Preparing Ugandan Secondary Teachers for Robotics and Technology Competitions
This paper describes the details of an intensive one-day robotics workshop designed to introduce the basics of educational robotics to 10 Ugandan secondary information technology teachers. At the end of the workshop, a survey was administered to the participating teachers. The workshop was successfu...
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| author | Erdogan Kaya Hasan Deniz Anna Newley Ezgi Yesilyurt Farukh Khalilov |
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| description | This paper describes the details of an intensive one-day robotics workshop designed to introduce the basics of educational robotics to 10 Ugandan secondary information technology teachers. At the end of the workshop, a survey was administered to the participating teachers. The workshop was successful in sparking teachers’ interest in robotics. Five out of 10 teachers participated in a regional robotics competition with their own school teams 5 months after participating in the workshop. The other 5 teachers planned to participate in the same regional robotics competition in the following year. This study suggests that robotics programs offer an opportunity for students in developing countries such as Uganda to become deeply involved in STEM activities and develop an interest in STEM careers. Further research might focus on teacher professional development that is a critical factor mediating students’ access to quality STEM education in developing countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2bfe064073774d0687842dc7f315fbb52023-02-15T16:07:34ZengJOLTIDAJournal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age2458-83502458-83502016-01-01111217Preparing Ugandan Secondary Teachers for Robotics and Technology CompetitionsErdogan Kaya0Hasan Deniz1Anna Newley2Ezgi Yesilyurt3Farukh Khalilov4University of Nevada Las VegasUniversity of Nevada Las VegasUniversity of Nevada Las VegasSonoran Science Academy Galaxy International SchoolThis paper describes the details of an intensive one-day robotics workshop designed to introduce the basics of educational robotics to 10 Ugandan secondary information technology teachers. At the end of the workshop, a survey was administered to the participating teachers. The workshop was successful in sparking teachers’ interest in robotics. Five out of 10 teachers participated in a regional robotics competition with their own school teams 5 months after participating in the workshop. The other 5 teachers planned to participate in the same regional robotics competition in the following year. This study suggests that robotics programs offer an opportunity for students in developing countries such as Uganda to become deeply involved in STEM activities and develop an interest in STEM careers. Further research might focus on teacher professional development that is a critical factor mediating students’ access to quality STEM education in developing countries.http://joltida.org/index.php/joltida/article/view/7/41roboticsSTEMworkshopteacher |
| spellingShingle | Erdogan Kaya Hasan Deniz Anna Newley Ezgi Yesilyurt Farukh Khalilov Preparing Ugandan Secondary Teachers for Robotics and Technology Competitions Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age robotics STEM workshop teacher |
| title | Preparing Ugandan Secondary Teachers for Robotics and Technology Competitions |
| title_full | Preparing Ugandan Secondary Teachers for Robotics and Technology Competitions |
| title_fullStr | Preparing Ugandan Secondary Teachers for Robotics and Technology Competitions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparing Ugandan Secondary Teachers for Robotics and Technology Competitions |
| title_short | Preparing Ugandan Secondary Teachers for Robotics and Technology Competitions |
| title_sort | preparing ugandan secondary teachers for robotics and technology competitions |
| topic | robotics STEM workshop teacher |
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