Robotics & Coding

All the participants will:

- Know the history of the use of robots in education and current developments.

- Recognize the use and application of robotic theories in education.

- Learn the limitations and importance of using robots in education.

- Know teaching methods and techniques for using robots in education.

- Get the knowledge of computational thinking skills and basic components.

- Know unplugged events and uses them.

- Know binary number systems and performs ASCII conversion.

- Identify hardware and software components of robots

- Know cable and / or wireless data transfer methods.

- Perform motion control using servo motors.

- Know color detection, object detection, touch-stop, distance, etc. sensors.

- Know the Conditions to use logical operators and decision-making structures.

- Make robots active, which separate objects.

- Activate the robot car with parking sensor.

- Perform the fleeing robot activity.

- Design lessons, knows features that make a lesson more innovative.

- Use design, iteration, prototype development steps to solve complex problems.

- Know the elements that make a course innovative.

- Use the ability to collaborate on a goal.

- Take care to use effective communication methods and techniques.

- Take care to use effective time management techniques.

- Describing robotic knowledge, history, current developments

- Explaining computational thinking skills

- Identifying knowledge-operational thinking skills, components

- Learning unplugged events

- Getting familiar with algorithm and flow diagrams

- Learning how computers work

- Activating the line-following robot

- Knowing and applying debugging techniques

- Performing hold-lift-release robot activity

- Implementing sensor usage

- Getting know robot activity separating objects

- Learning advanced applications

- Focusing on practical and skills based interactive learning

- Creating immediate feedbacks

- Designing hands on activities and inspiring discussions on best practices

- Brainstorming

- Working in groups cooperatively

- Preparing a sample lesson plan

- Teachers, trainers, educators, school administrators, etc.

Before the course,

- A detailed pre-course questionnaire to indicate their level of experience, teaching backgrounds, and training will be completed by participants.

- They will also prepare a presentation to reflect their own teaching method.

- A course participation certificate will be given to all participants.

- A Europass Mobility Certificate will be given if the participant demands it, as well.

Ice-breaking activities and introduction of the course program

Getting to know each other – Presentation of participants (a five-minute presentation)

Robotic knowledge, history, current developments, use in education

- Computational thinking skills

Knowledge-operational thinking skills, components

- Unplugged events

Algorithm and flow diagram

- Binary number system and ASCII conversion

Algorithmic puzzles

- Algorithm and flow diagram generation

Basic movements

- Recognition of Robot hardware components and software interface

Wired and / or wireless data transmission methods

- Servo motors, motion control, rotation stop

Hold and drop robot activity

- Sensor usage

Color detection, object detection, touch-stop

- Line building robot making activity

Conditions, logical operators and decision making

Robot activity separating objects

Advanced applications

- Detection, reaction

Robot car activity with parking sensor

Smart movements

- Escape robot activity

Doing curriculum related and background research

Make a course innovative

- Preparing s sample lesson plan

Designing robots to solve complex problems

Planning tasks

- Debugging

Submission of lesson plans

A final test for evaluation

Overview of the course program

Evaluation of the course program

Filling the feedback forms

Europass Mobility Certificate, Participation Certificate