Healthy Development Adelaide
- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: Napier G04 lecture theatre, Napier building, North Terrace campus
- Cost: FREE
- More information: Register
Join us for the Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) forum on Gaming and LEGO® robotics with autistic students: Learnings and outcomes.
Thursday 8 February, 5.30-7.30pm, Napier G04 lecture theatre, Napier building, Ground floor, University of Adelaide, North Terrace.
Today young people play online games such as Minecraft™ or use LEGO® Robotics to build 3D worlds or robots and connect with friends. Could building robotics or online gaming collaboratively support social skills of autistic students? We will share the outcomes of two recently completed projects addressing the above question.
OUR SPEAKERS
Dr David Hobbs, Senior Lecturer, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University and Kimberly Steele, Leader, Personalised Learning, Blackwood High School - Outcomes of a LEGO® Robotics program with Autistic students.
Dr Abi Thirumanickam, Lecturer, Speech Pathology, School of Allied Health Science and Practice, University of Adelaide and consumers Mickey Burrows and Harry Bhavsar - The Minecraft™ Project: A pilot study.
OUR CHAIR
A/Professor Pammi Raghavendra (former HDA Co-Convenor), Disability and Community Inclusion, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University.
FREE event. Everyone is welcome – open to the public. Please share with your colleagues, networks and friends.
Full program and to register here.