15th Workshop on Robotics in Education - WRE 2024
Robotics motivates and inspires people of all ages and education levels. In fact, many researchers have already shown that students get more interested and excited about learning several topics when robotics is involved in the learning process. As so, the use of robotics in education has gained great interest over the last decade. The Workshop on Robotics in Education is a forum for discussing scientifical, technical, educational, and other aspects of the usage of robotics in the learning process. The 15th edition of WRE (2024) will be held from 13th to 15th of November jointly with Brazilian Symposium on Robotics at the Centro de Convenções Goiânia located in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
The event will include technical sessions of an oral presentation of full papers and technical lectures of recognized importance in the area. WRE will take place in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil from November 13 to 15, 2024 at Centro de Convenções Goiânia, Rua 4, 1400 – Setor Central, Goiânia – GO, Brasil. 74025-020
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- Start time: 13 Nov 2024 08:00 AM
- End time: 15 Nov 2024 06:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-03:00) Brasilia
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- Rua 4, 1400 – Setor Central
- Goiânia, Goias
- Brazil 74025-020
- Building: Centro de Convenções de Goiânia
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Milena Farias Pinto - milena.pinto@cefet-rj.br
Eduardo Todt - todt@inf.ufpr.br
- Co-sponsored by Brazilian Computer Society (SBC) , Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca UFPR (CEFET/RJ), and Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
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Speakers
Luiz Goncalves of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
The Difficult Task of Implementing Educational Robotics Projects in Brazil from an Education Perspective
Regarding the ways of using Educational Robotics in the school environment, we can say that there are two main aspects that distinguish its application or purpose. One of them, the best known and most widespread, is aimed at preparing teams for competitions such as the Brazilian Robotics Olympiad (OBR) and First Lego League (FLL), among others. OBR is a place "where Brazil meets to Make Robots". We consider this to be the true objective of the Brazilian Robotics Olympiad! Another of OBR's objectives is "to transform Educational Robotics into an accessible and stimulating topic within the classroom – discovering new young talents and upgrading the Brazilian teaching-learning process". Regarding the latter, being accessible and stimulating within the classroom, in current implementation models, we are still a long way from seeing this become a fact. Mainly when it comes to using Robotics as a tool in the educational process to teach subjects other than itself, being a supporting material in the "learning by doing" paradigm. In this direction, we discuss the experimental implementation process of Educational Robotics in the city of Natal, RN, trying to point out some of the main problems encountered, pointing to a possible methodology that can serve as a support for other similar projects in Brazil. Above all, planning must be rigorous and strictly followed, otherwise it will demotivate teachers and school students. The interference of external actors such as monitors and teachers from Higher Education Institutions is another factor that we analyze.
Biography:
Luiz M. G. Gonçalves holds a degree in Computer Science from the State University of Rio de Janeiro in 1993 and a PhD in Systems and Computer Engineering from the Computer Graphics Laboratory (LCG) of COPPE-UFRJ in 1999, including a two-year internship at the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory of UMASS, Amherst, MA, USA. He is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and Automation at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, working in the Graduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering (CAPES score 5), of which he was coordinator for 3 terms (almost 6 years). His research interests lie in various aspects of Graphics Processing (or, as recently called, Visual Computing), including topics such as robotic vision (main interest), computer vision, computer graphics, GIS, geometric modeling, virtual reality, computer animation, image processing, and also in Robotics in Education. One of the main researchers and articulator in the Robotics area in Brazil, he was the creator of the Brazilian Robotics Competition (2003), the Brazilian Robotics Symposium (EnRI/SBR, 2004), the Educational Robotics Workshop (WRE, 2008), the SBC Special Robotics Commission (2005, being Chair from 2005 to 2010), the Robocup Sulamericana (2005-2011, being Chair from 2005 to 2011), Robocup Brasil (2007, being on the Board from 2007 to 2023), the Brazilian Robotics Olympiad (2007, being Coordinator in 2008 and 2011, with financial support from CNPq), and recently provoked the Robotics community to create the Brazilian Robotics Society (created in July 2024), of which he is a member of the Board (2024-2026).
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Address:Av. Salgado Filho, 3000, Campus Universitario, Lagoa Nova, , Natal, Brazil, 59078-970
Eduardo Todt of Universidade Federal do Paraná
Introduction to MECRED
MECRED - Plataforma de Recursos Educacionais do MEC: uma plataforma pública, aberta e colaborativa para compartilhamento de objetos educacionais aliada a elementos de rede social e gamificação. Apresentação orientada a educadores envolvidos com robótica nas escolas. Por Eduardo Todt - C3SL/UFPR.
Biography:
Graduated in Electrical Engineering (1985) and Master in Computer Science (1990) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and PhD in Advanced Automation and Robotics - Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (IRI-UPC, 2005), in partnership with the FZI institute - Karlsruhe, obtaining the title of European Doctor, with Laurea. Since 2008 he has been a professor in the Department of Computer Science of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), coordinator of the Computer Science course from 2010 to 2014, vice-coordinator of the Biomedical Informatics course from January 2021 to May 2024, coordinator from May 2024. Coordinator of large-scale projects involving Educational Linux, Integrated Platform of Educational Resources and panel of the National Book and Didactic Material Program (PNLD). Member of the research groups C3SL (Center for Scientific Computing and Free Software), VRI (Vision, Robotics and Imaging) and TTS (Traffic and Sustainable Transportation) at UFPR. Experience in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, in the development of products and systems for industrial automation, as well as PD management. Works mainly on the themes of mobile robotics, computer vision and computer science in education. Member of the Steering Committee of the Special Commission on Robotics (CER) of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC) since 2018. ORCID 0000-0001-6045-1274; SCOPUS 6603499332; WebOfScience O-4684-2014; Google Scholar Sbr5yW8AAAAJ; Semantic Scholar 3160652; DBLP 91/2657
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Address:Depto de Informática - UFPR Rua Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100 Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas , , Curitiba, Brazil
Agenda
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8:00 am - 9:00 am | Registration | Registration | Registration | ||||
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9:00 am - 10:00 am | Opening Ceremony | TS: Vision, Sensing and Mapping | WRE - Session 2: Integration of Robotics with Other Disciplines | TS: Assistive Robotics and Human Robot Interaction | WRE - Session 4: Robotics Development and Teaching | ||
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10:00 am - 11:00 am | Keynote Speaker António Paulo Moreira |
Short Course: Eduardo Todt and Carlos Magrin | |||||
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm | TS: Aerial and Aquatic Vehicles | Keynote Speaker Eduardo Todt | |||||
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | ||||
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Keynote Speaker Tiago Nascimento |
TS: Robotic Systems and Architecture | WRE - Session 3: Impact and Implementation of Educational Robotics | TS: Navigation and Path Planning | WRE - Session 5: Innovation and Technological Tools in Robotics | ||
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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Keynote Speaker Luiz M. Garcia Goncalves |
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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Coffee break | Coffee break | Coffee break | ||||
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | CTDR | WRE - Session 1: Competitive Robotics and Educational Practices | Keynote Speaker Andrea Bajcsy |
TS: Control of Robotic Systems | WRE - Session 6: Interdisciplinary Learning | ||
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | CTDR | CE-R Meeting | TS: Robot Learning | ||||
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7:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Conference Dinner | ||||||