Low-Cost Robotic Toys as a Pedagogical Strategy in Physical Education Undergraduate Programs in Southern Brazil

To discuss the challenges to the inclusion of technological knowledge when teaching the body culture of movement, the present study focuses on the use of toys built with low-cost and recyclable materials - including a robot developed with an Arduino microprocessor - as a pedagogical strategy in a Physical Education undergraduate program. This is a qualitative study based on a literature review and assessments of pedagogical experiences in classes taught to prospective Physical Education graduates in the first and second semesters of 2024 at a public university in southern Brazil. The data were analyzed through Multimodal Content Analysis. The results indicate students’ engagement in the dynamics of pedagogical experiences aimed at producing new low-cost toys. This type of pedagogical strategy proved to be attractive and effective in mobilizing students’ knowledge and creative capacity.

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