technikcamps: a technology education program in Germany

The technikcamps-named out-of-school program was launched in the summer of 2003 to provide technology education and problem-solving skills to kids and teens. The initiator of the project is the head of the department of technology teaching at the University of Koblenz, Dr. Martin Fislake. Since the...

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Published in:The Elementary STEM Journal Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 18 - 21
Main Authors: Bergs, Nils, Fislake, Martin, Siegel, Jana, Zimmermann, Jens
Format: Journal Article Trade Publication Article
Language:English
Published: Reston International Technology Education Association 01.12.2018
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Barriers
Camps
Coding
Computer science
Computer Software
Construction
Core curriculum
Departments
Didacticism
Educational Environment
Educational Technology
Group Dynamics
Interpersonal Relationship
Learning
Manufacturing
Methods
Problem Solving
Programming Languages
Robotics
Robots
Software
Students
Teacher Education
Teacher Improvement
Teacher Qualifications
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Technical education
Technology education
Young Adults
Germany
ISSN:2692-580X, 2692-5818
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Summary:The technikcamps-named out-of-school program was launched in the summer of 2003 to provide technology education and problem-solving skills to kids and teens. The initiator of the project is the head of the department of technology teaching at the University of Koblenz, Dr. Martin Fislake. Since the initial four courses in 2003, the technikcamps have been an ongoing success story. [...]the independence and the technical thinking and acting of the children will be strengthened. Besides the main task to build and program, the children also get time for sports and a tour of the campus where they visit the subject areas of computer science and physics and get to see alternative robotic systems in the research laboratories. examples Good examples of the varied topics young people can learn about during the technikcamps are the robonauten-camp and the industry-camp that follow up with the subjects of robotics and coding. The cup closes with an awards ceremony where the children get prizes and certificates for their performance (Fislake & Bogdol, 2004). the industry-camp The main task in the industry-camp is to build a conveyor to simulate an industry, like a production line with different manufacturing cells.
ISSN:2692-580X
2692-5818