THE DEAF EDUCATION AND FREE PEDAGOGICAL ROBOTICS

Abstract

In this article we advocate the inclusion of the foundations of Free Pedagogical Robotics (FPR) in Multireferential Space of Learning (MSL), including – and especially – in Deaf education. We propose an educational activity based in educacional kits for robotics developed with low-cost and/or technological electro-electronic-scrap materials. Through interaction with these materials, the Deaf are encouraged to seek solutions to different situations-problems that may be proposed by the educator, the class or the school community. These concrete and playful activities encourage creativity, logical reasoning, curiosity, sense of critical and abstraction, leading these individuals to think and act collectively. For this reason, we believe that the use of Information Technologies and Communication can enhance the development of cognitive abilities of the Deaf from the same contextualized and meaningful actions. Seeking to substantiate this article, we introduce a project on the topic that has been implemented in a public school in Belo Horizonte (MG) and two projects implemented in multireferential spaces in the cities of Porto Alegre (RS) and São Paulo (SP), relating the theoretical foundations concerning the subject.

Keywords

• Deaf Education
• Free Pedagogical Robotics
• Free Software