Introducing Maker Movement in Educational Robotics: Beyond Prefabricated Robots and “Black Boxes”

Alimisis, Dimitris; Alimisi, Rene; Loukatos, Dimitrios; Zoulias, Emmanouil

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-19913-5_4

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“…The reproduction of visual blocks during the Arduino advanced course in a text form leaves out an important element of the experience of programming such as "seeing the same code from different perspectives" (Dickes and Farris, 2019). Litts et al (2017) and (Alimisis et al, 2019) argued that most of today's educational robots are manufactured as black boxes "without understanding what's inside and how it works". These robots are appropriate for everyday gaming; however, they are ineffective in educational aspects where visibility and manageability promotes understanding of functionality and usability of computing.…”

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A Holistic Digital Game-Based Learning Approach to Out-of-School Primary Programming Education

Panskyi¹,

Rowińska²

2021

Informatics in Education

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A Holistic Digital Game-Based Learning Approach to Out-of-School Primary Programming Education

Panskyi¹,

Rowińska²

2021

Informatics in Education

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“…where they actively create new knowledge by themselves, for example, by programming robotics, developing 3D printable objects or creating other technological solutions (Alimisis et al, 2019;Augello et al, 2020;Misseyanni et al, 2017). 3.…”

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Smart Pedagogy as a Driving Wheel for Technology-Enhanced Learning

Daniela

2021

Tech Know Learn

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People have long talked about the use of technology in education and are looking for ways to incorporate different scientific advances into the learning environment, both to help students learn and make learning more interesting for them as well as to ensure that future generations can innovate based on previously accumulated knowledge. Today, when we talk about technology-enhanced learning, we mean the possibilities created by digital technology, which has become widely available to everyone thanks to both the creation of Intel's digital microprocessor in 1971 (

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“…However, these commercial platforms are often expensive for schools to acquire [18]. Moreover, they often treat learners as consumers, not allowing them to explore the underlying hardware and software features [4]. They are thus likely to be perceived as "black boxes" and consequently, as passive tools for learning [50].…”

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Accessible Maker-Based Approaches to Educational Robotics in Online Learning

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Educational Robotics holds the potential to promote the development of important 21st century skills, such as creativity and problem-solving skills in addition to digital literacy. However, the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic has posed particular obstacles that had to be overcome in order to allow Educational Robotics activities to be conducted in distance learning. In the first place, the obligation to work from home limited the access to required equipment for many students. Secondly, many teachers had to face the novel challenge of creating pedagogically meaningful activities in online learning formats. Aiming to address these challenges, this work explored maker-based approaches as a way to implement Educational Robotics activities in online learning. The devised tools and activities were evaluated in two case studies performed with (i) high school students participating in a mobile robotics summer school and (ii) in-service teachers attending a professional development course on Educational Robotics. The teachers' and students' perception of the proposed activities was analyzed using online surveys and video interviews. The findings showed that the combination of the devised tools and activities allowed teachers and students to explore the basics of mobile robotics while helping them develop a maker mindset. The use of ubiquitous construction materials and affordable electronic components promotes accessibility of the approach. The proposed tools and activities may therefore provide an exemplary framework for more general applications of Educational Robotics in online learning that go beyond the context of emergency remote teaching.

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Introducing Maker Movement in Educational Robotics: Beyond Prefabricated Robots and “Black Boxes”

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

A Holistic Digital Game-Based Learning Approach to Out-of-School Primary Programming Education

A Holistic Digital Game-Based Learning Approach to Out-of-School Primary Programming Education

Smart Pedagogy as a Driving Wheel for Technology-Enhanced Learning

Accessible Maker-Based Approaches to Educational Robotics in Online Learning

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