Facilitation by using Robotics Teaching and Learning
Floris Niehaus, Ben Kotze, Adam Marais · 2019 Southern African Universities Power Engineering Conference/Robotics and Mechatronics/Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa (SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA) · 2019
The importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education is globally acknowledged and encouraged. The problem is the lack of interest, of school learners to participate in these subjects. How to create an enjoyable, interactive yet educational journey that encourages these ideals is the focus of this article? A line is draw between the US educations system and challenges which also stand out in the South African context.A question posed; are children equipped with problem solving and analytical thinking skills that are more resilient in the changing job market?The vision should be a future of young “Digital Makers”, and not only digital consumers!