What's the value of extracurricular clubs?
This week we're discussing the benefits of running an extracurricular club for both the learners that attend, and you, the educator or volunteer that runs them. Season 5, episode 5.
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Using AI-powered developer tools for teaching programming
Andrew Rice discusses the impact on teaching and learning of GitHub Copilot, an AI pair programmer that uses machine learning to write up to 40 percent of your code for you. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 72-73.
Cross-age peer mentoring
Matt Holt shares how his primary school has developed a novel approach to teaching computing to nursery-aged children. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 42-43.
Preventing burnout
Jared O’Leary summarises how guests on the #CSK8 Podcast recommend preventing burnout in computer science education. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 52-53.
Images, questions, and student understanding
Laura Holborow considers how we can use images within cloze questions to deepen students’ understanding of computer science theory. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 54.
How can AI help us tackle climate change?
This week we're exploring the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the global challenge of climate change. Season 5, episode 4.
The power of the Pico
Tina Fountain shares her personal experience of using Raspberry Pi Pico to bring theory to life. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 29.
Weaving the real-world internet
Andy Storey introduces activities to highlight how the internet works. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 28.
The Internet Society: A force for good
Gemma Coleman and Fatema Kothari discuss the work of the Internet Society and its mission to develop and promote an open internet to empower people around the world. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 18.
Safe networking
Mike Smith explores IP addresses and looks at what you can do to protect your devices. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 38-39.
What does computing education look like around the world?
In this episode, we're taking a mini tour, looking at the state of computing education in different parts of the world. Season 5, episode 3.
Community outreach with Digital Schoolhouse
Chris Lovell discusses his experiences of the Digital Schoolhouse programme, which engages primary-school pupils with computing through its community of Lead Schools. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 46-47.