Umzali othandabuzayo udla ngokuba nyanisile

EMzantsi Afrika, imisebenzi eyongezelelweyo yokuhlomeleza abafundi ithatha inxalenye enkulu kuhlahlo-lwabiwo-mali lwekhaya. Njengoko iiklasi zangaphandle ze-robotics zabucala zixabisa naphi na phakathi kwe-R800 ne-R1,800 ngenyanga, abazali banelungelo lokubuza ukuba bathenga ntoni ngokwenene. Ngaba umntwana wakho ufunda izisekelo zobunjineli, okanye udibanisa nje iikhithi zeplastikhi ezidulu, esele zenzelwe kwangaphambili, ezimenzela wonke umsebenzi onzima wengqondo?

Inyaniso yile: iinkqubo ezininzi ze-robotics ziphethwe yinto abafundisi-ntsapho abayibiza ngokuba "kukuzibandakanya okungenabunzulu". Kwiqela le-r/Teachers laseReddit, omnye umfundisi-ntsapho wayishwankathela ngolu hlobo ingxaki yamaphulo etekhnoloji anemali eninzi kodwa aqhutywa kakubi:

"Nangona sinazo zonke ezi zixhobo nezi zinto zokudlala zimnandi … akukho mntu ukhathalayo ngokwenene."

Oku kwenzeka xa ugxininiso lubekwa kubutsha bezixhobo endaweni yokuqina kwemfundiso. Ukuba umntwana uchitha iyure edibanisa iibhloko ezinemibala emisiweyo ukwakha irobhothi elandela umgca osele ucwangcisiwe, akakafundi i-robotics; ulandele iresiphi nje.

Iindlela ezintathu iiklasi ze-robotics eziwa ngazo

Phambi kokuba ubhalise umntwana wakho, kufuneka ulumkele iziphene ezithathu eziqhelekileyo zesakhiwo ezitshintsha iklasi enetekhnoloji ephezulu ibe liqela lokudlala elibiza ngaphezu kokufanelekileyo:

• Ukutshintsha ikhithi veki nganye: Abanye ababoneleli batshintshatshintsha izixhobo ezahlukeneyo—ibhola eyirobhothi kule veki, i-drone yekhadibhodi kwelandelayo—ukuze abantwana bahlale bonwabile. Oku kubathintela abafundi ekubeni bayazi nkqi nayiphi na inkqubo enye. Ubunjineli bokwenene bufuna ukunzulu, kungekhona ukukhangelakhangela ngokungajuliyanga izixhobo zombane zabathengi.
• Iiprojekthi ezakhiwe ngutitshala: Kwiklasi yemizuzu engama-45 enabafundi abali-15, utitshala ocinezelekileyo ukuba abonise "iziphumo" kubazali uhlala esenza yena umsebenzi onzima. Ukuba isekethe ayisebenzi, utitshala utshintsha ucingo. Ukuba ikhowudi inengxaki, utitshala uchwetheza isilungiso. Umntwana ugoduka nerobhothi esebenzayo kodwa engenalo nolona lwazi luncinci lokuba kutheni isebenza.
• Ukuma ndawonye kwikhowudi yeebhloko: Iilwimi ezisekelwe kwiibhloko ezifana neScratch zizingeno ezilungileyo, kodwa aziyondawo yokugqibela. Ukuba umntwana oneminyaka elishumi elinanye ebesebenzisa ikhowudi yeebhloko iminyaka emithathu engatshintsheli kwiilwimi ezibhalwa ngombhalo ezifana nePython okanye i-C++, inkqubo imile. Udlala umdlalo, akafundi ukuprograma.

Ixabiso lokwenene likhangeleka njani: izakhono ezithathu ezidluliselwayo

Xa iklasi ye-robotics iqhutywa ngendlela efanelekileyo, ixabiso alikho kwirobhothi ephathekayo umntwana ayizisa ekhaya (okanye ayishiyayo). Ixabiso likwiimodeli zengqondo azakhayo. Inkqubo esemgangathweni idlulisela izakhono ezithathu ezithile, ezixabiseke kakhulu:

