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Implementation and evaluation of a remote seminar on the pedagogical use of educational robotics

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Submitted   Apr 20, 2021
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Issue    Vol 1 No 2 (2021)
DOI   10.25082/AMLER.2021.02.001

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Tzimopoulos Nikos corresponding author
1o Gymnasioum Syrou, ITYE DIOFANTUS, Syros 84100, Greece
Provelengios Petros
Educational Coordinator, PDE South Aegean, Syros 84100, Greece
Iosifidou Maria
Primary School Poseidwnias, PDE South Aegean, Syros 84100, Greece

Abstract

This article describes distance teacher training for educational robotics' pedagogical use, e.g., the planning, the implementation, and the evaluation by the teachers involved. The training seminars were organized as part of the Greek eTwinning community's seminars. They were based on a Teacher Practice Community of the South Aegean about using ICT in teaching practice. From 2018 we have included seminars on educational robotics. There is a growing interest in the use of educational robotics in teaching practice. Although the topic is such that face-to-face contact and experimentation with the subject is considered necessary, we tried to educate teachers using remote learning methodology. The project was successful, and the evaluation of the seminars was very positive.

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educational robotics, teacher training, eTwinning, communities of practice

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Nikos, T., Petros, P., & Maria, I. (2021). Implementation and evaluation of a remote seminar on the pedagogical use of educational robotics. Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research, 1(2), 48-57. https://doi.org/10.25082/AMLER.2021.02.001
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