The Nigerian Society of Engineers Student Branch  Skill Acquisition Program (NSE-SB SAP) in University of Nigeria have been up and running since May 2016. This year, the SAP will hold in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka from June to July, 2019. In the past years we have had up to 200 students(16 and above) enrolling in our skill acquisition program. Also, We used Arduino and Raspberry Pie and have developed a teaching curriculum with feasible projects to enhance good learning of the concept. The training is to last for one month (three times a week). We have a team of 21 experienced tutors/mentors and community managers  who are to teach the participants in groups of ten. This is to enhance learning and ensure good understanding.

I have five years of leadership and volunteerism experience in professional societies like the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Facebook Developers Club and Developers Student Club(DSC). I design, implement and program Electronic hardwares using C and Python. Also, I develop games and virtual reality application using C#. I have served as the treasurer and President/Team-Lead of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Student Branch in University. During this period, I hosted bi-weekly(once every two weeks) meetups, one month school in session option skill acquisition trainings and one month vacation option skill acquisition trainings where we taught students Hardware Electronic designs and implementation using arduino, Web applications development, android applications development. I am also the student ambassador for CISCO in my University and have hosted online Trainings on Internet of Things(IoT) and Cyber Security which lasted for Two months and two weeks. I was the Deputy President of the NSE-SB UNN. During this period, we hosted trainings on Mechatronics, home automation and control,  and general electronic device design and implementation (using Arduino, Labview and Raspberry Pie). Currently, I am the President/Team-Lead of the Nigerian Society of Engineers Student Branch in my University. The aim of the NSE-SB SAP is to equip participants with IT skills thereby promoting STEM in the fourth industrial revolution.

Kind regards,

Jeremiah Obi

President (NSE-SB UNN)

Code Camp plan

venue: setia alam malaysia

date: between june and september 2019

no of students: 7 - 10

ages of students: 13 - 18 yo

syllabus: micro:bit course content

the purpose of the code camp to encourage students to start learning coding and IoT at early ages.  at the same time, this will help to stimulate

both logical and creative thinking.

My experience

I was an ambassador for Hackster.io for years.  I have conducted few workshops and meetups for IoT mini projects.  I have contribute quite a number of projects in Hackster.io.  Below are some of the activity photos.

Hi, My name is Roshni and I am one of the cofounders of an organization called the Legion of Bot. As part of our organization, we conduct camps to help raise awareness about the STEM fields through building circuits and robots. We would love to take part in this opportunity.

Where the camp will be run:
Redmond, WA or Bellevue, WA

How we plan to run our code club:
The student leaders and the advisors of the Legion of Bot (LOB) will create a summer curriculum primarily focused on implementing problem solving skills in the creation of their very own robot using a microbit! We have personal expeience with using microbits and have conducted a few camps in the past using the online block code editors. It would be a really good opportunity for us to teach the students how to use the real microbits and in addition, have them learn about the ins and outs of wiring and how to connect electrical components.The goal of this camp is to introduce the idea that robotics can be fun and accessible for all, as well as inspiring people to come up with creative problems that microbits can solve.

Estimated number of students:
  We estimate approximately 20 students will come to our camp over the summer.

We believe we would be a good fit for this program because our passion is spreading knowledge about STEM. We have seen how happy students become when they are able to light up an LED by themselves for the first time, and we have also seen the great ideas that kids come up with. By combining these two things, we want to encourage kids to develop the amazing ideas they have and give them the tools to make it possible.

Learn more about the Legion of Bot at:

https://www.legionofbot.org/

https://www.facebook.com/lobotseattle/

The place where the club will run: P .A Collage of Engineering, Mangalore

Date:In between June-September

In our collage we have club named “EMBED CLUB” which was started in the year 2018.We are working to help the students to do innovative projects and also on STEM.We have already worked on microbit.

We  celebrated  microbit day in our college every month.We  took class for first year students on the basics of microbit and STEM .I was one of the speaker in that.

• Firstly, introduction of  microbit was done.
• Later on showed a remote control car, which is made using microbit within 10 minutes and which works based on accelerometer .
• Then we discussed how you can explore  the world of programming through microbit.
• Idea sharing and discussion.

Our next aim is to conduct an outreach programme. Our target  will be  high school and PUC students.We will  have a one day session for all the selected students from each schools in mangalore and Kannur districts(Mainly focusing on the govt schools). We will t be in contact with them even after the workshop through an online portal.

After completing a particular region,  we will conduct a microbit challenge so that the students can compete with others and the best will awarded by sponsors.

