Insights from an expert in academic integrity, computer science and higher education
Insights from an expert in academic integrity, computer science and higher education
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.
Based on my experience of running hackathons, I have a lot of material available for talks and teaching seminars, as well as to develop for future research. Here is a video version of the talk I gave.
I’ve previously shared my work on integrating student Professional Online Presences into teaching at various conferences and invited talks, but it’s a couple of years since I’ve provided a research update. The ideas are now much more accepted and mainstream when they were when I first started working in the field. Many students realise that …
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The Higher Education Academy project, Improving Industrial Sandwich Year Placements For Computing Students, is one of the most rewarding ones that I’ve worked on. The final report, joint authored by Kawal Banga (my Research Associate) and me has been published, adds to the volume of research on student placements and employments, and ties in well …
How Can We Improve Industrial Sandwich Year Placements For Computing Students? 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 …