Baking Impossible Robot Challenge!
Karen Scranton and Shannan Palma share how they created a television-inspired physical computing challenge to engage eleven- to twelve-year-old girls. HW19: Sustainability and Computing, pg. 52-53.
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Going back to basics: part 4
Rebecca Franks shares her final experiences of taking a group of beginner digital makers through their first physical computing projects. HW19: Sustainability and Computing, pg. 66-67.
What makes an effective computing PD experience?
In our final episode for this season we ask the question "What makes an effective computing PD experience?".
Launching the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre
The creation of a new research centre represents a unique partnership between the University of Cambridge and the Raspberry Pi Foundation. HW19: Sustainability and Computing, pg. 7.
Introducing Mission Encodeable
Young coding cousins Harry and Anna Wake introduce the website they’ve made to teach other young people to code. HW19: Sustainability and Computing, pg. 72-73.
Strategies for programming in primary schools
Researchers share ideas from experienced teachers for engaging primary-school students in programming, mastering challenges, and appreciating opportunities. HW19: Sustainability and Computing, pg. 56-57.
Encouraging sustainability discussions through 3D design
How can we encourage discussion about climate change through designing 3D objects? Richard Smith introduces the create, question, discuss process. HW19: Sustainability and Computing, pg. 32-33.
Does upgrade culture need an upgrade?
In this episode we'll explore whether this is sustainable and ask, "Does upgrade culture need an upgrade?"
What can computing educators learn from industry?
Recently we've been thinking about the connection between computing education and the computing workplace and asking "What can computing educators learn from industry?"
Tomorrow’s engineers
Can young people use engineering to save the planet? Neha Okhandiar looks back at the very first Schools COP. HW19: Sustainability and Computing, pg. 30-31.
Digital literacy and philosophy for children
Emma Goto explores how the Philosophy for Children pedagogical approach can be used in digital literacy and e-safety lessons. HW19: Sustainability and Computing, pg. 64-65.
Virtual reality with CoSpaces
Andreas Dengel shares his experiences of using the programming environment CoSpaces for introducing basic components of algorithms by designing three-dimensional virtual worlds. HW19: Sustainability and Computing, pg. 60-61.