What is Digital Making?
In our first episode of season 2, James and Carrie Anne work with their guests to explore the meaning and ethos of Digital Making.
Articles
Coding with Moonhack
Moonhack’s 2021 coding challenge celebrates Indigenous cultures in Australia and New Zealand
Educating educators
Sujatha Gunja and Daniel Hickmott share tips for teaching computing by drawing on their collective teaching and research experience in schools and tertiary education.
Developing polyglot programmers
Julia Roebuck discusses the benefits of encouraging students to learn more than one programming language and shares her top tips.
Creating a local history database
Katharine Childs describes how her pupils aged 7–9 used local history data to create a flat-file database about the villagers of Eyam in the UK.
Using JavaScript to teach programming remotely
When the pandemic sent students home, the challenge for Laura James was keeping them coding. JavaScript to the rescue!
Bringing bioinformatics to schools
Biological research has become rapidly more data-driven and digital, and university researchers in Scotland have designed workshops for schools that combine biology and computing.
Introducing Physical Computing remotely using VEXcode VR
How can we develop physical computing outside of the classroom? Graeme George reflects on his school’s experience and shares options for remote exploration of the subject.
How games can inspire the next generation of change-makers
Kim Chouard shares how game-based learning can inspire youth to become agents of change building a more equitable and sustainable world.
Can curriculum design be as easy as ABC?
This week, we explore the ABC design process and how it can be used to design online learning experiences.
Running successful computing clubs
Alan O’Donohoe shares practical tips for running computing clubs, with case studies from clubs around the world to help you follow in their footsteps.
Reflections on decolonising the computing curriculum
Yota Dimitriadi discusses the importance of widening global perspectives in computing education.