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View article: Join us on Monday 3rd of November to how consistent humans are when grading programming assignments
Join us on Monday 3rd of November to how consistent humans are when grading programming assignments Open
Giving students fair, justified and consistent feedback on their work is a cornerstone of good teaching practice. So how consistent are humans when they are grading programming assignments?
View article: Join us on Monday 3rd of November to how consistent humans are when grading programming assignments
Join us on Monday 3rd of November to how consistent humans are when grading programming assignments Open
Giving students fair, justified and consistent feedback on their work is a cornerstone of good teaching practice. So how consistent are humans when they are grading programming assignments?
View article: Episode 4: Suzanne Matthews, Tia Newhall and Kevin C. Webb on Diving Into Open Interactive Textbook Publishing
Episode 4: Suzanne Matthews, Tia Newhall and Kevin C. Webb on Diving Into Open Interactive Textbook Publishing Open
The textbook has long been a mainstay of education. Although online textbooks can provide students with easy (and sometimes free) access to increasingly interactive resources, authors have a bewildering array of tools and publishing models…
View article: Episode 4: Suzanne Matthews, Tia Newhall and Kevin C. Webb on Diving Into Open Interactive Textbook Publishing
Episode 4: Suzanne Matthews, Tia Newhall and Kevin C. Webb on Diving Into Open Interactive Textbook Publishing Open
The textbook has long been a mainstay of education. Although online textbooks can provide students with easy (and sometimes free) access to increasingly interactive resources, authors have a bewildering array of tools and publishing models…
View article: Episode 5: Steve Draper and Joseph Maguire on the Different Types of Contributions to Knowledge
Episode 5: Steve Draper and Joseph Maguire on the Different Types of Contributions to Knowledge Open
"Science is a broad church, full of narrow minds, trained to know ever more about even less". That's according to Steve Jones, but in Computing Education Research (CER) are we being too narrow-minded about what counts (and what doesn't cou…
View article: Episode 5: Steve Draper and Joseph Maguire on the Different Types of Contributions to Knowledge
Episode 5: Steve Draper and Joseph Maguire on the Different Types of Contributions to Knowledge Open
"Science is a broad church, full of narrow minds, trained to know ever more about even less". That's according to Steve Jones, but in Computing Education Research (CER) are we being too narrow-minded about what counts (and what doesn't cou…
View article: Episode 1: Sue Sentance on Computing in Schools across the UK & Ireland
Episode 1: Sue Sentance on Computing in Schools across the UK & Ireland Open
Computing is widely taught in schools in the UK and Ireland, but how does the subject vary across primary and secondary education in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland? In episode 1 of our community podcast, we spoke to Sue Sentance…
View article: Episode 2: Quintin Cutts on modelling Code Comprehension
Episode 2: Quintin Cutts on modelling Code Comprehension Open
It's all very well getting an AI to write your code for you but neither writing code or reading code are the same as understanding code. So what is going on in novices brains when they learn to actually understand …
View article: Episode 1: Sue Sentance on Computing in Schools across the UK & Ireland
Episode 1: Sue Sentance on Computing in Schools across the UK & Ireland Open
Computing is widely taught in schools in the UK and Ireland, but how does the subject vary across primary and secondary education in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland? In episode 1 of our community podcast, we spoke to Sue Sentance…
View article: Episode 2: Quintin Cutts on modelling Code Comprehension
Episode 2: Quintin Cutts on modelling Code Comprehension Open
It's all very well getting an AI to write your code for you but neither writing code or reading code are the same as understanding code. So what is going on in novices brains when they learn to actually understand …
View article: Episode 3: Rosanne English on graduate skills for Computing
Episode 3: Rosanne English on graduate skills for Computing Open
What do employers want from Computer Science students and how good are Universities in producing graduates with what employers need? In episode 3 of our community podcast, we spoke to Rosanne English at the University of Strathcl…
View article: Episode 3: Rosanne English on graduate skills for Computing
Episode 3: Rosanne English on graduate skills for Computing Open
What do employers want from Computer Science students and how good are Universities in producing graduates with what employers need? In episode 3 of our community podcast, we spoke to Rosanne English at the University of Strathcl…
View article: Join us on Monday 6th of October to discuss Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs) with arm.com
Join us on Monday 6th of October to discuss Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs) with arm.com Open
What do your students know ? What can they actually do and what approaches can students develop to solve challenging problems? The KSA framework from arm.com aims to map out the knowledge, skills and abilities that students (and empl…
View article: Final call for registration: UKICER, 4th Sept 2025
Final call for registration: UKICER, 4th Sept 2025 Open
There is still time to register for the United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research UKICER.com conference. If you are interested in attending, please register at epay.ed.ac.uk. Also, please consider distribu…
View article: The Rest is Teaching: A Computing Education podcast, trailer episode
The Rest is Teaching: A Computing Education podcast, trailer episode Open
