IT-adventures: A program to spark IT interest in high school students using inquiry-based learning with cyber defense, game design, and robotics

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-79

  Rursch, Julie A ^a   Luse, Andy ^a   Jacobson, Doug ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyber defense Competition; Game design; Inquiry based learning; IT Adventures; K 12; Partnerships; Robotics; STEM enrollment

Indexed keywords

CYBER DEFENSE; CYBER DEFENSE COMPETITION; GAME DESIGN; INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING; IT-ADVENTURES;

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); COMPETITION; DESIGN; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; NETWORK SECURITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; ROBOT PROGRAMMING; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; STUDENTS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 76549108447     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2009.2024080     Document Type: Article

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