Let more children play with robots

Tech 2023-07-23 09:25:38 Source: Network

Jiang Jijun showcases robots designed and produced by students. Photographed by Wang Kun and Chen JianrongRobot public welfare science popularization course entered Hucuo Primary School in Tangchuan Township

Jiang Jijun showcases robots designed and produced by students. Photographed by Wang Kun and Chen Jianrong

Robot public welfare science popularization course entered Hucuo Primary School in Tangchuan Township. Huang Shi is taking photos

On July 22nd, Southeast Daily reported that "both robots set off at the same time, grabbing the green ball in the storage area and scoring 10 points, while grabbing the black ball and deducting 30 points, allowing both sides to compete. The one with more points wins During the summer vacation, the robot studio of Youxi County Experimental Primary School was still very busy. The children sat around to listen to the pre competition training of science teacher Jiang Jijun and prepare for the 20th Fujian Youth Robot Competition at the end of this month.

In recent years, Youxi has taken the county experimental primary school as a pilot to develop artificial intelligence education and cultivate "small makers". Since 2010, Youxi County Experimental Primary School has won more than 200 municipal and above honors in science and technology competitions, including 12 national first prizes and 48 provincial first prizes. At the same time, by carrying out the "Sending Education to the Countryside" activity, Youxi has gradually popularized artificial intelligence education throughout the county, allowing children to improve their quality through "playing".

Popularizing artificial intelligence education while learning and teaching

The outstanding achievements of artificial intelligence education in Youxi County Experimental Primary School can not be separated from Jiang Jijun, the leader of science discipline in primary schools in Fujian Province and a famous teacher in Sanming.

In 2009, the school sent me to participate in a robot competition counselor training class organized by the province and city. That was my first time in contact with the youth robot competition. After returning, I applied to the principal to purchase one computer and two simple robots, and established a robot studio. Jiang Jijun taught himself about youth robot competitions while guiding students in his spare time.

In 2010, the school formed a team for the first time to participate in the 10th China Youth Robot Competition, and managed to pass the level all the way. As the only representative team in Fujian Province, it won the first prize in the elementary school group robot basic skills competition. Inspired by this, Youxi County incorporated "carrying out robot teaching and practice, cultivating students' comprehensive innovation ability" into the teacher's small project research.

How to further promote the popularization of artificial intelligence education? Youxi County Experimental Primary School has set up an AI teaching and research team led by Jiang Jijun, compiled school-based courses such as General Course of Artificial Intelligence, Small Makers - Play with Arduino Open Source Robot, and carried out various teaching methods such as graphics, videos, and exercises for students of different ages; Creative development of ScratchTu1.0, a specialized programming software based on Scratch, for students to learn programming; And more science teachers, information technology teachers, and others will be added to the artificial intelligence education team.

"We adhere to the educational philosophy of" popularization first and competition leading ". For students in grades one to six, we carry out a school-based AI course every two weeks to popularize the basic knowledge of AI; for those who like robots and are willing to go deep into research, the school sets up an AI science interest group to help children improve by taking advantage of holidays and delayed service time after class every day." Chen Ping, deputy principal of Youxi County Experimental Primary School, said.

Leading the competition to cultivate "small experts" in science and technology innovation

Robot competitions mainly utilize scattered accessories such as LEGO, controllers, motors, and sensors, which are designed, built, programmed, and assembled into various robots to quickly and cleverly complete designated tasks such as item carrying, releasing, moving, and color recognition.

Under the same number of accessories, in order to save one second between two actions, hundreds or even thousands of experiments need to be conducted in advance. Students also need to modify parameters based on on-site conditions, complete technical defense, thesis defense, and other tasks, especially test their psychological quality, teamwork awareness, and ability to solve practical problems. "Jiang Jijun said. Under the guidance of the teacher, students who join the artificial intelligence science interest group generally enhance their hands-on and logical thinking abilities, and learn teamwork. Some children also sign up for off campus programming training classes.

Inside and outside the classroom, Jiang Jijun focuses on cultivating students' creative thinking and using clever thinking to solve practical problems. Students often have imaginative ideas, and as teachers, we will take them to field trips to guide them in conceptualizing designs, making models, conducting multiple tests, and turning ideas into reality, "said Jiang Jijun. During the epidemic prevention and control period, he guided students to use programming to create QR codes, achieving contactless mobile phone scanning for elevator use, and assisting in scientific epidemic prevention.

At present, nearly 300 students in Youxi County Experimental Primary School sign up to participate in the AI science interest group every year, including more than 40 core students, all of whom are small experts in making robots. Many students who have participated in national competitions have been admitted to prestigious universities such as Peking University and Harbin Institute of Technology, "said Jiang Jijun proudly.

The school has also been awarded the "Provincial Pilot School of Artificial Intelligence Education in the Compulsory Educational stage", "National Youth Artificial Intelligence Activity Characteristic Unit", "Sanming (Artificial Intelligence) Pilot School of Classroom Teaching Mode Innovation and Reform".

Sending Education to the Countryside to Strengthen the Teaching Staff Force

I learned programming for the first time and found it very interesting! "" Originally, to make a robot move, so many accessories were needed

Not long ago, at the Baziqiao Village Cultural Station in Youxi County, Jiang Jijun brought a unique robot science popularization course for rural children, as well as the self-developed artificial intelligence education kit - the Ark Smart Car.

Considering the shortage of teaching staff and teaching resources in rural areas, we have designed the Ark smart car teaching aids. This is a simple robot that can be printed through 3D modeling externally, and has complete basic accessories such as LCD screens and sensors internally. It can not only meet the basic knowledge teaching needs of robots, but also greatly reduce teaching costs, "said Jiang Jijun.

As a model worker in Sanming, Jiang Jijun has set up "Jiang Jijun Model Worker Studio" composed of nine teachers. They have carried out "sending teachers to the countryside" on holidays, and have carried out more than 20 public education sending activities so far.

"The studio has registered the WeChat official account of 'Tongzhou Cloud School' to share AI courses online for free. At the same time, it regularly organizes science teachers in township primary schools to carry out AI teaching training to improve the AI teaching level of teachers in the whole county." Zheng Ying, a member of Jiang Jijun's model worker studio, said.

In 2019, Youxi County held the first youth robot competition, with more than 300 students from 33 schools participating. At that time, the county-level robot competition was held for the first time in the province.

Driven by the demonstration of county experimental primary schools, more and more township schools are joining in. At Yangzhong Central Primary School in Youxi County, with the help of the Ark Smart Car, the school has been able to offer artificial intelligence training courses for students in grades four and five, with more than 20 students attending every week. Everyone has a high enthusiasm for learning, "said Wu Jie, a science teacher at Yangzhong Central Primary School. The school also plans to hold internal competitions and carry out artificial intelligence science popularization activities to help more children understand artificial intelligence.

In recent years, the Education Bureau of Youxi County has increased the special funds, led to host county level AI competitions and AI education teacher training classes for many times, and the atmosphere of AI education in the county has become increasingly strong.

We are a mountainous county with insufficient teaching staff in county-level schools. There are still many difficulties in popularizing artificial intelligence education, and several teaching and training sessions are far from enough. We hope to use experimental primary schools as a demonstration in the future to further strengthen the artificial intelligence education faculty in the entire county and sow the seeds of science in the hearts of more children, "Chen Ping said.

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