Selected publications and presentations about WaterBotics, the Build IT Scale Up Project and the predecessor Build IT project publications are listed below.
McKay, M., Lowes, S., Tirthali, D., & Camins, A. (2015). Student Learning of STEM Concepts Using a Challenge-based Robotics Curriculum. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exhibition, Seattle, WA, June 2015. |
Holahan, P., McKay, M., Sayres, J., Lowes, S., Camins, A., & McGrath, B. (2015). WaterBotics: A Novel Engineering Design Curriculum for Formal and Informal Educational Settings. Hoboken, NJ: Stevens Institute of Technology. |
Sayres, J., McKay, M., & Camins, A. (2015). WaterBotics. In C. Sneider (Ed.) The Go-To Guide for Engineering Curricula, Grades 6-8. Corwin Press. [Available through Corwin Press.] |
McKay, M., Lowes, S., Tirthali, D., McGrath, E., Sayres, J. & Peterson, K. (2013). Transforming a Middle and High School Robotics Curriculum from Formal Classrooms to an Informal Learning Environment: Strategies for Increasing Impact in Each. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 2013. |
McGrath, E., Lowes, S., McKay, M., Sayres, J., & Lin, P. (2012). Robots Underwater! Learning Science, Engineering and 21st Century Skills: The Evolution of Curricula, Professional Development and Research in Formal and Informal Contexts. In B.S. Barker, G. Nugent, N. Grandgenett, & V. I. Adamchuk (Eds.), Robots in K-12 Education: A New Technology for Learning (pp. 141-167). IGI Global doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-0182-6. |
McGrath, E., Sayres, J. (2011). Seeking Teachers for Underwater Robotics PD Program. Technology and Engineering Teacher, December/January 2012 - Volume 71, Number 4. |
McGrath, E. W., Lowes, S. (2011). Infusing Non-Traditional Engineering Projects into Traditional Classrooms: Where Do They Fit? How are They Assessed?. ASEE 2011 Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, June 26-29, 2011. |
McGrath, E., Peterson, K. (2010). Build IT Scale Up Project. National Afterschool Association, April 2010, Washington, DC. |
McGrath, E., Lowes, S., Lin, P., Sayres, J. (2009). Analysis Of Middle- And High-School Students’ Learning Of Science, Mathematics, And Engineering Concepts Through A Lego Underwater Robotics Design Challenge. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Austin, TX, June 2009. |
McGrath, E., Sayres, J., Lowes, S., Lin, P. (2008). Underwater LEGO Robotics as the Vehicle to Engage Students in STEM: The BUILD IT Project’s First Year of Classroom Implementation. American Society for Engineering Education Mid-Atlantic, Hoboken, NJ, October 2008. |
McGrath, E., Lowes, S., Lin, P., Sayres, J., Hotaling, L., Stolkin, R. (2008). Build IT: Building Middle and High School Students’ Understanding of Engineering, Science and IT through Underwater Robotics. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2008; 2008-781. |