• Ukuzingisa xa kusilela (ukususa iimpazamo): Ekubhaleni ikhowudi, akukho nto isebenzayo ngexesha lokuqala. Iklasi elungileyo ifundisa umntwana ukuba angakujongi ukusilela njengokoyiswa kobuqu, koko njengedatha eluncedo. Bafunda ukuzahlula ngokulandelelana izinto ezitshintshayo ukuze bayifumane impazamo.
• Ukucinga ngeenkqubo zizonke: Abafundi kufuneka baqonde ukuba isoftware isebenzisana njani nezixhobo eziphathekayo. Ukuba irobhothi ityekela ekhohlo, ngaba yingxaki yoomatshini (ivili elikhululekileyo), yingxaki yombane (umbane ophantsi webhetri oya kwenye i-motor), okanye yingxaki yesoftware (ixabiso lesantya se-motor elingachanekanga kwikhowudi)?
• Ukuyifunda impazamo: Endaweni yokuqashela, abafundi abanobuchule bafunda ukufunda iimpazamo ze-compiler kunye neelog zokuhlola. Nguwo kanye lo mzuzu ukufunda kokwenene kwenzeka ngawo.

Imibuzo emihlanu omawuyibuze phambi kokuba uhlawule

Ukuze wahlule iinkqubo zemfundo zokwenene kumdlalo odulu, buza ababoneleli onokusebenzisana nabo le mibuzo mihlanu:

1. Nijongana njani nokususwa kweempazamo? Ukuba impendulo esisiseko yotitshala kwisekethe eyaphukileyo okanye kwikhowudi enengxaki kukuyilungisela umfundi, hamba uphume. Umboneleli olungileyo ufundisa abafundi indlela yokusebenzisa izixhobo zokuhlola.
2. Ungakanani umlinganiselo wokwakha xa kuthelekiswa nokubhala ikhowudi? Ukwakha isakhelo esiphathekayo kumnandi, kodwa ubunzima bengqondo bukwiprogramu nakwizixhobo zombane. Ukuba bachitha i-80% yexesha labo bedibanisa izitena zeplastikhi kunye ne-20% betsala bebeka iibhloko ezintathu zekhowudi, uhlawulela ukudibanisa iLego.
3. Sikhangeleka njani isicwangciso senkqubela seenyanga ezingama-24? Buza ukuba abafundi babadlulisa njani kwiprogramu esekelwe kwiibhloko ezibonakalayo ukuya kwiilwimi ezibhalwa ngombhalo ezifana nePython okanye i-C++. Ukuba akukho ndlela icacileyo eya kwikhowudi ebhalwa ngombhalo, ikharityhulam ayinabunzulu.
4. Nijongana njani nemiqobo yeziseko zophuhliso zoMzantsi Afrika? Ukuba ikharityhulam ixhomekeke ngokupheleleyo kuqhagamshelo lwe-intanethi olunzinzileyo nolunesantya esiphezulu ukuya kubahleli abakwilifu, ukucinywa kombane kanye okanye ukuwa kwe-Wi-Fi yesikolo kuya konakalisa isifundo. Khangela iinkqubo ezisebenzisa iindawo zophuhliso ezikwaziyo ukusebenza ngaphandle kwe-intanethi.
5. Ndingayibona iprojekthi eyakhiwe ngumfundi ngokupheleleyo, kubandakanywa nekhowudi yakhe ebhidekileyo? Irobhothi ecwengekileyo, egqibeleleyo idla ngokuthetha ukungenelela okukhulu kukatitshala. Ufuna ukubona ikhowudi ebhidekileyo, enezimvo ezibhaliweyo, ebhalwe ngumfundi, ebonisa ukusombulula iingxaki kokwenene.

Ukulufanela utyalo-mali

Kwa-Sheen Robotics, siyila iiklasi zethu ze-akhademi sijonge kanye le miqobo. Asizifihli iinxalenye ezibhidekileyo zobunjineli ngasemva kweekhithi zokudlala ezenziwe lula. Abafundi bethu basebenza ngee-microcontroller zokwenene, ii-breadboard, nekhowudi ebhalwa ngombhalo kuba sikholelwa ukuba ukuzabalaza kulapho ubuchule bakhelwa khona. Ukuba ufuna ukubona indlela esiwulinganisa ngayo umdlalo ocwangcisiweyo nokuqina kobuchwepheshe bokwenene, ungabhukisha iseshoni yokuqalisa kwiphepha lethu le-Sheen Academy Trial, okanye uphonononge iindlela zethu zekharityhulam ezinyukayo kwi-Sheen Academy.

I-robotics inokuba sisithuthi esinamandla amakhulu sokukhula kwengqondo, kodwa kuphela ukuba siyayeka ukuyiphatha njengomlingo. Xa uhlawulela iklasi, qinisekisa ukuba uhlawulela ukuzabalaza kwengqondo, kungekhona iplastikhi nje.