One of SoC & SoT's initiatives to bring B40 students closer to cutting-edge technology 

Information Technology (IT) is important in our lives because it helps us deal with the complexities of daily life. We can use technology to improve, develop and exchange information while simplifying tasks and solving many problems.

However, not everyone has the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge technology, especially children in the B40 group, whether in the city or in the countryside.

The School of Computing (SoC) took the initiative to visit SJK (T) Kinrara, Puchong to share expertise and improve the skills of B40 students in mastering the latest technology.

A total of 40 students from standard 4 to standard 6 participated in this special session which was held in the school hall. On average, they are very excited to learn with ViRa Robot with happy faces.

According to Ts. Dr. Vinothini Kasinathan, School of Technology (SoT) Senior Lecturer Dr. Veerakumar Soundrapandian gave them the opportunity to do a special session for primary school children from B40 families.

“The concept of teaching came to us during an invitation by our Student Services to do a one-hour session at Pavilion Bukit Jalil for Computer Science,” she explained. 

“That unplugged session with the concept of algorithms was well received, which inspired us (Ts Dr Vino and Ms Amira) to come up with this Learning Computer Science ViRa Robot, which makes the learning process easier, especially for primary school students.”

Ms Nur Amira Abdul Majid stated that they use the Blokus board game and the paper planes concept to teach students how to use algorithms correctly.

They both hope that this effort will continue in order for technology to be shared from the ground up.

“Ts. Dr. Vinothini and I are hoping for more opportunities to teach underprivileged children as a way of giving back to society,” she said.