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Birger Brevik and Suyun Aidarov
Birger Brevik is at present educational researcher at Akershus University College Norway, and is presently earning a doctoral degree in science education at the University of Oslo. He has previously ten years of practice as teacher in the Norwegian upper secondary school. He has used LEGO in his teaching practise since 2001. Through his involvement in the development of the project “Teknobuss” Brevik has taught more than 3000 pupils at elementary school level technology by using ROBOLAB. The title of his master thesis: Technological work processes into elementary school, LEGO ROBOLAB as a pedagogical tool. His present main interest is to increase the understanding about the application of technology to teaching in technical and vocational sections of the Norwegian upper secondary school, through his PhD thesis under the title: Development of new learning environments based on pedagogical robotics and on automatically controlled tasks

Suyun Aidarov is MSW, National Coordinator of UNDP Vocational Education for Street Children Project (VESC) in Kyrgyzstan. The VESC Project funded by the Norwegian Government is currently being implemented by United Nations Development Program in Kyrgyzstan. The Project helps the Kyrgyz government and civil society to reduce poverty and increase quality of life through the establishment of vocational education courses for street children in vocational schools. It strengthens the capacity of vocational education system and helps the street children better reintegrate into societal mainstream. Among a wide range of various activities the project aims to develop street children methodology and concept with focus on the issues of social inclusion.

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LEGO Engineering in science and vocational education for street children in Kyrgyzstan, presented by Birger Brevik of HiAk Norway and Suyun Aidarov of UNDP Kyrgyzstan.


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