December 11, 2020December 15, 2020 by vicpimaker

Sat. Dec. 12, 2020 – Virtual Projects

9:30-10a Cocktails & Conversation
10a Presentations

Jitsi connection:
https://meet.vinnythegeek.ca/vicpimakers

See the Projects presented here.

Reflecting on what we teach in computing education and how we teach it December 7, 2022
Reflecting is important within any line of work, and computing education is no different. Reflective practice is always valuable, whether you support learners in a non-formal setting, such as a Code Club or CoderDojo, or in a more formal environment, such as a school or college. When you reflect, you might for example evaluate a… […]
James Robinson
768 teams of young people have entered Astro Pi Mission Space Lab 2022/23 November 30, 2022
This year, 768 teams made up of 3086 young people from 23 countries sent us their ideas for experiments to run on board the International Space Station (ISS) for Astro Pi Mission Space Lab. Mission Space Lab is part of the European Astro Pi Challenge, an ESA Education programme run in collaboration with us at… […]
Sam Duffy
Using relevant contexts to engage girls in the Computing classroom: Study results November 29, 2022
Today we are sharing an evaluation report on another study that’s part of our Gender Balance in Computing research programme. In this study, we investigated the impact of using relevant contexts in classroom programming activities for 12- to 13-year-olds on girls’ and boys’ attitudes towards Computing. We have been working on Gender Balance in Computing… […]
Katharine Childs
Spotlight on primary computing education in our 2023 seminar series November 25, 2022
We are excited to announce our next free online seminars, running monthly from January 2023 and focusing on new research about primary school (K–5) teaching and learning of computing. Our seminars, having covered various topics in computing education over the last three years, will now offer you a close look at current questions and research… […]
Bonnie Sheppard
Celebrating the community: Selin November 24, 2022
We are so excited to share another story from the community! Our series of community stories takes you across the world to hear from young people and educators who are engaging with creating digital technologies in their own personal ways. In this story we introduce you to Selin, a digital maker from Istanbul, Turkey, who… […]
Rosa Brown