Kris Hauser is teaching humanoid robots to use their hands to stop themselves from falling
These ECPI University students take their learning beyond the textbook with hands-on lessons to teach them real applications of what they're studying.
Throughout my 35 years of teaching, I’ve watched students grow up in what I lovingly call the “worksheet generation.” In this environment, students are accustomed to a very structured style of lear…
In the United States, the number of college students pursuing degrees in math and science fields lags well behind dozens of industrialized countries. The numbers are even smaller for women and people of color. But one program is using robotics as a way to inspire interest young people while they're still in high school. NewsHour Special Correspondent Lynn Sherr reports.
After a teenager made the news for buying a machine to mimic her handwriting, many on Chinese social media said she should be praised for her initiative.
A recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) took a comprehensive look at gender differences in student performance..
As an educator who has built a career around the research and practice of how the use of information and knowledge impacts continuous…
The How Robotic Technology is Helping Students Learn Infographic shows how robotic technology is advancing and how it will hopefully be integrated into learning in the not-too-distant future.
It's never too early to turn your child into a computer programmer.
Robotics teams from multiple schools prepared to put their creations to the test.
Early research results suggest humanoid robots are providing students with the opportunity to engage in deep learning.
Integrating technology with in-person learning can make deeper engagement with content a reality for more young people.
Human performers have developed impressive acrobatic techniques that never fail to draw gasps, blinks and open-mouthed children. They watch a body swing through the air and in the process even twist and flip. Can robots really be expected to pick up the art of acrobatics?
The Great Smoky Mountains is the gift that just keeps on giving. The national park continues to educate our community through its educational programs, to teach children ages K-12 by using the parks natural resources as tools to educate, while making real world connections to history and science.
Finding Time for Hands-on Learning “We need to ‘flip the classroom’ and move from a lecture-based learning system to a …
Questions speak louder than words—and great facilitators are well-prepared to answer them.
At ENLACE Academy students learn English through grade-level content work. But learning to teach this way is new to many teachers, so coaching is critical.
By Emma Young. Children trust robots that are accurate — but only when they also seem to have psychological agency.
Read how a mother of 4 manages to integrate STEM in her homeschool curriculum.
With the demise of some robot makers, it’s fair to wonder if there will be a time when robots have a real place in our lives. But some robots are finding a home in a counterintuitive place: schools.
He got rich flipping houses, then became famous doing it on television. But he really hit his stride when he began thinking of himself as an educator.