Teachers as designers of robotics-enhanced projects: the TERECoP course in Greece

Abstract

Abstract. In this paper the training course about educational robotics implemented in Greece in the context of the TERECoP project, will be presented and discussed. During the course, trainees worked in a constructionist learning environment and they were actively engaged in activities working in teams with peers. Trainees initially worked as students to familiarize with materials and the programming environment, then they worked as teachers to reflect on a methodology for designing robotics-enhanced activities and the pedagogical implications of working with programmable robotic constructions in the classroom, and finally as designers constructing their own project. To enhance the sense of community and promote collaboration during and beyond the face to face meetings, an e-class was also maintained. 1