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Dr Matthew Collins is a Senior Lecturer in QUB and head of the EEECS VR lab in the Computer Science department there. He has recently taken on the role as the new Chair of CAS Northern Ireland, a position held admirably by Dr Irene Bell for many years.
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06 Jun 2022
Experience the DSH approach of computing through play
07 Jun 2022
Teacher professional learning with Micro:bit
08 Jun 2022
Sorting Wizardry using the Micro:bit
14 Jun 2022
Programming without computers
16 Jun 2022
Cyber Security - Impact on educational delivery
22 Jun 2022
CAS(NI) Barefoot Workshop Event
23 Jun 2022
VR for problem solving and teamwork
01 Dec 2022
Computing Parents' Evening 2022, Queen's University Belfast
01 May 2023
Using Micro:bits with Bit:Bot Robots
06 Jun 2023
Using Micro:bits with Bit:Bot Robots
08 Jun 2023
Influencing the influential: Children and Social Media
12 Jun 2023
Barefoot Early Years Workshop
14 Jun 2023
Code a Joke-Telling Talkbot Using Apps Script
19 Jun 2023
Create a game and learn coding using Roblox
21 Jun 2023
Transitioning from Scratch to HTML & CSS
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Do you use commercial video games when teaching programming? Could you participate in some research?
Neil Rickus, Kings College London, has asked for the following message to be sent to Northern Ireland teachers. He is researching how commercial video games, such as Pac-Man or Frogger, can be used to support the teaching of coding within primary schools. For example, maybe you ask students to animate a Sonic sprite within Scratch, or perhaps you demonstrate Mario’s movement when introducing keyboard input. In particular, rather than games produced for learning coding, he is interested in the use of games developed for entertainment purposes.
Therefore, if you use commercial video games during the teaching of programming, it would be great if you could get in touch by emailing Neil - neil.rickus@kcl.ac.uk
At this stage, he is looking to make initial contact, rather than formally inviting you to participate in the study.
Thanks for your help!
Kind regards,
Neil
Neil Rickus
PhD student
School of Education, Communication and Society
King’s College London
neil.rickus@kcl.ac.uk
Hello everyone,
I hope you are all enjoying the sun!
We have a vacancy for a Computer Science teacher at Belfast Royal Academy – it’s a permanent post starting this September.
Please can you pass this on to anyone who might be interested?
Thank you
Ann
Ann O’Neill
Subject Lead Computer Science
Belfast Royal Academy