Science Specialism

WOWOW (World of Work on Wheels) Tour

On 16 October selected Year 9 students were invited to attend a special event funded by the Department of Education and organised by Careers Education and Science Specialism.

The WOWOW Tour aims to encourage students to explore technology of the future, how it will affect their future careers and consider VET as a post school pathway option. A team of 4 enthusiastic presenters from CEAV (Career Education Association of Victoria) engaged students in 4 fully interactive workshops.

Students interacted with new technology including a NAO the Humanoid Robot, which responded to voice commands and could even dance and play soccer.

Students had the opportunity to explore programming with Choreographe Coding, which is a tool used in some development studios for programming the motion of complex devices such as factory robots.

Students worked with EZRobots & Spheros, simple robots which can respond to commands and react to the environment in controlled ways. This technology is part of the development of automation which will be an important part of many future workplaces.

Finally, they explored different environments and careers with Virtual Reality Glasses, which included how VR will affect careers such as energy generation, food production and the Defence industries.

All students received a Workbook with activities to compliment the sessions and extend their understanding of career development.

Andrew Grichting and Joanne Galea