CIC: Course Materials
Course topics
Semester 1
Week 1: Introduction to the course and the Scottish education system (Face to Face class only, EFI room 1.50)
Week 2: Teaching concepts (Hybrid, EFI room 1.50)
Week 3: Teaching novices to program in Scratch (Online class only)
Week 4: Teaching novices to program with Microbits (Face to Face class,AT-3.09. Guest speaker: Digital Learning Officer from East Lothian)
Week 5: Practical pedagogies (hybrid)
Week 6: Reading week (no class - only reading!)
Week 7: Educational robots (TBC Face to Face class, AT room 3.09)
Week 8: Game-based learning, gamification and fun (hybrid)
Week 9: Relating educational theories to learning (hybrid)
Week 10: CS education research (hybrid)
Week 11: Peer feedback on materials (f2f)
Semester 2
All still TBC until guest speaker arrangements are finalised
Week 1: Evaluation and assessment of computational thinking
Week 2: The context of computing education in the UK
Week 3: Inclusion
Week 4: Generative AI in education
Week 5: Teaching AI Literacy
Flexible Learning Week
Week 6: Assessment of programming
Week 7: AI assistance for programming
Week 8: CS Education careers talks (tbc)
Week 9: Sustainability and Computing Education
Week 10: Peer feedback on materials/expert evaluation
Lecture Recordings
All lecture recordings should be accessed via Learn; you will need to log in using your EASE account. (Learn provides you with access to any lecture recordings available for this course. You will need to select the "lecture recording" link once, before you can access any direct links to a lecture recording.)