Open AccessIntroduction to Robotics for Novice Users: A Case Study from Summer Schools in Greece
Author(s) -
Spyros. E. Polykalas,
George N. Prezerakos,
K. Vlachos,
Κωνσταντίνος Οικονόμου
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
european journal of engineering and technology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2736-576X
DOI - 10.24018/ejeng.2018.0.cie.640
Subject(s) - robotics , robot , artificial intelligence , educational robotics , software , computer science , mathematics education , human–computer interaction , psychology , programming language
The paper conveys experiences and conclusions from the organization of three summer schools aiming at introducing novice users to robotics programming. Issues related to teaching material, teaching approaches, challenges in the classroom and participant's acceptance are all examined in dedicated sections of the paper. The teaching staff’s impressions as well as the conclusions drawn from the course evaluation by the participants show that the robots can be successfully employed for introducing novice users, especially schoolchildren, to software development as well as robotic principles.