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Should the Computing curriculum be ditched?

March 28, 2025

This is a serious question. What is the point of teaching kids computer programming, when AI can do all the hard work?

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In AI, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Computing, curriculum
On This Day, by Terry Freedman

On This Day, by Terry Freedman

On this day #12: usability, assessment, tiffs, pointless data and Computing

December 6, 2020

Gosh! I don’t know if there is something special about the date December 6th — like the Ides of March, say — but I seem to have been astonishingly prolific on that date.

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In From the Archives, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, On this day Tags usability, assessment, tiff, data, Computing

The Roehampton Annual Computing Education Report

June 18, 2018

The Roehampton Annual Computing Education Report has been published. Read on for more information.

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In News & views, Research Tags TRACER, Computing, The Roehampton Annual Computing Education Report
Picture from pixabay.com Licence: CCO

Picture from pixabay.com Licence: CCO

More money for computing -- but how much?

January 23, 2018

More money for training teachers of Computing -- woo hoo! But is it in millions or billions?

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In News & views Tags Computing, budget, Damian Hinds, computer science teachers

Computing in the UK

January 9, 2018

The Royal Society recently produced its report into Computing, After the Reboot. Here are my notes and comments on that report.

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In Computing, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Research, News & views Tags Royal Society, After the Reboot, Computing in the UK, Computing
Photo by Jills, issued on a CC0 licence.

Photo by Jills, issued on a CC0 licence.

The Computing curriculum in England: A timeline of hopes and experience

July 5, 2017

Has the Computing Programme of Study been an unequivocal success? In my article It Wasn’t Me Wot Done It, Sir! The Depressing State Of Computing As A Subject, I said that many students were voting against Computing qualifications with their feet, and also that girls were under-represented. Moreover, I stated that the situation was entirely predictable (many of us indeed had predicted it).

In this article I set out what I see as the key milestones in the journey to where we are now. I have included quotes from the sources, and also given the source in each case so that you can check out the sources yourself. 

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In Computing, History, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Research Tags Computing curriculum, Computing

It wasn’t me wot done it, Sir! The depressing state of Computing as a subject

June 30, 2017

Here in England, students are voting with their feet: the numbers studying Computing at higher levels are going down. I hate to say "We told you so" but....

It's not as if nobody warned 'them'.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views Tags Computing, Computing curriculum, Computing Programme of Study

Making the Computing curriculum interesting

June 29, 2017

The Computing curriculum doesn't have to sound boring and nothing but coding. 

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In Big ideas, Computing, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Computing, Andrew Morrish, curriculum

5 mistakes I made when teaching Computing, by William Lau

October 7, 2016

In this very incisive article, teacher William Lau discusses 5 mistakes he has made when teaching Computing, in the light of experience, research and reading.

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In Computing, Research, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Audio Tags Computing, research, teaching Computing, audio

A Koan, Computing and QuicK Tips

December 18, 2015

News, reviews, two competitions, free resources, interesting reading, a new Computing scheme of work, and women in computing -- just some of the stuff featured in the new issue of Digital Education. Subscribe for free!

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In Computing, Digital Education, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Digital Education, Computing, coding
Communities are important!

Communities are important!

3 ICT and Computing communities you should join

October 14, 2015

Three communities that ICT and Computing teachers should join.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Personal Learning Network, communities, ICT, Computing, community
Recent book reviews
Backlist: The Written World
Backlist: The Written World

Writing was invented ‘only’ a few thousand years ago. It’s a fascinating story.

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Backlist: What I'm reading: Bounce
Backlist: What I'm reading: Bounce

What does it take to become an expert? And what can the Computing teacher do about it?

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Backlist: The Fourth Education Revolution
Backlist: The Fourth Education Revolution

The title of this book invites curiosity: what were the other three ‘revolutions?

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A book review for your English department colleagues perhaps
A book review for your English department colleagues perhaps

Some of these stories are so richly told, it can almost seem as though you’re right there with him.

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Review: Pen Names
Review: Pen Names

OK, so this has nothing to do with education technology, but we all read (I hope!). A very interesting examination of the pen names some authors have adopted, and why.

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Review: The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History
Review: The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History

There's a really interesting section in this book about how ceramic storage of data and information is probably the most likely medium to stand the test of time.

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A book review for your biology colleagues perhaps
A book review for your biology colleagues perhaps

The subject under discussion here is how human physiology has developed in different ways, in response to different conditions around the world.

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Review: Social Media for Academics
Review: Social Media for Academics

This book is very readable, and if I sound surprised that is because it’s not always true of academics!

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Quick looks: VIBE Coding by Example
Quick looks: VIBE Coding by Example

For the time being, this book is free in Kindle format.

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Review: The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too
Review: The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too

Despite the relative paucity of immediately obvious National Curriculum links, teachers will find several of sections of this book to be highly engaging.

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