BACKGROUND Medical students often study only to fare well in their examinations or pursue a specific specialty, or study only those topics that they perceive to be useful in medical practice. The motivation for study in these cases comes from external or internal pressures or from the desire to obtain rewards. Self-determination theory (SDT) classifies this type of motivation as controlled moti...

Women, especially African American women, continue to be underrepresented in computer science. There is a need for visible role models for young women to expose them to artificial intelligence education and careers. We describe how we have used autonomous robotics education and research to inspire women through artificial intelligence and robotics competitions. The SpelBots, Spelman College’s a...

Abstract The present study aimed at discovering the practices and strategies autonomous EFL learners pursue in their endeavor to master English. It thus set out in the Iranian context, with 60 EFL learners, both autonomous and non-autonomous, as participants. The gathered data through a questionnaire and an interview were subjected to content and descriptive analysis. The results showed that bo...

Abstract The present study aimed at discovering the practices and strategies autonomous EFL learners pursue in their endeavor to master English. It thus set out in the Iranian context, with 60 EFL learners, both autonomous and non-autonomous, as participants. The gathered data through a questionnaire and an interview were subjected to content and descriptive analysis. The results showed that bo...

We advocate creating a cross-disciplinary program that gives students sufficient technical background and includes capstone project to create real-world autonomous machine from scratch by applying the knowledge learned in classes.