Think Robotics - Learning It The Fun Way

For this holiday season, we have rolled-out a workshop that is fun for the kids to chill out after a hectic year in school.

It is the Think Robotics workshop and we kicked off with Phase 1 which took place from 21 - 30 November 2005. Project scoping and objectives were set, and the logistics have been secured. Collaborators ( mentors ) were briefed and roped in to help in selection of project theme(s).

The kids were encouraged to design and build robots. They came out with a coffee stirrer and the sketch is the result of their labour of joy.

The idea behind the project is to empower children with the requisite skills / competencies to compete in a knowledge-intensive environment in a fun and creative way. We have identified the essential competencies to include mastery ( fusion ) of domain knowledge, technology and networking (DTN). This competency-based learning approach allows us to adopt an outside-inside approach to better appreciate and identify unmet needs out there ( customer-centric ) and remain relevant in an increasingly globalised marketplace.

Next: Find out how the kids are doing in the program...

Keywords: robotics, competency-based learning, datalogging, VBA programming