24% exhibiting creativity and critical thinking skills in addition.
Keywords :
control engineering computing; control engineering education; distance learning; robots; creativity skills; critical thinking skills; e-Yantra Robotics Competition; eYRC; embedded systems; massive project based learning; multimedia content dissemination; online distance education; project based learning; project life cycle; real-world problem; robotic kit; Algorithm design and analysis; Educational institutions; Embedded systems; Robot sensing systems; Distance education; Embedded systems; Project Based Learning (PBL); Robotics competition; e-Yantra;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Technology for Education (T4E), 2014 IEEE Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Clappana
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/T4E.2014.13
Filename :
7009560
Link To Document :
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