Educational robotics session
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The document discusses the use of educational robotics as a transformative learning tool for students with disabilities, emphasizing how robots can enhance engagement and personal success in educational settings. It highlights the importance of individualized education plans and training programs for teachers to integrate robotics into STEM education, preparing students for future job opportunities. Additionally, it outlines practical modules in areas like programming, 3D design, and printing, aimed at equipping both learners and educators with essential skills for contemporary learning environments.
Educational robotics session
- 1. Educational Robotics for People with Disabilities By KarelVan Isacker
- 2. Robotic Mediated Learning Robots can provide a powerful alternative learning method for students with learning disabilities. Utilising the multiple sensor arrays available in modern robots, they can be programmed to interact with students in specific ways to encourage and engage them in learning activities. Certain students may find robots easier to engage with and less threatening than human trainers. Robots can play a key role in enhancing the informal learning most children naturally develop as they play.
- 3. Special Needs Education Special needs education the practice of educating students with intellectual disabilities in a way that addresses their individual differences and needs. involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures. equipment and materials design adapt to help learners with special needs achieve a higher level of personal self-sufficiency and success in school and the community.
- 5. Teaching STEM with Robotics Offering meaningful and motivating contexts, such as robotics, within science, technology, engineering and math courses constitutes a compelling strategy to enhance science and math learning for all students. Science challenges e.g. collecting data with robot sensors on the ambient light in a room; Technology challenges e.g. programming a robot to escape a cardboard city; Engineering challenges e.g. constructing a robot to move without wheels; Mathematical challenges e.g. measuring wheel circumferences and working out distances the robot will travel.
- 6. Individualised Education Plan Educational Robotics for People with Learning Disabilities (543577-LLP-1- 2013-1-UK-KA3-KA3MP) - http://edurob.eu/ Individual Education Plans include a child’s classification, placement, services (such as a one-on-one aid and therapies), academic and behavioural goals, percentage of time in regular education and progress reports from teachers and therapists. These plans are tailored specifically to the child’s special needs – not to the needs of the teacher, school or district. Software was developed to allow a set of adaptable learning tools, working with a number of different types of robots to allow educators to tailor learning for a student’s Individual Education Plan. 11-9-2018
- 7. Outcomes Downloads available at http://edurob.eu/resources. html An educational robotics pedagogic framework Learning with robotics curriculum and learning scenarios Customised interfaces for robotic driven interaction Learning with robotics case studies and case study analyses 11-9-2018
- 8. ReasonsToTeach Robotics In Schools An Introduction to Programming Learning to program a computer is an excellent skill to have to make students more likely to get a job in the future, and earn more money in their lifetime. Increases Creativity Robotics is a production-based learning module. Students have the opportunity to create something tangible and make it perform the actions that they program it to do. Prepare them for the future Jobs in the STEM field are the fastest growing careers, and are projected to grow exponentially. E.g. the drone industry. Teaching Children How toTurn Frustration into Innovation Learning how to build and program a robot can be a complex and difficult process. Robotics in schools can help students turn their frustration into creativity and innovation. Promoting Inclusivity Robotics is a field that is easily accessible to a wide range of students with varying talents and skills. Studies have shown robots do a great job of engaging students on the autism spectrum. Robotics is also a field that has the ability to empower young girls in the classroom.
- 9. Taking It A Step Further: Programming And Robotics Building For Children - PROBOBUILD Using Open Source technology and hardware, the price of applying this course will be minimal, while the benefits will be plentiful. Science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education won’t realise its full potential unless we address issues of resources, equity, and teacher professional learning. This projects aims at addressing these 3 elements by training teachers how to introduce future life skills (3D printing as an integral part of daily life, e.g. fixing coffee machine component with 3D printed component) into mainstream education through an innovative modular yet condense training course that will allow teachers to apply them in their STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering en Mathematics) courses where suitable. Children will as such be prepared for the core 3D aspects that will be crucial in their future jobs: Programming, 3D design 3D scanning 3D printing, Basics of developing an own robot.
- 10. Envisaged modules Algorithms and Programming: Scratch (It has language version) Programming a robot: Makeblock Mbot http://www.makeblock.com/mbot-v1-1-stem- educational-robot-kit (is compatible with Scratch).We will use Scratch for programming robot, it can be programmed by national language versions of scratch 3D Design: Fusion 360.We will teach design based on robotics (gears, wheels, base for the robots, etc). 3D Scanning (for teachers to support the pupils with their 3D design activities).We will use free/open source software for scanning, e.g. Reprap.org Ciclop 3D Scanner (http://reprap.org/wiki/File:Ciclop.png), http://www.makerscanner.com/ 3D Print:We will use Prusa i3 printer Design my own robot:After we finish the cycle we will add 2-3 project based robots (like instructions)
- 11. Goals Pupils Future Life skills (3D printing as an integral part of daily life, e.g. fixing coffee machine component with 3D printed component, internet of things with connected devices; coping with and understanding new environments) Technical, analytical and logical skills and practice Teachers Prepare willingness to embed 3D printing in a wider variety of educational activities. Motivation to mainstream 3D printing practices.
- 12. Envisaged material Train the trainer handbook for teachers, including specific training for 3D scanning Training curriculum and course material for pupils “early childhood discovery programs” Online training platform with interactive videos/animated instructions viaVideo Scribe
- 13. What is needed? Train teachers who can bring robotics directly to classrooms. Teachers need to be confident with using the technology, know the content they want to teach, and the pedagogical strategies needed to teach the content with the technology. Make it affordable.
- 14. Contact details KarelVan Isacker karel@phoenixkm.eu +32 496 334056 Amersveldestraat 189 8610 Kortemark Belgium