Learning objective

By the end of this course, participants will have built a functional robot through the complete computational-making cycle and learned to translate that experience into a scaffolded learning sequence that develops both the technical and the collaborative, enterprising competences secondary students need to build and sustain a competition robotics team.

Learning outcomes

The participants can …

1. Design, fabricate, and program a functional robot prototype by applying computational thinking practices across the full cycle: from problem framing through CAD modeling, 3D printing, microcontroller programming, and machine vision integration.
2. Generate and evaluate creative solutions to open-ended design challenges, navigating ambiguity and technical constraints to converge on a viable approach.
3. Plan and manage a collaborative robotics project by developing a shared vision, setting milestones, allocating roles, and adapting the plan in response to setbacks and shifting requirements.
4. Work effectively in a team throughout the design-and-build process, negotiating technical decisions, leveraging diverse strengths, and giving constructive feedback under time and resource pressure.
5. Reflect on their own learning experience in the workshop to identify how computational making and team-based project work develop both technical competence and transversal skills such as creativity, leadership, and resilience.
6. Design a learning sequence that guides secondary students from initial exploration through to a competition-ready robot, scaffolding both the technical skills and the collaborative competences needed to build and sustain a team.

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