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Educational Robotics for Students with Learning Disabilities
Start date: Jan 1, 2014,

EDUROB aims to develop innovative robotic mediated learning strategies for students with learning disabilities, supported by dedicated training material & validated through 6 pilots. EDUROB based itself on the fact that cognitive development can be enhanced by means of mediated learning as signalled by Feuerstein’s Mediated Learning theory (Creating & Enhancing Cognitive Modifiability: The Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment Program by Reuven Feuerstein, Raphael S. Feuerstein, Louis Falik & Yaacov Rand, 2006.). Based on this theory, EDUROB proposes an intervention model that aims to drive students’ cognitive processes while addressing much needed transferable & social skills, making use of the possibilities offered by robotics & their engaging & immersive possibilities. This approach fosters functions related to the input of mental stages such as perception. Using an ethnographic approach the project will aim to validate innovative - robotics based - teaching & learning strategies which enable diversification & personalisation of learning pathways & let our target groups reach learning goals normally out of their range by other methods. Education professionals working with the target group will be involved as core participants to define a pedagogy based on robotics. The project will validate a robotic based pedagogy & implement the case studies with people with learning disabilities, to develop transferable & social skills through robotic based learning scenarios & a didactical toolkit which will be fully developed within the project. The project as such provides an ICT (robotics) based innovative pedagogy to acquire new skills (communicative, collaborative) in a way that allows for people with learning disabilities to engage & acquire. EDUROB aims to contribute to evidence based innovative ICT for learning pathways, & will demonstrate this via dedicated localised and customised pilots in BG, IT, LT, TR, PL & UK, involving pedagogical experts & local user groups.

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  • Education and training\Life long learning (2007-2013)\DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE ICT-BASED CONTENT, SERVICES, PEDAGOGIES AND PRACTICE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING (KEY ACTIVITY 3)\Multilateral projects
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