And we will select a particular number of students from the competition and  train them to work more on Microbit, Rasberry pi,Arduino, NXP boards.

Our club motive is to introduce the world of technology ,programming and embedded system in the beginning of the school days itself, so that they will be well-versed with the technology before they take up the  degree.

We are also working with TI University Program.

We provide workshops where our students lead in the community as the trainers and designers of content.  I have two underrepresented women in the field of STEM who will offer summer workshops,  one would run a July workshop and another would run an august workshop.

From T.S.

How we plan to run our code club:
The student advisors from the STEM Reach program at Tesla STEM High School would love to hold a fun summer camp for students to learn about Microcontrollers. They have a passion for introducing younger children to STEM fields and have held camps working with microbits for the past few years. The goal of this camp is to introduce the idea that programming can be fun and accessible for all through coding games and interactive robots using microbits and cardboard.

Estimated number of students:
We estimate approximately 20 students will come to our camp over the summer.

We think we would be a good candidate for this program because we truly believe in spreading the knowledge we have about STEM. We have seen that many people do not get introduced to STEM until they are in high school, and that significantly affects their career choices and their levels of interest in programming over time. We have seen firsthand the level of excitement that these students feel when they see their robots move for the first time and we want to hold this camp as a way to expose these students to the STEM fields at a younger age, helping them see how these ideas can affect their day-to-day lives.

From D.N.

I have always been very passionate about the STEM fields as I have been a competitor in FIRST and FTC.

When we saw this opportunity to participate in a summer coding camp competition , we were very excited. We are planning to host a micro:bit club event in our public library in Redmond, WA.  This workshop will be targeted towards younger students; the library has access to laptops in the community center for programming but they have not invested in micro:bits yet. For the curriculum, we are planning to teach younger students the fundamentals of coding using the micro:bit to help them build their interests and passions in the Computer Science Field. As we help these students learn the fundamentals of coding, we are going to also incorporate small projects that these students can partake in to help spark their interests in computer science.

Here are images from previous workshops we have hosted in our high school for younger girls, and for mixed groups:

Hello everybody,

I am Gabriella. I teach information technology at a primary school in a small town (Sátoraljaújhely) in Hungary.

There are not many people dealing with robotics in this region yet.

I started a study group (micro:bit; artec; bluebot) in our school, which was really popular among the students, but it could last only for a short time.

I am also planning to organize a programming camp in August and hope to teach teenagers more about robotics and we would like to focus on those who are starting secondary education in the near future.

I would like to encourage them more, but unfortunately we cannot afford buying the expensive kits, so I was very happy to find this opportunity.

Thank you

Gabriella

Many thanks for all the excellent applications so far! I'm pleased to announce that we've decided to extend the application deadline for one further week to ensure as many people as possible have an opportunity to participate in this initiative.

Applications will now close at 23.59 on Friday 7th June. Successful applicants will be informed on w/c Monday 10th June and kits will be shipped immediately.

Thanks again to all and good luck!

I have been running a successful CoderDojo at Redditch Library (a public Library in Worcestershire, England) since December of 2018. We have up to 17 children come along to each session, with support from myself (a member of Library staff) and our five lovely, experienced volunteers!

Redditch is classified as a 'deprived area, with pockets of 'extreme deprivation', so many of our residents have limited access to technology. A Kitronik Inventors kit would give our young attendees, ranging from 7-15 years old, opportunities they definitely would not get otherwise! Over the summer we will continue to be running a completely free, hour-long CoderDojo at least once every four weeks at the library.

Grace Troth

Redditch Library Customer Service Advisor and CoderDojo Mentor.

Hi everyone

I'm preparing summer workshops for the Neighbourhood Development Houses in Switzerland, where I am volunteering.

I set up mixed groups of Kids with different backgrounds, so they can get to know each other, as well as Girls only teams, as some girls work much better this way.

I have already worked with Thymio, OzoBot, MakeyMakey (with Scratch) and Lego (WeDo and EV3). It would be great to start a series of totally new workshops with my Kids.

As I work on my private materials only, the groups are smaller than they could be.

My plans for the summer club are:

one girls' group, up to 12 kids, during one week every day one hour. The second group also five hours, different times, both girls and boys.

Here are some photos picturing my former projects:

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I was a recipient of the micro:bit Education giveaway and I've written up how I'm currently using the micro:bits I got (plus other gear I bought) to teach:

One term micro:bit course

Hope this helps anyone who is part of this challenge!