A Step-by-step Guide for You to Teach Robotics

Do you know what’s more exciting than working on Robotics?

“Teaching it!”

Irrespective of whether you are a professional teacher who is looking to take classes or an enthusiastic parent who wants to introduce the idea of learning robotics to your kids, teaching young minds the concept of robotics is an amazing experience. 

In primary schools, the interest for robotics can be developed by involving them in fun exercises by asking them to draw a picture of a robot or getting them involved in plays about it. Over time students can be taught the basics of robotics, getting them involved in experiments and kindling their mind. 

Here is a step by step guide that will help you from the basics of selecting the course to successfully connecting with interested students and making your training classes interesting and lively. 

Decide What You Would Be Covering 

You might be an expert with robotics, but what you teach should depend on the level of knowledge your prospective students will have. Common differentiations these classes have include beginner, intermediate and expert levels. You can also mention a brief of what the students would learn at the end of the class for them to choose the right level. 

Is the class going to be a fun learning experience or will it help the students prepare for robotic competitions and exams? Make sure you get all this information across before enrolling them. 

Reach Your Target Audience 

You can get in touch with schools, trying to find a platform to introduce students to robotics. That is the easiest way to reach a larger number of young minds at the same time. You can also reach out to parents and ask them to have a look at your courses. Advertising on social media, getting coverage in a local magazine/newspaper etc. are all different ways to ensure people know about your classes.

Choose the method that works best for you and do not hesitate to talk to people about your classes. This video from Bloomberg talks on how humans work with robots and this should be an interesting start for any of your discussions about robotics and its importance as a career. 

Get the Materials Ready 

The materials that you use in the sessions play a great role in its success. These are the content you will teach them, the experiments you will be doing together. And the more interesting this is, the better will the students grasp the information. 

If you are going to introduce your students to both basic and mid level robotics, then ROBOTERRA, Inc. is a good option to consider. It consists of the ROBOTERRA Origin™ Kit and the CastleRock™ Online Learning Platform and offers umpteen options to experiment and learn all about robotics in the easy and fun way. 

This short video is perfect to understand why robotics makes a great career choice. Make sure you share this with your prospective students. .

Requirements for A Class 

If you are a parent and will be introducing robotics to your kids and their friends, then you can convert one of the rooms in your house into a space for experiments and learning. If you plan to take up professional classes, then getting an exclusive space is necessary. Usually such classes are divided into two areas - one for the actual teaching to happen and the other for practice. 

In both cases, projectors are necessary to take to classes. Depending on the number of people attending the classes at a time, the number of computers needed would vary. 

As far as the practice area is considered, here is where the students actually put to use what they have learnt. Two to three students can work as a group and share the materials and work on designing a robot. This room must be well lit, have enough space for each team to work independently and should have storage spaces/lockers to store up half done work. 

Get a Draft Budget Done 

Now that you exactly what all needs to be bought for the class, get a rough estimate of how much you will need to spend. If you are taking up professional courses and would require funds from outside, getting the estimate done is even more important. 

This will also help you understand what will be your capital and how quickly you would be able to break even. 

Networking 

Congratulations! You will soon have a number of excited minds coming down to learn all about robotics from you. How do you ensure you do justice to their time spent?

If you are teaching a group of people for the first time, enrolling in a similar class and understanding how staff handles the class will be a wise investment. If this is going to be your full time profession, mere knowledge in robotics might not help. You will need to get trained professionally to be a teacher. There are a lot of online and offline courses that you can check out. 

Register with good robotic groups, subscribe to robotic magazines and keep in touch with experts in the industry. This will help you be on top of what’s happening in this field and your students will also benefit from it. The ROBOTERRA news page is constantly updated and will keep you engrossed for sure. Try it out.