Publications and Presentations

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.