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HELLO!
Robotics in Education Anne Tamblyn Shaw Walden University EDUC Diffusion and Integration of Technology in Education (Add Date)
Robots in Education Identifying the Need Industry: performs dull tasks Military: performs dangerous tasks Sanitation: performs dirty tasks
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Researching the Problem LEGO Building Blocks University of Colorado – 1994 RCX Brick
Issues in Development Target Audience Simple Programming Language Interchangeable Parts
A Robot in a Kit Commercialization MIT Partnership – 1998
Innovation-Decision Process First Working Robot Used in GM Assembly Line 2006 – LEGO Mindstorms NXT Released and 80 teams from 30 Countries attend FIRST 1998 – LEGO Mindstorms Computer Brick is Introduced and the FIRST LEGO League is Formed 1990 – LEGO Named Top 10 Toy Company 1994 – First LEGO RCX Robotic Brain 1980 – Papert publishes his work advocating constructionism,Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas 2008 – WeDo Robots Introduced for Younger Students KNOWLEDGE PERSUASION DECISION IMPLEMENTATION CONFIRMATION
Communication Channels
FIRST LEGO League
Innovation S-Curve FIRST LEGO League Participants (in thousands) YEARS Critical Mass is Achieved
LEGO Mindstorms NXT Robot
CENTRALIZED
Change Agents
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