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Rob Poulter

Micro:bit Robotics and Authentic Problems

 

A Workshop

Rob Poulter

The Micro:bit is a very affordable and accessible and hugely versatile microprocessor which can be used to for everything from basic coding to optimisation and networking.

This hands on workshop is about how you can use the Micro:bit together with the UN Global Goals for Sustainability to allow students to design and create robotics projects to solve authentic problems.

The design, code and fabrication is as complicated as you want it to be.

Presenter:
Rob Poulter

Objectives:

Requirements:
TBA

Intended Audience:
Those interested in STEM, Middle / Upper Primary, Middle Secondary (7 – 10), Senior Secondary (11 – 12)

Location:
Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont, IT Centre

About the Presenter:
Rob is a secondary Digital Technologies educator whose experience ranges from mentoring Coder Dojo students at the Years 3 to 4 level through to teaching Computer Science in Years 11 and 12.

Rob enjoys making mistakes as long as they have entertaining results, and using code to build robots, make art, and occasionally be useful.

Follow Rob on  Twitter: @robpoulter

Join Rob Poulter at the at the ECAWA 2021 State Conference on  Saturday the 4th of December, 2021

 

ECAWA 2021 State Conference - Saturday the 4th of December at Christ Church Grammar School