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  • General

    • Boy with drone

    • Welcome to the Drones for STEM learning & teaching OpenDesk!

      The STEM education team at the University of Southern Queensland is made up of STEM academics and STEM teacher educators, and we maintain this site to provide resources for teachers and educators who have participated in the Drones for STEM Learning and Teaching program, or for those that are looking for resources to help incorporate Drones into their teaching. We also highlight some of the opportunities for careers that utilise drones.

      Over the coming months we will be populating this site more fully, however if you have any recommendations or requests for content, please drop a comment on the discussion forum.

      Cheers,

      The USQ STEM Education Team

    • Discussion Forum

      Please use this forum to make any recommendations or requests for materials and resources.

  • Current ProgramTopic

    • Drones for STEM learning and teaching

      We are reaching out to the primary schools in the proximity of our three campuses, as a way of supporting you and your students to develop skills in this space and to give back to our local community using our collective expertise. The main intention of the program is to begin with the basics – developing the confidence and key skills required to operate and manipulate a drone safely.

      The program consists of two parts:

      1. 1.5 hour professional development (PD) session to build teacher capacity and confidence in using drones and understanding their pedagogical purpose.
      2. 1 hour workshop for students (several can be run over one day) to build all students’ confidence and skills in manipulating a drone as well as understanding the principles of safe and ethical drone flying.

      The teacher PD takes place prior to the student workshops, so that teachers can fully participate and contribute to the event together with USQ staff. The PD and workshops are free of charge and the USQ team provides the required equipment and technology. 

      After experiencing the basics, we are more than happy to work alongside school staff to develop more complex workshops (e.g. coding) and to discuss ways to meaningful integrate drones into the school’s programming. 

      To book in for this program click here


  • Resources for teachersTopic