Introduction to Youth Training With Aerial Drones and Terrestrial Robots – Online Course

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The Introduction to Youth Training Course is designed for enthusiastic individuals who are interested in conducting youth training to raise awareness on the importance of STEM. The course aims to introduce multiple platforms which can be adapted into different programs to teach youths about problem solving through logical thinking in the real world.  Through this course, participants will be able to learn from the experiences of fellow facilitators and teachers from all over the globe, understand the best practices and lessons learned and be able to organise their own youth activity in no time.

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The content for this online training draws directly on Flying Labs first-hand lessons learned and best practices in implementing, coordinating and supporting STEM programs and projects with aerial and terrestrial robots in half-a-dozen countries. The course also draws extensively on the wider lessons learned and best practices from the broader community. The entire course content, which is shared in the formats below, is updated on a regular basis. The course includes:

  • Fully customized slide deck with 200+ slides developed from the knowledge and experience of over a dozen Flying Labs engaged in different STEM programs all over the globe.
  • Over 15+ fully customized video presentations 
  • Lesson plans, maps, activity sheets, selected readings and links to online resources

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Requirements

The training is a self-paced course which means anyone can join at any time. The course is led by video presentations and facilitated on a weekly basis by WeRobotics through a dedicated online forum. Participants will need to follow the video presentations, participate in the online forum and complete 1 short assignment in order to successfully complete the course. While participants may join the course at any time, they must successfully complete the course within 3 months to receive a certificate of completion signed by WeRobotics.

To get the most out of the course, participants should plan to dedicate up to 4 hours in total, comprising video presentations, online discussions and 1 short assignment. That said, the course can also be completed within 2.5 hours.

Many parts of the course will walk you through how to use a Tello or an mBot, which in an ideal scenario will be great to have. But if you at the moment dont have these two then you can still take advantage of the materials which will be provided in the resource section of the respective modules. The course is designed to help you in identifying the best option for your youth program in terms of availability, price, applicability and features. 

Ideal Participants

This training is ideally suited for enthusiastic individuals wanting to conduct a successful and engaging STEM program with aerial or terrestrial robots. The course is designed to walk interested individuals through tried and tested programs so it is ideal for individuals who are looking to start or improve on their current STEM programs.

Instructor

Amrita Lal works as the Youth Coordinator & GIS Support at WeRobotics. She is an experienced CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority – Australia) certified drone pilot and a graduate from the University of the South Pacific with a background in Geospatial Science and Geography. She completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Geoscience from the same university in 2019. In the same year, she was added to the growing list of “Women to Watch in UAS’ in the Humanitarian category for her work with the Red Cross team in Fiji. 

Prior to joining WeRobotics, Amrita worked as the Regional Coordinator for the South Pacific Flying Labs based in Fiji where she led several projects which required organising community engagement events on a regular basis. Here, she worked with various government agencies, non-government agencies and universities. She also led a mapping project based on the study of 12 villages in both the coastal region and up in the highlands to study the perception of people about drones and data sharing. At the South Pacific Flying Labs she also pioneered and conducted several youth programs designed to encourage STEM fields and introduce drone technology to students in secondary schools. During her studies, she worked with the UN Women on their Market4Change project as an intern with a prime focus on the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji’s market assets. She has also been actively involved with various NGOs such as the MentorMe Foundation, where for the past four years she has helped youths perform better academically through one on one mentoring.

Amrita was born and raised in the Fiji Islands in the South Pacific. 

Acknowledgements

This online course would not have been complete without the contribution and generous feedback of several members from various Flying Labs (Zambia, Kenya, Cameroon, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, India, Uganda and the Philippines).

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