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Don't teach code
I just stumbled across this blog title in my drafts from over a year ago. 'Don't teach code' Which is timely as I just arranged to start a 'Code Club' at one of our local Primary schools. The benefits of 7 year olds in Wales learning code are similar to ... -
Educate to Create
This year, Bulgaria holds the presidency of the European Union, I was invited to Sofia to be a panel speaker at one of the associated conferences, Educate to Create. The conference was billed as "an opportunity to bring attention to the pressing need to raise digital skills and competence levels ... -
Feminist Maker Spaces
A post I wrote for the Taccle3 project output on STEM attitudes and encouraging girls and young women to engage in STEM... I recently came across the article The Rise of Feminist Hacker Spaces and How to Make Your Own which describes the history and creation of Double Union hacker space ... -
Wales National Digital Learning Event 2015
Jen and I went along to the National Digital Learning Event and Awards in Cardiff earlier in June. We handed out Taccle books and went to some workshops. There were a few to choose from but I attended a technocamps session which explored some ways of teaching computer science using ...