Teaching Service-Oriented Computing and STEM Topics via Robotic Games

Author

Tsai, W.T. ; Sun, Xin ; Chen, Yinong ; Huang, Qian ; Bitter, Gary ; White, Mary

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ

fYear

2008

fDate

5-7 May 2008

Firstpage

131

Lastpage

137

Abstract

This paper proposes a new approach to teach the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) knowledge informally via robotic games. In this approach, a robotic playground is built to provide a hands-on programming and playing experience with robots controlled by Service-Oriented Computing (SOC) software, which is based on a new approach that uses reusable services (components) with standard interfaces and platform-independent interoperability. Services in the repository are annotated with STEM knowledge to enforce the required contents. In this way, students can learn computing and STEM in an entertaining manner.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; computer games; object-oriented programming; open systems; software reusability; teaching; STEM knowledge; STEM topics; hands-on programming; platform-independent interoperability; reusable services; robotic games; service-oriented computing software; standard interfaces; teaching; Application software; Computer interfaces; Distributed computing; Education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational robots; Knowledge engineering; Programming; Protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Object Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC), 2008 11th IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3132-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISORC.2008.83

Filename

4519570