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Amy Eguchi
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Educational Robotics for Elementary School Classroom
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2542–2549
The purpose of this paper is to introduce one sample of educational robotics curriculum used at The School at Columbia University, a private elementary school affiliated with Columbia University. Although, educational robotics has become more...
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Integrating Educational Robotics in Elementary Curriculum
Amy Eguchi; Lisbeth Uribe
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 2128–2135
This paper describes an educational robotic project which is integrated into an elementary school curriculum at a private school in New York City, where collaboration among teachers from many different disciplines came together to make the unique...
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What are students learning from educational robotics? - Different Approaches to Educational Robotics
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3547–3554
The purpose of this paper is to introduce three approaches used with educational robotics - goal-oriented, thematic integrated curriculum, and project-based approaches, and the influence on student’s learning outcome by different approach. The...
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Engage and Motivate Non-Computer Science Major Undergraduates Using Educational Robotics
Amy Eguchi; Johaiva Reyes
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2572–2576
The aim of this paper is to introduce a follow up study on the use of innovative technologies - educational robotics and digital storytelling - in undergraduate, non-computer science/physics major courses, as well as to show how the learning...
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Educational Robotics for Undergraduate Freshmen
Amy Eguchi
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 1792–1797
This paper presents the preliminary findings of the learning experience of undergraduate freshman students at Bloomfield College who have enrolled in educational robotics course. It shows that educational robotics have helped to create an...
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What is Educational Robotics? Theories behind it and practical implementation
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 4006–4014
What is educational robotics? You must have heard about educational robotics in different educational settings. But what does it do and what is it for? The purpose of this paper is to provide helpful information – from its theoretical background,...
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“I would like to share my final with the class!” - Digital Storytelling for Education Major Students
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 908–915
This paper describes a small exploratory pilot study of the use of digital storytelling with first-year education students at Bloomfield College. The purpose of this exploratory pilot study was to find out the applicability of digital storytelling...
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Voicing Silenced Voices: School Non-Attendance Virtual Online Community in Japan
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1920–1927
This paper is a report on the findings of a study conducted on Japanese school-age children who do not or cannot attend school without having legitimate grounds for such non-attendance - legitimate grounds as defined by official agencies, such as...
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How to turn competitions into International collaboration through educational robotics – a Case of RoboCupJunior Dance tournament
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 4002–4005
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the SuperTeam scheme of Dance challenge in RoboCupJunior. RoboCupJuior is one of the International robotics tournaments that have promoted educational robotics activities in K-12 population. SuperTeam scheme ...
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Are Students Ready for Online Learning? - Hybrid Course for Education Major Students
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 348–356
This paper describes a small exploratory action research of the use of a hybrid course with first-year education students at Bloomfield College. The purpose of this exploratory action research is to find out the hybrid course is providing effective...
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What are students learning from educational robotics? - Different Approaches to Educational Robotics
Amy Eguchi
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 2164–2171
The purpose of this paper is to introduce three approaches used with educational robotics - goal-oriented, thematic integrated curriculum, and project-based approaches, and the influence on student’s learning outcome by different approach. The...
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Student Learning Experience through CoSpace Educational Robotics
Amy Eguchi; Jiayao Shen
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 19–24
This presentation introduces the CoSpace educational robotics, a new educational digital media that enable users to try out programs and strategies with both virtual and real objects. CoSpace educational robotics program has been created to...
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Integrating Simulation Game with Educational Robotics - RoboCupJunior 2010 CoSpace Demo Challenge
Amy Eguchi; Chanjiu Zhou; Jiayao Shen
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 1336–1343
This paper introduces the CoSpace educational robotics, a new digital media that enable users to try out their programs and strategies in both virtual and real world environments. CoSpace educational robotics program has been created to integrate...
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Integrating Simulation Game with Educational Robotics - Introducing CoSpace Educational Robotics
Amy Eguchi; Changjiu Zhou; Jiayao Shen
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2090–2096
This paper introduces the CoSpace educational robotics, a new digital media that enable users to try out their programs and strategies in both virtual and real world environments. CoSpace educational robotics program has been created to integrate...
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Is Educational Robotics for Everyone? - A case study of a 4th grade educational robotics unit
Amy Eguchi; Lisbeth Uribe
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4126–4132
This paper aims to present a case study of an educational robotics curriculum with 4th graders who had difficulty mastering the concepts presented in their 3rd grade educational robotics unit of study. In the previous year, the teachers struggled to ...
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Why Robotics in Education? - Robotics as a Learning Tool for Educational Revolution
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 94–95
Why robotics in education? You must have heard about educational robotics. But why is it a great learning tool to be focused now? The purpose of this paper is to present why robotics in education can be considered as one of the best tools to enhance ...
