Carrie Anne Philbin MBE

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Phew! Six python programs finished and submitted to #astropi mission zero. All written using iPads over 4 weeks by year 5 students. Well done team #codeclub 🛰️ !!!! #teamcompsci

Dr Jane Waite welcomes educators to RPF for a day of collaboration on teaching AI

Enjoying a day connecting and reconnecting with UK educators in teaching AI to students at @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social #teamcompsci

Why teach computing in school: new paper published! - Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre This week, we've published a paper called 'What We Talk About When We Talk About K-12 Computing Education’ that looks at why we teach computing in school. Find out more about the different views on th...

New paper alert! What We Talk About When We Talk About K-12 Computing Education looks at why we teach computing and proposes four traditions for computing education at the school level : algorithmic, scientific, societal and design-making. Read moreL computingeducationresearch.org/blog-why-tea...

Am I the only one to go into hibernation mode in January? I fell like everyone is working out and eating healthy and I’m under a duvet snacking leftover Christmas chocolate.

Some christmas sparkle at our last #codeclub of 2024! Using #microbit and #neopixels. #teamcompsci #edusky @codeclub.bsky.social @microbit.org

Have you discovered #turtlestitch? Write code to create your design and it can be stitched by an embroidery machine. Try creating a #Christmas tree. Get started with these tutorials: www.warwick.ac.uk/turtlestitch/patterntocode#A1

#STEMeducation #WMGoutreach #Embroidery #EduSky #TeamCompSci #CSed

How are you using gen AI tools to teach #computing in your classroom? I’m looking for ideas that go beyond ‘knowledge acquisition’ and ‘debugging’ to something more detailed! #TeamCompSci #CAS #EduSky

Christmas Puzzles from CS4FN – bumper pack to print (version for school teachers & home educators, A4 and US Letter sizes) If you’re looking for something that is both fun and about computing to give to your class or your home educated kids we hope you’ll enjoy this Christmas puzzle pack – there are 2…

Free Christmas Computer Science-themed puzzles pack (available for A4 & US Letter printers; versions for school teachers & home educators) from @cs4fn.bsky.social. Pack also includes solutions & teachers' notes, if you want to talk about computing :)
teachinglondoncomputing.org/2024/11/30/c...

micro:bit and AI Dive deeper into micro:bit CreateAI

The Micro:bit Educational Foundation just launched micro:bit #CreateAI 🎉! microbit.org/ai/. I love it for playful, physical & creative learning about ML. Use movement data to train/test a model, then use that model in #MakeCode to make an AI thing! Mad excited to see what people make! #microbit

The study is currently in peer review for wider publication. I’ll share more once the process is complete.

How to Teach Computer Science | httcs It’s here! HTTCS the podcast. Listen to extracts from the book ”How to Teach Computer Science” read by me, the author Alan Harrison. I’ll discuss the thinking behind the content, bring it up to date…

I have a whole new series of #HTTCS the #podcast coming soon, with guests including @beccip.bsky.social, Pete Dring,, @advanced-ict.info‬, @msbclarke.bsky.social‬ and more.
Check out the first ten episodes here:
https://buff.ly/3UOo4Z0
#caschat #TeamCompSci #Computing

Sharing my microbit python games mini booklet 🕹️Including Simon Says, the Tamagotchi guessing game and more! These games are a great way to introduce learners 11-14 to python 😀 Download the pdf for *free* and find sample code @github.com here 👉 github.com/MrL832/mrlov...

Book open with a yellow reading aid for dyslexia next to a cup of tea and some headphones.

Normalising disability in my favourite reading spot. #phdlife

Solving a Queens puzzle by applying one rule at a time through pattern matching

The logic of Queens
Queens is a simple logic puzzle LinkedIn uses to draw you back daily. Doing daily puzzles is good both for mental health and to build logical thinking skills. Its mainly about pattern matching skills rather than logic though!
cs4fn.blog/2024/10/20/t...

Go team!!! 📣

A great CAS community event just popped up on my feed. Soubds really interesting. #teamcompsci #edusky. www.computingatschool.org.uk/events/2024/...

Just arrived and looking great

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #6,166,543, Carrie Anne Philbin MBE ‪@missphilbin.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 15, 2024"

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,166,543! 🤷‍♀️

I just heard that I'll be presenting my #computing education research at the Cambridge Generative AI in Education Conference in October. Exciting times! #TeamCompSci #PhDlife onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-...

Yesterday was the deadline for my masters dissertation and today I received my Cambridge login details. The PhD journey is beginning to feel a bit more real 😬 #transitions #cseducation #edusky

AI Safety...Ok Doomer: with Anca Dragan Join Professor Hannah Fry as she delves into critical questions on safety with Anca Dragan, lead for AI safety and alignment at Google DeepMind.

Wow. What a fascinating conversation about AI and ethics. I think im a little bit in love with Anca Dragan. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g... #deepmind #aieducation #cseducation #computing

Join me for a free micro:bit Frogger 🐸 game-making online workshop on Wednesday 28th August 🕹️🎮😃 Workshop aimed at teachers and code club leaders. Click here to access a form to share your email address with me and I will send you a link to join👉 tinyurl.com/2afeyazw

I'm going to try and champion a few of my favourite #MakeCode for #microbit blocks that don't seem to get as much love as (I think 😅) they deserve! Hopefully others doing #computing in #TeamCompSci will have their own #faveblocks

I’ll send you a copy. I’m planning on sharing the key findings on socials.

Good luck. I have myself an earlier deadline so I can go on holiday and not think about it!

#PhD thoughts...If we have great pedagogical practices ( long standing with solid evidence) and tech adopts these practices and uses #teachers to provide the backbone of these practices and integrates them into a technology.

Is the tech working or the teaching practice ?

Today I submitted my masters dissertation of original research into students beliefs about computing education with generative AI.

I thought I’d feel relieved that it was complete but I feel really anxious like a child has left home. Is this normal?

#postgrad
#research
#csedresearch
#teamcompsci

A key insight was: “Cohort-based analysis is a more informative way to gauge the extent to which each group is entering a field, independent of larger demographic shifts in the student population.” Does this resonate in secondary school do we think?

This week I’ve been reading an interesting article in communications of the acm on visualisation in broadening participation in Computing: cacm.acm.org/research/vis...

#computing
#CS4All
#CSEdResearch

OK #TeamCompSci. It looks like #EduSky is becoming the place of choice, so here's a starter pack of #Computing folks. Have I missed anyone?

go.bsky.app/F7s6AyK

#CASChat #CSEd

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