Educational Robotics as an Inovative Educational Technology

The problem of introducing the educational robotics into practical work of Russian secondary schools has been analyzed. Preferential development of technical creativity of students in robotics is pointed out in additional education system. The practice of introducing robotics into the academic process is still at the initial stage of its development and is not always efficient. In this study, educational robotics is considered as an element of polytechnic orientation of the academic process. The possibility of its use as a special educational technology in classes on subjects of science and math cycle is substantiated. Three areas of professional work of the teacher are distinguished in the structure of the technology: robotics as an object of study, as a tool of cognition and as a means of teaching, development and upbringing of students. The paper reveals the activity of the teacher in each direction. The results of teaching experience of the authors related to the application of this technology in teaching physics are presented. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.