TY - GEN
T1 - Teaching a service learning introductory engineering course - Lessons learned and improvements made
AU - Karp, Tanja
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This paper describes the format of an introductory engineering course that applies service learning teaching pedagogy. The semester-long service learning project consists of mentoring elementary and middle school students during an eight week long LEGO robotics competition that is annually held at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. The service learning section is currently being offered for the second time by the same instructor and this paper describes adjustments that were made resulting out of the experiences during the first year.
AB - This paper describes the format of an introductory engineering course that applies service learning teaching pedagogy. The semester-long service learning project consists of mentoring elementary and middle school students during an eight week long LEGO robotics competition that is annually held at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. The service learning section is currently being offered for the second time by the same instructor and this paper describes adjustments that were made resulting out of the experiences during the first year.
KW - Freshmen Engineering Course
KW - Introduction to Engineering Course
KW - LEGO robotics
KW - Service Learning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84858239979&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/FIE.2011.6142769
DO - 10.1109/FIE.2011.6142769
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84858239979
SN - 9781612844671
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
BT - 41st Annual Frontiers in Education Conference
T2 - 41st Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: Celebrating 41 Years of Monumental Innovations from Around the World, FIE 2011
Y2 - 12 October 2011 through 15 November 2011
ER -