We are pleased to announce The Rest is Teaching: A Computing Education podcast for researchers and practictioners, which launched at UKICER.com in Edinburgh. In this podcast we'll meet people who are changing the way we teach Computer Scie…
View article: Tenth Computing Education Practice (CEP) Conference 2026
Tenth Computing Education Practice (CEP) Conference 2026 Open
We are pleased to invite you to submit a paper or workshop proposal to Computing Education Practice conference: CEP 2026. CEP 2026 is the tenth conference in computing education practice. CEP provides an opportunity to discuss with like-mi…
View article: Tenth Computing Education Practice (CEP) Conference 2026
Tenth Computing Education Practice (CEP) Conference 2026 Open
We are pleased to invite you to submit a paper or workshop proposal to Computing Education Practice conference: CEP 2026. CEP 2026 is the tenth conference in computing education practice. CEP provides an opportunity to discuss with like-mi…
View article: Final call for registration: UKICER, 4th Sept 2025
Final call for registration: UKICER, 4th Sept 2025 Open
There is still time to register for the United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research UKICER.com conference. If you are interested in attending, please register at epay.ed.ac.uk. Also, please consider distribu…
View article: The Rest is Teaching: A Computing Education podcast, trailer episode
The Rest is Teaching: A Computing Education podcast, trailer episode Open
We are pleased to announce The Rest is Teaching: A Computing Education podcast for researchers and practictioners, which launched at UKICER.com in Edinburgh. In this podcast we'll meet people who are changing the way we teach Computer Scie…
View article: …from my students I have learned most of all
…from my students I have learned most of all Open
"I have learned much from my teachers and even more from my friends, but from my students I have learned most of all" Graduation is one of the most enjoyable milestones in the academic calendar.
View article: Early bird registration for UKICER 2025 in Edinburgh now open until Monday 4th August
Early bird registration for UKICER 2025 in Edinburgh now open until Monday 4th August Open
The UK and Ireland Computing Education Research (UKICER) conference, takes place on Thursday 4th of September 2025 and Friday 5th of September 2025 in Edinburgh, UK. There are also two free co-located pre-conference e…
View article: SIGCSE journal club posts now have Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)
SIGCSE journal club posts now have Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) Open
All of the posts here now have Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) thanks to a tool called Rogue Scholar. [1] What this means is that details of our meetings are more: Findable — every blog post is searchable via rich metadata and full-tex…
View article: What's the Story, Learning Glory? How we can start telling better stories about teaching in Higher Education
What's the Story, Learning Glory? How we can start telling better stories about teaching in Higher Education Open
All your dreams are made, when you're chained to the lecture and the teaching trade. Was that lecture, lab or lesson a dream or a nightmare? Exactly what did you learn from the experience? When you reflect on it, how will you tell yourself…
View article: Proxy Chair
Proxy Chair Open
Purpose The role of the Proxy Chair in submissions to the United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research (UKICER) conference and Computing Education Practice (CEP) conference is to mitigate against real or perceived Conflicts of I…
View article: Proxy Chair
Proxy Chair Open
Purpose The role of the Proxy Chair in submissions to the United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research (UKICER) conference and Computing Education Practice (CEP) conference is to mitigate against real or perceived Conflicts of I…
View article: Join us to discuss the effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning on Monday July 7th at 2pm BST
Join us to discuss the effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning on Monday July 7th at 2pm BST Open
Is generative AI making students more wise and productive or is it encouraging lazy learners to cut too many corners? Join us on Monday 7th July at 2pm BST (UTC+1) to discuss a recently published review paper investigating the effect of Ch…
View article: Join us to discuss why we teach Computing at School (and University) on Monday 7th April at 2pm BST
Join us to discuss why we teach Computing at School (and University) on Monday 7th April at 2pm BST Open
Why do we even bother? What (exactly) is the point? In this age of AI why would anyone need to learn about Computing? What value does it add, what skills do students learn and what knowledge do students actually need to develop?
View article: One hundred albums you might enjoy listening to
One hundred albums you might enjoy listening to Open
Any list of 100 best anything is going to be riddled with biases, flaws and omissions, but here's a list of albums you might enjoy listening to from 100best.music.apple.com.
View article: Join us to discuss team based capstone projects on Monday 3rd February at 2pm UTC
Join us to discuss team based capstone projects on Monday 3rd February at 2pm UTC Open
There is no “I” in Team, but there is an “I” in University. Teamwork is a core skill taught in many Computing degrees. How can instructors help students improve their teamwork skills though collaborative projects?
View article: Send us your SIGCSE journal club paper suggestions by 10th January 2025
Send us your SIGCSE journal club paper suggestions by 10th January 2025 Open
Our next meeting will be at Computing Education Practice (CEP) in Durham on 7th January, if you’re joining us, we’ll see you there. cepconference.webspace.durham.ac.uk If you can’t make it to Durham this year (registration closed last week…