CIC: Course Materials

Course topics

Semester 1

Week 1: Introduction to the course and the Scottish education system (Face to Face class only, LG.07 - Teaching Studio 40 George Square Lower Teaching Hub)

Week 2: Teaching concepts (Hybrid, F2F is in LG.07 - Teaching Studio 40 George Square Lower Teaching Hub)

Week 3: Teaching novices to program in Scratch (Online class only. Guest speaker: Tommy Lawson about the IoT in Schools project)

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: Formative assessment and misconceptions (online only)

Week 6: Reading week (no class - only reading!)

Week 7: Educational robots (Face to Face class, AT room 3.09)

Week 8: Practical pedagogies

Week 9: Relating educational theories to learning

Week 10: CS education research Guest speakers: Craig Steele and Daniel Devine, Digital Skills Education. Hybrid

 Peer feedback on materials Tues 3rd Dec 2pm- 4pm(Face to Face,   Edinburgh Futures Institute EFI 1.55)
 

Semester 2

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 - volunteer to help out at the AI Stage Show at UoE here: https://forms.office.com/e/YjH0M6AygM

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.)