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A Global, Collaborative, Robotics
Pilot Course
RESULTS
This pilot course, “Robotics Around the
World,” demonstrated that participants were able to
successfully build an online global community of
practice and create their own learning by designing,
building, and programming robots collaboratively in an
online global classroom. The Internet and Blackboard
allowed for a rich global exchange of ideas, knowledge,
and culture. Survey and discourse data will be analyzed
to measure course
effectiveness, however, participant reflections indicate
that the strategies used in this pilot to build an
online, global learning environment were successful. As
a result of this success, the course will be offered as
a graduate-level, for credit class. Future studies
should assess additional online community building
strategies, other common global
tools and languages, other global communication
environments, transference of the model to other
disciplines, and adaptation of the activities for the
K-12 classroom.
Papers, Presentations, Grants, Awards,
and Web Sites
 Witherspoon, T. L & Reynolds, K. V. (2003),
Robotics
Around the World, WSU Global Learning Project. ($15,000;
funded).
Witherspoon, T. L. (2004),
WSU International Travel
Grant. ($1,000; funded).
Witherspoon, T. L. (2004). Scholarship for graduate
research. WSU Graduate College.
Witherspoon, T. L. (2004)
Robotics around the world:
An online global collaboration.
Research paper, WSU C&I Master Program.
Witherspoon, T. L., Reynolds,
K. V., Alagic, A. & Copas, G. M. (2004).
A model for an
online, global, constructionist learning environment:
Robotics around the world. Proceedings of SITE 2004 15th
nternational Conference of the Society for Information
Technology & Teacher Education. Association for
Advancement of Computers in Education. Atlanta, GA.
March 1-6. 3083-3088.
Witherspoon, T. L., Reynolds K. V., & Copas, G. (2004).
Building bricks for an online global community of
practice. Proceedings of
ED-MEDIA 2004, World Conf. on Educational Multimedia,
Hypermedia & Telecommunications.
Lugano, Switzerland.
 Witherspoon, T. L. (2003).
Robotics projects An online, global, robotics
pilot project. Available online at
(http://education.wichita.edu/mindstorms/global).
Robotics Projects: An Online Global Course:
Blackboard Access
Witherspoon, T. L. & Hendrix, B. (2004, March).
Mars rover robotics project.
Presented at the meeting of the Mid-America
Computers in Education Conference (MACE), Manahattan,
KS.
Witherspoon, T. L., Reynolds, K. V., & Sorrells, S.
(2004, June).
Robotics around the world: Building
global learning experiences into teacher education.
Presented at the meeting of the National Educational
Computing Conference (NECC), New Orleans, LA.
Witherspoon, T. L., Reynolds, K. V., & Sorrells, S. (2004).
SIGTel Online Learning
Award, International Society for Technology in Education
(ISTE).
 Witherspoon, T. L. & Reynolds, K. V. (2003,
November).
Around the world with robotics.
Presented at the meeting of the International Global
Education Conference, Wichita KS.
Witherspoon, T. L. & Reynolds, K. V. (2003).
Global Learning Excellence in
Technological Innovation, WSU Global Learning
Conference.
 Witherspoon, T. L. (2004). Robotics Around the World:
An Online Global Collaboration; Research
Presentation,
Presented
at a meeting of the WSU C&I Master Program.
Witherspoon, T. L. & Reynolds, K. V. (2003,
November). Around the world with robotics.
Presented
at the meeting of the International Global
Education Conference, Wichita KS.
Witherspoon, T. L., Reynolds,
K. V., Alagic, A. & Copas, G. M. (2004). A model for an
online, global, constructionist learning environment:
Robotics around the world.
Presented
at the 15th
International Conference of the Society for Information
Technology & Teacher Education. Association for
Advancement of Computers in Education. Atlanta, GA.
Questions or comments, please contact:
Tonya.Witherspoon@wichita.edu
Karen.Reynolds@wichita.edu
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