Insights from an expert in academic integrity, computer science and higher education
Insights from an expert in academic integrity, computer science and higher education
My work on computing student employability, along with my wider interest in entrepreneurship, puts me in regular contact with companies of all sizes.
I taught my first computer programming class way back in September 2000. There, I helped HND students learn the joys of JavaScript programming, mainly integrated within simple HTML websites, using form input to generate standard output.
One of the initiatives we’ve taken at Birmingham City University this year to introduce new student opportunities and improve student employability on the BSc Computer Science course has been to encourage students to participate in Hackathons. These Hackathons are typically time-constrained programming contests, where students work in small teams to create prototype software that meets …
MicroHack 2015 Review – Student Programming Competition Using Microsoft Azure Read More »
One of the projects I’ve been working on recently has been related to a Higher Education Academy project allowing academics to explore further use of social media within their teaching (and so benefit the experiences of their own students). I’m already fairly social media aware, but I jumped upon this as an opportunity to explore …
Working With The Higher Education Academy Changing The Learning Landscape Project Read More »
Much of the focus of my recent teaching, research and presentations have been based around student employability. To me, it’s very important that students are given every opportunity to achieve a career in the academic discipline that they’ve been studying. As a Computing academic, much of my approach is to look at the skills needed …