Topics: Robotics, Creativity, Computational Thinking, Engineering Education
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Developing Preservice Teachers' Understanding of Digital Documentation of Children's Development
Dina Rosen; Amy Eguchi; Carol Rasowsky; Arlene Bloom
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3716–3718
Electronic forms of documentation offer children and teachers opportunities for review and reflection, and provide public evidence of learning. This session will offer a unique approach to guiding early childhood educators in the use of multiple...
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Digital Fabrication Meets Educational Robotics - What will be created?
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1293–1298
This paper introduces a small pilot project called Young Creators Project, which aims to bring innovative technologies into a school that serves underprivileged students in New Jersey. The technologies that it focuses are educational robotics and...
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Learning Experience Through RoboCupJunior: Promoting STEM Education and 21st Century Skills with Robotics Competition
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 87–93
This paper presents the experience of US teams that participated in RoboCupJunior World Championship in 2013. RoboCupJunior, an educational robotics initiative aims to enhance learning through educational robotics competitions around the world....
Topics: Creativity, Computational Thinking, Engineering Education
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Young Creators Program - Educational Robotics merged with Digital Fabrication
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1299–1305
This paper introduces a small pilot project called Young Creators Project, which aims to bring innovative technologies into a school that serves underprivileged students in New Jersey. The technologies that it focuses are educational robotics and...
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Educational Robotics for Undergraduates as an General Education Course
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 4575–4579
This paper presents a follow up study on non-computer science major undergraduate students’ learning experiences through an educational robotics course which is offered as a general education elective course. The initial evaluation of students’...
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Promoting Innovation Literacy in Education through Educational Robotics
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1908–1917
In our ever-changing society where new technological tools are being introduced into daily life more rapidly than ever before, more and more innovative and creative people are needed for the work of advancing technology. However, current educational ...
Topics: Literacy, Educational Technology, Creativity, Computational Thinking, Engineering Education
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Technology Binds or Blinds? Different Countries Similar Issues: Part 1
Melda Yildiz; Tami Seifert; Miri Shonfeld; Amy Eguchi; Sagini Keengwe; George Kontos; Adhithya Krishna
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1699–1704
Technology binds or blinds us? In this symposium, we outline stories from different educational institutions around the world where the technology may be limited but pedagogy is plenty (Paulo Freire). Each presenter first shares our personal...
Topics: Geospatial Education, International Education, Equity & Social Justice
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Computational Thinking with Educational Robotics
Amy Eguchi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 79–84
Educational robotics is an effective tool for providing students with opportunities to learn computational thinking skills and concepts. Computational thinking, as introduced by Jannette Wing in 2006 (Wing, 2006), is a problem-solving process...
Topics: Computational Thinking, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Emergent Pedagogies – What is an Emerging Technology? The SITE Community’s Perspective
Amy Eguchi; Lorraine Beaudin; Mamta Shah; Tugba Altan; Josh Corbat; Lesia Lennex; Aroutis Foster; Mark Petrovich, Jr.
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1441–1444
In our ever-changing society, where new technological tools are being introduced into daily life more rapidly than ever before, more and more innovative and creative people are needed to fulfill the work of advancing technology. Ito and Howe state...
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What is an Emerging Technology? The SITE Community's Perspective - Online Interactive Tools
Amy Eguchi; Susie Gronseth; Audrey Antee; Gerald Ardito; Andri Christodoulou
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1445–1448
In our ever-changing society, where new technological tools are being introduced into daily life more rapidly than ever before, more and more innovative and creative people are needed to fulfill the work of advancing technology. Ito and Howestate...
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What is an Emerging Technology? The SITE Community's Perspective - Virtual Reality, Child Robot Interaction, and Simulation
Amy Eguchi; James Oigara; Shu-chien Pan; Jeeheon Ryu; David Dominguese; Matthew T. Bramlet
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1449–1451
In our ever-changing society, where new technological tools are being introduced into daily life more rapidly than ever before, more and more innovative and creative people are needed to fulfill the work of advancing technology. Ito and Howestate...
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AI Explorations in Teacher Education: A Hands-On AI Workshop for Faculty and EPP Leaders
Elizabeth Langran; Stacy George; Amy Eguchi; Camille Dempsey; Lucretia Fraga
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2024 (Mar 25, 2024) pp. 588–590
Are you an AI novice or the AI faculty champion at your institution? This hands-on session is designed to give participants of all levels the skills needed to articulate complex AI processes to teacher education faculty colleagues and pre- and in...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, Generative AI
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Transforming Teacher Education through Transdisciplinary Projects: Different Cultures Similar Issues
Melda Yildiz; Adalheidur Reed; Miri Shonfeld; Amy Eguchi; Kristine Scharaldi
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 804–808
This panel aims to advance transformative critical pedagogy as a means to promote heutagogy through the lens of innovative technologies in global education context while developing a transformative educator model. It outlines the stories from...
Topics: Graduate Education & Faculty Development, International Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies