Thread: FIRST as the guiding project for a class
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Unread 27-05-2015, 23:45
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Re: FIRST as the guiding project for a class
It's not a bad idea, and it's really something I'd like to do. But, it takes the right group of students, who are responsible with minimal supervision, and can be trusted with just about anything. I would never do it with a class of students that were just assigned to me at random. How many students are we talking about? Do your students seem to fit the profile for success here? Do they have prior experience? As a single instructor, it would be extremely difficult for you as one person to manage every aspect of an FRC team, especially in a classroom setting.

In general, departmentalize, departmentalize, departmentalize. Task, assign, assess, reflect, document, rinse and repeat.
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