Robots in Education: An Introduction to High-Tech Social Agents, Intelligent Tutors, and Curricular Tools

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
	1.1. Teaching Technologies: The Digital Turn in Education
	1.2. A Brief Definition of and Introduction to Educational Robots
	1.3. Science Versus Fiction
	1.4. Outline of the Book
2. Theories of Learning
	2.1. Learning Theories
	2.2. Social Learning
	2.3. Tutoring
	2.4. Cooperative Learning
	2.5. Project-based Learning
	2.6. Educational Robots
3. The Interactive Mind
	3.1. Cognitive Underpinnings of Human Learning
	3.2. Cognitive Underpinnings of Social Interaction
	3.3. Demographics
	3.4. Are you really “Like Me?”
4. What Makes a Robot?
	4.1. The Robot
	4.2. Input Technologies
	4.3. Output Technologies
	4.4. Processing Software
5. The Robot as a Tool
	5.1. Why Are Robots Used in Education?
	5.2. Computational Thinking
	5.3. Hardware
	5.4. Software
	5.5. Robotic Competitions
	5.6. Challenges
	5.7. Outlook
6. The Robot as a Social Agent
	6.1. What Makes a Social Robot?
	6.2. Roles of Social Robots in Education
	6.3. Outlook
7. Deployment Requirements
	7.1. Selecting a Robot
	7.2. Financial Issues
	7.3. The Infrastructure
	7.4. Development/Programming
	7.5. Outlook
8. Applications
	8.1. Learning
	8.2. Assessment and Feedback
	8.3. Perspectives
9. Attitudes Towards Robots
	9.1. Attitudes Towards Robots and Technology Acceptance
	9.2. Measuring Attitudes Towards Robots
10. Ethics
	10.1. What Is Ethics?
	10.2. Ethics for Robots
	10.3. Ethical Concerns in the Classroom
	10.4. Conclusion
11. Research Methods in Educational Robotics
	11.1. Short-Term and Long-Term Investigations
	11.2. Research Process
Bibliography
Index